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EP 3503672 B1 20220810 - INDUCTION COOKTOP

Title (en)

INDUCTION COOKTOP

Title (de)

INDUKTIONSKOCHFELD

Title (fr)

PLAQUE DE CUISSON À INDUCTION

Publication

EP 3503672 B1 20220810 (EN)

Application

EP 17208843 A 20171220

Priority

EP 17208843 A 20171220

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3503672A1] An induction cooker comprising a cooking surface, one or more movable induction coils movable under said cooking surface, and a sensor for detecting a cooking vessel on said cooking surface, wherein said sensor is operable to determine (i) the location and/or (ii) the size of said cooking vessel, and wherein said cooker is operable to select a coil and move that coil to selected location based on information from said sensor.

IPC 8 full level

H05B 6/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 6/062 (2013.01); H05B 2213/03 (2013.01); H05B 2213/05 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3503672 A1 20190626; EP 3503672 B1 20220810; TR 201722204 A2 20190722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17208843 A 20171220; TR 201722204 A 20171227