US6037576A
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Apparatus and method for detecting a condition in an inductive heating device
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-08-27
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Granted: 2000-03-14
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Expires: 2017-08-27
Abstract
Abstract An induction heating fixing device is disclosed which is provided with a conducting sleeve, a coil for causing the sleeve to generate an induced current, and a high-frequency power source for feeding a high-frequency wave to the coil. This fixing device detects the switching cycle of the high-frequency power source and the electric power injected into the sleeve and, based on the detected switching cycle and the detected electric power, controls the amount of electric current to be fed from the high-frequency power source to the coil.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiji Okabayashi
- 👤 Tetsuro Ito
- 👤 Yuusuke Morigami
- 👤 Takeshi Kato
- 👤 Taizou Oonishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:17
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/20; G03G15/2003; G03G15/2014; G03G15/2039
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A heating device comprising: a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material; an electromagnet having a coil and a core; an electrical power source, connected with said coil, for applying high-frequency electrical current to said coil to heat said sleeve by magnetic induction; and a detector which detects a condition of said sleeve based on an electrical power applied to said coil and a switching cycle of the application of said high-frequency electrical current to said coil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A heating device comprising: a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material; an electromagnet having a coil and a core; an electrical power source, connected with said coil, for applying high-frequency electrical current to said coil to heat said sleeve by magnetic induction; and a detector which detects a condition of said sleeve based on an electrical power applied to said coil and a switching cycle of the application of said high-frequency electrical current to said coil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detector detects temperature of said sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a controller which controls temperature of said sleeve based on the detection of said detector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said controller controls electrical current applied to said coil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising: a thermistor for sensing a temperature of said sleeve, wherein said controller controls electrical current applied to said coil based on the detection of said detector and the temperature sensed by said thermistor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said detector has a first detector for detecting electrical current and a second detector for detecting electrical voltage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detector detects the condition of said sleeve based on the electrical power applied to said coil and a frequency of the high-frequency electrical current.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electromagnet is provided in said sleeve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electromagnet is provided outside of said sleeve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
A heating device comprising: a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material; an electromagnet having a coil and a core; an electrical power source, connected with said coil, for applying high-frequency electrical current to said coil to heat said sleeve by magnetic induction; and a detector which detects a condition of said sleeve based on an electrical power applied to said coil.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
62 words
A heating device comprising: a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material; an electromagnet having a coil and a core; an electrical power source, connected with said coil, for applying high-frequency electrical current to said coil to heat said sleeve by magnetic induction; and a detector which detects a condition of said sleeve based on an electrical power applied to said coil.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The heating device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising: a driver which rotates said sleeve; and a controller which controls said driver to stop the rotation of said sleeve based on the detection of said detector.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of detecting a condition of a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material, said sleeve being heated by an electromagnet having a coil and a core, said method comprising the steps of: applying high-frequency current to said coil of said electromagnet; detecting electrical power applied to said coil; detecting a switching cycle of the application of said high-frequency electrical current to said coil; and determining said condition based on the detected electrical power and the detected switching cycle.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of detecting a condition of a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material, said sleeve being heated by an electromagnet having a coil and a core, said method comprising the steps of: applying high-frequency current to said coil of said electromagnet; detecting electrical power applied to said coil; detecting a switching cycle of the application of said high-frequency electrical current to said coil; and determining said condition based on the detected electrical power and the detected switching cycle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said step of detecting electrical power comprises the steps of: detecting electrical voltage applied to said coil; and detecting electrical current applied to said coil.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising the step of: detecting frequency of the high-frequency electrical current.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising the step of: detecting a temperature of said sleeve by a thermistor.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of controlling temperature of a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material, said sleeve being heated by an electromagnet having a coil and a core, said method comprising the steps of: applying high-frequency current to said coil of said electromagnet; detecting electrical power applied to said coil; detecting a switching cycle of the application of said high-frequency electrical current to said coil; and controlling temperature of said sleeve based on the detected electrical power and the detected switching cycle.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of controlling temperature of a sleeve made of an electrical conductive material, said sleeve being heated by an electromagnet having a coil and a core, said method comprising the steps of: applying high-frequency current to said coil of said electromagnet; detecting electrical power applied to said coil; detecting a switching cycle of the application of said high-frequency electrical current to said coil; and controlling temperature of said sleeve based on the detected electrical power and the detected switching cycle.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising the step of: fourth step of detecting frequency of the high-frequency electrical current, wherein said control in third step is executed based on the detections of the second step and the fourth step.
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