摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve energy saving performance by controlling lighting in interlocking with use of a heating cooker and changing a lighting pattern according to a state of the heating cooker. <P>SOLUTION: A range hood 1 is mounted on an upper part of an IH cooker 3, and a hood section 20 is provided with a LED lighting capable of lighting each heater of the IH cooker 3 as spot light, and a sensor unit 4. The sensor unit 4 comprises a thermoelectromotive temperature sensor 10 inside thereof and detects far infrared ray generated from the heater of the IH cooker 3. A control section 16 calculates a heater ambient temperature from the output of the thermoelectromotive temperature sensor 10, determines the use or nonuse of the heating cooker, and switches on the LED lighting when it is determined that the IH cooker 3 is in use. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |