Abstract:
A heating unit whose total impedance can be easily adjusted according to the size of the tire mold and capable of using the power supply with high power factor and a tire heating device using the same are provided. A ferromagnetic metal member (10a) heats a tire mold (M1) by heat conduction. An induction heating coil (C1) is disposed on the opposite side of the tire mold (M1) to the ferromagnetic metal member (10a) and produces lines of magnetic force to induction-heat the ferromagnetic metal member (10a). A nonmagnetic conductor (30a) is disposed on the opposite side of the induction heating coil (C1) to the ferromagnetic metal member (10a)to interrupt the lines of magnetic force produced by the induction heating coil (C1). The heating unit (100a) having these components heats the tire mold (M1) containing a tire. First spacers (71a, 72a) and second spacers (21a to 23a) are used to determine the relative positional relation between the nonmagnetic conductor (30a), the induction heating coil (C1), and the ferromagnetic metal member (10a).