Microwave oven with water feeding system
US10420176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/6479
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A domestic microwave oven is provided having an oven cavity, a water reservoir, a piping system coupling the reservoir and the oven cavity, and a pump for pumping a predetermined amount of water into the oven cavity. The pump is a mono-directional positive displacement pump and the piping system includes a by-pass coupled in parallel to the pump and an on/off electro valve configured to allow a drainage of the piping system when the pump is idle.
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