System for heating using a microwave oven assembly and method
US4176268A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/782
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for heating objects by means of microwave energy in an assembly line fashion is disclosed herein and utilizes a specific microwave oven assembly especially suitable for this purpose. The oven assembly is designed to receive within its heating cavity a continuously or intermittent changing section of a conveyance mechanism, even though the cavity may be effectively sealed off from the ambient surroundings during its heating operation. In this manner, objects, even relatively large objects, can be conveyed into the cavity of the oven assembly where they are heated, then automatically conveyed out from the cavity in an assembly line fashion.
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