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Portable turntable for ovens

US4754111A · kind A · utility

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33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 1981
Grant dateJun 28, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J37/046
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Turntable for rotating food being cooked in a microwave oven, including a rotatable platform upon which the food is mounted and a drive motor positioned to the side of the platform. The turntable is made of a material having a low loss tangent at microwave frequencies, and the drive motor is surrounded by a shielding enclosure which reflects microwaves. In one of the disclosed embodiments, the turntable can also be used in conventional ovens.

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