Microwave heating device
US4760228A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2948/92895
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A microwave heating device for using microwave energy to heat a high polymer material or the like being conveyed under pressure comprises a hollow, cylindrical microwave waveguide closed at one end and having a metallic shell capable of withstanding high internal pressures, a pressure partition made from a dielectric material provided within said waveguide near an open end thereof so as to define a sealed space between itself and the closed end of said waveguide and to define a path for introduction of microwaves between itself and the open end of said waveguide, a solid or liquid dielectric packing material filling said sealed space and thereby forming a packed dielectric region, said packing material having a lower specific inductive capacity than that of the material to be heated, a passage for pressurized conveyance of the material to be heated, said passage running transversely through said waveguide at said packed dielectric region thereof, and a microwave generator for transmitting microwaves into said waveguide, the pressure within said passage is supported by said waveguide, said pressure partition and the closed end of said waveguide.
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