High-frequency heating apparatus with wave guide switching means and selective power switching means for magnetron
US5451751A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2206/044
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high-frequency heating apparatus capable of heating uniformly a liquid load, having an economical wave guide switching unit and having a compact-sized and economical power circuit to drive a plurality of magnetrons. The high-frequency heating apparatus includes an excitation opening, provided at the bottom of a heating chamber for radiating microwaves to heat the liquid load in a container, a magnetron for generating the microwave to heat the object and a wave guide connected to a magnetron. The apparatus further includes a wave guide switching unity for switching the propagation of the microwave to one of plural wave guides. The switching unit includes a pair of circular conductive plates and a conductor disposed in the vicinity of a circumference of the circular conductive plate so as to shut off the microwave, wherein there is constructed a choke structure on the wave guide containing the circular conductive plates. The apparatus further includes a magnetron drive circuit including a filament heating power supply connected to each filament of the magnetrons, a high voltage generating element and a switching element for selectively supplying a high voltage from the high voltage…
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