Microwave ovens having conductive conveyor band and applicator launch section to provide parallel plate electric field
US5457303A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/708
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a microwave applicator which is positioned above an electrically conductive conveyor band on which products, such as biscuits in a baking oven, are carried to be subjected to microwave radiation, the applicator having a launch section configured to provide an electric field in the region above the band which is that which would exist in a parallel plate transmission line extending lengthwise of the oven, the electric field having a plane of polarity which is normal to the plane of the band.
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