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Microwave oven having a driving unit for moving and rotating an antenna

US7388180B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2006
Grant dateJun 17, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B6/74
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber; a magnetron for generating a microwave; a waveguide for guiding the microwave from the magnetron toward the cooking chamber; an antenna between the cooking chamber and the waveguide for propagating the microwave guided by the waveguide into the cooking chamber; and a driving unit for moving the antenna along a first direction and rotating the antenna.

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