Susceptor assembly for use in a microwave oven
US8217324B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2581/3494
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A susceptor assembly includes a generally planar susceptor having an electric field director structure mechanically connected thereto. The field director structure includes at least one, but more preferably, a plurality of two or more vanes mechanically connected to the susceptor. Each vane has a surface at least a portion of which is electrically conductive. The vane(s) are most preferably disposed substantially orthogonal to the planar susceptor. The connection may be either a fixed or a flexible articulating connection. In use, such as in the presence of a standing electromagnetic wave generated within a microwave oven, only an attenuated electric field component of the electromagnetic wave exists in a plane tangent to the surface of the vane in the vicinity of the conductive portion of the vane.
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