EP0049817B1 - Microwave heating apparatus with door sealing for preventing leakage of microwaves - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a microwave heater with a seal on the door consisting of a boiler room, a high-frequency oscillator for feeding high-frequency energy into the boiler room, a door for opening and closing the front opening of the boiler room and a damping chamber in the door, the damping chamber being designed in this way that it extends into the boiler room and is delimited by an outer surface, between which and the inner wall of the door a gap remains parallel to which the elongated damping chamber extends, with the damping chamber having the door part projecting into the boiler room an outside of the boiler room connected door part, which lies on the inside of the door at the front opening of the boiler room.
- the appliance door has a so-called microwave shield which projects into the heating chamber when the door is closed and which has a damping chamber with a length of a quarter of the wavelength of the high-frequency energy used or approximately 30 mm. This reduces the usable heating chamber space.
- This damping chamber is adjoined by a door seal which, particularly in the presence of resistance heating elements in the heating chamber, but especially when pyrolytic self-cleaning agents are present, must be of considerable strength. This results in a considerable thickness of the door and a relatively large weight.
- the damping chamber extends parallel to a gap between the circumference of the microwave shield and the heating chamber wall.
- the invention has for its object to reduce the thickness of the door structure including the door part having the damping chamber without reducing the microwave tightness.
- the indentation protrudes into the interior of the outer door part and protrudes beyond the inside of the door, it is possible to reduce the overall thickness of the door, a good microwave seal being obtained by the width of the indentation being greater than the inside width of the damping chamber perpendicular to the Longitudinal direction plus the clear width of the gap.
- 1, 1 denotes the interior of a microwave oven, in which microwaves are fed in from a magnetron 2 as a high-frequency oscillator via a waveguide 3.
- the radiation and distribution of the microwaves within the boiler room 1 takes place by means of a rotating antenna 4, which is provided at the top in the central region of the boiler room.
- the front of the boiler room is accessible via an oven door 5 and can be closed by this.
- the oven door 5 is provided with a damping chamber 6, which is designed such that it comes to rest in the boiler room when the door 5 is closed.
- Reference numerals 7 and 8 denote electrical heating elements, 9 a fan for circulating the hot air and 10 a motor for driving the fan.
- Fig. 2 the essential portion of the improvement of the seal according to the invention is shown in an enlarged partial sectional view, 11 denotes the inner wall surface of the boiler room and 12 the front wall.
- FIG. 3 The usual structure of a damping chamber 6 on the door 5 is shown in FIG. 3. The full depth of the damping chamber reaches into the boiler room when the door is closed.
- an area of the damping chamber is formed by an indentation 13 in the inside of the door, as a result of which the part of the damping chamber located in the heating chamber can be reduced and thus the thickness of the door can be reduced in accordance with the depth the indentation 13.
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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Mikrowellenheizgerät mit Abdichtung an der Tür bestehend aus einem Heizraum, einem Hochfrequenzoszillator zur Einspeisung von Hochfrequenzenergie in den Heizraum, einer Tür zum Öffnen und Schließen der Frontöffnung des Heizraumes und einer Dämpfungskammer in der Tür, wobei die Dämpfungskammer so ausgebildet ist, daß sie in den Heizraum hineinreicht und durch eine Außenfläche begrenzt ist, zwischen der und der Innenwandung der Tür ein Spalt verbleibt parallel zu dem sich die langgestreckte Dämpfungskammer erstreckt, wobei sich an den die Dämpfungskammer aufweisenden, in den Heizraum hineinragenden Türteil ein außerhalb des Heizraumes liegender Türteil anschließt, der mit einer Tür-Innenseite an der Frontöffnung des Heizraumes anliegt.The invention relates to a microwave heater with a seal on the door consisting of a boiler room, a high-frequency oscillator for feeding high-frequency energy into the boiler room, a door for opening and closing the front opening of the boiler room and a damping chamber in the door, the damping chamber being designed in this way that it extends into the boiler room and is delimited by an outer surface, between which and the inner wall of the door a gap remains parallel to which the elongated damping chamber extends, with the damping chamber having the door part projecting into the boiler room an outside of the boiler room connected door part, which lies on the inside of the door at the front opening of the boiler room.
Bei einem bekannten Mikrowellenheizgerät (DE-A-28 44 535) besitzt die Gerätetür einen sogenannten Mikrowellenschild, der bei geschlossener Tür in die Heizkammer hineinragt und der eine Dämpfungskammer aufweist mit einer Länge von einem Viertel der Wellenlänge der verwendeten Hochfrequenzenergie oder ungefähr 30mm. Dadurch wird der nutzbare Heizkammerraum reduziert. An diese Dämpfungskammer schließt sich an eine Türdichtung, die insb. bei Vorhandensein von Widerstandsheizelementen in der Heizkammer, insb. aber bei Vorhandensein von Mitteln zur pyrolytischen Selbstreinigung, eine beträchtliche Stärke aufweisen muß. Hieraus ergibt sich eine beträchtliche Dicke der Tür und damit verbunden ein relativ großes Gewicht. Bei diesem bekannten Mikrowellenheizgerät erstreckt sich die Dämpfungskammer parallel zu einem Spalt zwischen dem Umfang des Mikrowellenschildes und der Heizkammerwand.In a known microwave heating device (DE-A-28 44 535), the appliance door has a so-called microwave shield which projects into the heating chamber when the door is closed and which has a damping chamber with a length of a quarter of the wavelength of the high-frequency energy used or approximately 30 mm. This reduces the usable heating chamber space. This damping chamber is adjoined by a door seal which, particularly in the presence of resistance heating elements in the heating chamber, but especially when pyrolytic self-cleaning agents are present, must be of considerable strength. This results in a considerable thickness of the door and a relatively large weight. In this known microwave heating device, the damping chamber extends parallel to a gap between the circumference of the microwave shield and the heating chamber wall.
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Dicke der Türkonstruktion einschließlich dem die Dämpfungskammer aufweisenden Türteil zu reduzieren ohne Verminderung der Mikrowellendichtheit.The invention has for its object to reduce the thickness of the door structure including the door part having the damping chamber without reducing the microwave tightness.
Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst durch die im Kennzeichnungsteil des Patentanspruches 1 angegebenen Maßnahmen. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den nachfolgenden Patentansprüchen.This object is achieved by the measures specified in the characterizing part of
Dadurch, daß die Einbuchtung in das Innere des äußeren Türteils hineinragt und die Türinnenseite hinterragt besteht die Möglichkeit, die Dicke der Tür insgesamt zu reduzieren, wobei eine gute Mikrowellenabdichtung erhalten wird, indem die Breite der Einbuchtung größer ist als die lichte Weite der Dämpfungskammer senkrecht zur Längsrichtung zuzüglich der lichten Weite des Spaltes.Characterized in that the indentation protrudes into the interior of the outer door part and protrudes beyond the inside of the door, it is possible to reduce the overall thickness of the door, a good microwave seal being obtained by the width of the indentation being greater than the inside width of the damping chamber perpendicular to the Longitudinal direction plus the clear width of the gap.
Einzelheiten der Erfindung werden im folgenden in Verbindung mit den anliegenden Zeichnungen erläutert. In diesen Zeichnungen zeigen:
- Fig. 1 einen Längsschnitt durch einen Mikrowellenherd mit zusätzlichen elektrischen Heizelementen, mit einer Türabdichtkonstruktion gemäß der Erfindung,
- Fig. 2 in einer vergrößerten Teil- Schnittansicht den Grundaufbau der Türabdichtungskonstruktion,
- Fig. 3 in einer vergrößerten Teil-Schnittansicht eine herkömmliche Türabdichtkonstruktion und
- Fig. 4 eine Grafik zur Erläuterung der erreichten Ergebnisse.
- 1 shows a longitudinal section through a microwave oven with additional electrical heating elements, with a door sealing construction according to the invention,
- 2 is an enlarged partial sectional view of the basic structure of the door sealing structure,
- Fig. 3 in an enlarged partial sectional view of a conventional door sealing structure and
- Fig. 4 is a graph to explain the results achieved.
In der Darstellung nach Fig. 1 ist mit 1 der Innenraum eines Mikrowellenherdes bezeichnet, in welchem Mikrowellen von einem Magnetron 2 als Hochfrequenzoszillator über einen Wellenleiter 3 eingespeist werden. Die Abstrahlung und Verteilung der Mikrowellen innerhalb des Heizraumes 1 erfolgt mittels einer rotierenden Antenne 4, welche oben im mittleren Bereich des Heizraumes vorgesehen ist. Die Vorderseite des Heizraumes ist über eine Ofentüre 5 zugänglich und kann durch diese verschlossen werden. Die Ofentüre 5 ist mit einer Dämpfungskammer 6 vorgesehen, die derart ausgebildet ist, daß sie in den Heizraum zu liegen kommt, wenn die Türe 5 geschlossen ist.1, 1 denotes the interior of a microwave oven, in which microwaves are fed in from a
Die Bezugszeichen 7 und 8 bezeichnen elektrische Heizelemente, 9 einen Lüfter zum Umwälzen der heißen Luft und 10 einen Motor zum Antreiben des Lüfters.
In Fig. 2 ist in einer vergrößerten TeilSchnittdarstellung der wesentliche Abschnitt der Verbesserung der Abdichtung nach der Erfindung dargestellt, wobei mit 11 die innere Wandfläche des Heizraumes und mit 12 die Vorderwand bezeichnet ist.In Fig. 2, the essential portion of the improvement of the seal according to the invention is shown in an enlarged partial sectional view, 11 denotes the inner wall surface of the boiler room and 12 the front wall.
Der übliche Aufbau einer Dämpfungskammer 6 an der Türe 5 ist in Fig. 3 gezeigt. Die Dämpfungskammer greift in ihrer vollen Tiefe in den Heizraum ein, wenn die Türe geschlossen ist.The usual structure of a
Bei dem in Fig. 2 dargestellten Ausführungsfall der Erfindung wird ein Bereich der Dämpfungskammer durch eine Einbuchtung 13, in der Innenseite der Türe gebildet, wodurch der in dem Heizraum befindliche Teil der Dämpfungskammer verkleinert und damit die Dicke der Türe reduziert werden kann, entsprechend der Tiefe der Einbuchtung 13.In the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 2, an area of the damping chamber is formed by an
Obwohl eine einfache Reduzierung der Dicke der Türe den Grad des Austretens von Mikrowellen erhöhen würde, wurde gefunden, daß die Dichtwirkung gegen Austritt von Mikrowellen verbessert werden kann auch bei einer Türe mit reduzierter Dicke, wenn die Beziehung zwischen der Breite W' der Einbuchtung 13, der Breite W der Dämpfungskammer und einem lichten Abstand G zwischen der Dämpfungskammer und der inneren Wandoberfläche des Heizraumes so gewählt wird, daß W' > W + G ist.Although a simple reduction in the thickness of the door would increase the degree of microwave leakage, it has been found that the sealing effect against microwave leakage can also be improved for a door with reduced thickness if the relationship between the width W 'of the
Die Grafik nach Fig. 4 gibt Meßergebnisse wieder, die von vergleichbaren Aufbauten mit W' = 10 mm und W' = 12mm bei W = 8 mm und G = 2,5 mm mit einer lichten Weite von etwa 4,5 bis 6 mm zwischen der Türe und der Vorderwandoberfläche des Ofens, durchgeführt wurden. Die Grafik zeigt, daß der Austritt von Mikrowellenenergie bei W' = 12 mm nur etwa Halb bis ein Drittel so groß ist wie bei W' = 10 mm.The graph of FIG. 4 shows measurement results between comparable structures with W '= 10 mm and W' = 12mm at W = 8 mm and G = 2.5 mm with a clear width of about 4.5 to 6 mm between the door and the front wall surface of the furnace were. The graphic shows that the emission of microwave energy at W '= 12 mm is only about half to one third as large as at W' = 10 mm.
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