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この出願は、2015年10月1日出願の米国仮特許出願第62/235,961号の優先権を主張するものであり、その開示は参照することにより本明細書に組み入れられたものとする。
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- マイクロ波加熱システムの搬送ラインで複数の物品を搬送する、搬送部及び物品の系であって、該搬送部及び物品の系は、
前記搬送ラインと係合するように構成された枠体と、
前記枠体と連結した上方支持構造及び下方支持構造であって該上方支持構造及び下方支持構造の間で積載容量を画成する上方支持構造及び下方支持構造と、
前記積載容量内に受け入れる複数の物品であって、該複数の物品はそれぞれ上部と底部とを含み、各物品の前記上部の第1の方向における長さは、前記底部の前記第1の方向における長さを超えるものである複数の物品と、を備えるものであって、
前記複数の物品は、第1の物品及び第2の物品を含むものであって、該第1の物品及び第2の物品は、前記第1の物品を、前記第1の物品の前記底部が前記下方支持構造と接するように上部を上に配向させ、前記第2の物品を、前記第2の物品の前記上部が前記下方支持構造と接するように上部を下に配向させて、かつ、前記第1の物品が前記第2の物品に水平方向で重なるようにして、前記積載容量内に配置される、搬送部及び物品の系。 - 前記複数の物品の各物品が横断方向及び長手方向のそれぞれにおいて前記複数の物品のうちの他の物品に水平方向で重なるように、前記複数の物品が配置される、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品は、長手方向及び横断方向のうちの一方に延びる間隔を離間させた列に配置され、各列の中で隣接し合う物品が、長手方向及び横断方向のそれぞれにおいて水平方向で重なる、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品は、前記搬送部において少なくとも3列で配置される、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記積載容量は、少なくとも12個の物品を保持するように構成される、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品の各物品は、前記第1の方向に対して垂直である第2の方向における物品の前記上部の長さが、前記第2の方向における前記物品の前記底部の長さを超えるように、略台形形状を有する、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記下方支持構造は、前記枠体に永続的に固定され、前記上方支持構造は、着脱可能な方法又はヒンジを用いた方法で前記枠体に連結される、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記上方支持構造及び前記下方支持構造はそれぞれ、第1の横断部材の対及び第2の横断部材の対のそれぞれによって互いに対して固定的に連結する、上方の支持部材の群及び下方の支持部材の群を備える、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品の各物品は、包装された食品、医療用液体又は医療用もしくは歯科用器具を含む、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品の各物品は、食品を充填したプラスチック容器を含む、請求項1記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- マイクロ波加熱システムの搬送ラインで複数の物品を搬送する、搬送部及び物品の系であって、該搬送部及び物品の系は、
前記搬送ラインと係合するように構成された、間隔を離間させた第1の側部材及び第2の側部材と、前記第1の側部材及び前記第2の側部材の両端部に連結し、かつ、該両端部の間に延びる、間隔を離間させた第1の端部材及び第2の端部材とを備える枠体と、
前記第1の端部材及び前記第2の端部材に連結し、かつ、前記第1の端部材及び前記第2の端部材の間に延びる上方支持構造及び下方支持構造であって、前記上方支持構造及び前記下方支持構造は、垂直方向に互いに離間させ、上方の支持部材の群及び下方の支持部材の群と、前記第1の端部材及び前記第2の端部材と、前記第1の側部材及び前記第2の側部材との間で、積載容量を画成するものである、上方支持構造及び下方支持構造と、
前記積載容量内に受け入れられる複数の物品であって、前記積載容量の総容量のうち少なくとも85パーセントを前記複数の物品が占有するように、前記複数の物品の各物品が、前記下方支持構造と接して、前記複数の物品の隣接し合う物品が水平方向で重なるように前記複数の物品が配置される、前記積載容量内に受け入れられる複数の物品とを備える、搬送部及び物品の系。 - 前記積載容量の総容量のうち10パーセント又はそれ以下が空きである、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品の隣り合う物品による連続する縁部の間の最大距離は、0.25インチ又はそれ以下である、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品の隣り合う物品が、互いに接している、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品はそれぞれ上部と底部とを含み、前記複数の物品の第1の物品を、前記第1の物品の前記底部が前記下方支持構造と接するように上部を上に配向させ、かつ、前記第1の物品に隣接して水平方向で重なるものである前記複数の物品の第2の物品を、前記第2の物品の前記上部が前記下方支持構造と接するように底部を上に配向させる、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品は、間隔を離間させた列に配置され、各列の中で隣接し合う物品が、水平方向で重なる、請求項15記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品は、前記搬送部内で少なくとも2列で配置され、前記積載容量は、少なくとも10個の物品を保持するように構成される、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品はそれぞれが、物品の底部よりも物品の上部の方が長く幅広であるように、略台形形状を有する、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記下方支持構造は、前記枠体に永続的に固定され、前記上方支持構造は、着脱可能な方法又はヒンジを用いた方法で前記枠体に連結される、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- 前記複数の物品はそれぞれが、包装された食品、医療用液体又は医療用もしくは歯科用器具を含む、請求項11記載の搬送部及び物品の系。
- マイクロ波加熱システムにおいて複数の物品を加熱する方法であって、該方法は、
(a)搬送部に複数の物品を荷積みすることであって、前記複数の物品の各物品は上部と底部とを含み、各物品の前記上部の第1の方向における長さは、前記底部の前記第1の方向における長さを超えるものであり、前記荷積みすることは、第1の物品を、前記第1の物品の前記底部が前記搬送部の下方支持構造と接するように上部を上に配向させ、第2の物品を、前記第2の物品の前記上部が前記下方支持構造と接するように上部を下に配向させて、かつ、前記第1の物品が前記第2の物品に水平方向で重なるように、前記複数の物品を配置することを含むものである、荷積みすることと、
(b)前記複数の物品を含む前記搬送部を、搬送ラインに沿って、マイクロ波加熱領域に搬送することと、
(c)少なくとも1つのマイクロ波放射部を介して、前記搬送部内の前記複数の物品に向けてマイクロ波エネルギーを誘導することと、
(d)前記マイクロ波エネルギーの少なくとも一部により、前記搬送部内の前記複数の物品を加熱して、加熱物品を提供することとを含む、方法。 - ステップ(a)の前記荷積みすることには、前記複数の物品の各物品が、横断方向及び長手方向のそれぞれにおいて前記複数の物品のうちの他の物品に水平方向で重なるように、前記複数の物品を配置することが含まれる、請求項21記載の方法。
- ステップ(a)の前記荷積みすることには、前記複数の物品が、長手方向及び横断方向のうちの一方に延びる、間隔を離間させた列に配置されることを含み、各列の中で隣接し合う物品が、長手方向及び横断方向のそれぞれにおいて水平方向で重なる、請求項21記載の方法。
- 第2の搬送部内に第2の複数の物品を荷積みすることであって、前記第2の複数の物品の各物品は上部と底部とを含み、各物品の前記上部の第2の方向における長さは、前記底部の前記第2の方向における長さを超え、前記第2の複数の物品は、第3の物品及び第4の物品を含むものであって、前記第3の物品を、第2の物品の前記底部が前記第2の搬送部の下方支持構造と接するように上部を上に配向させ、前記第4の物品を、第2の物品の前記上部が前記第2の搬送部の前記下方支持構造と接するように上部を下に配向させ、かつ、前記第3の物品が前記第4の物品に水平方向で重なるようにして、前記第3の物品及び前記第4の物品を含むことと、
前記第2の複数の物品を含む前記第2の搬送部を、前記搬送ラインに沿って、前記マイクロ波加熱領域に搬送することと、
少なくとも1つのマイクロ波放射部を介して、前記第2の搬送部内の前記第2の複数の物品に向けてマイクロ波エネルギーを誘導することとをさらに含む、請求項21記載の方法。 - ステップ(d)の加熱は、前記複数の物品を液体媒体中に浸漬させたときに行う、請求項21記載の方法。
- 前記複数の物品はそれぞれが、包装された食品、医療用液体又は医療用もしくは歯科用器具を含む、請求項21記載の方法。
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