US3789178A - Microwave heating apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates in general to an oven having a microwave cooking section and a second section segregated from the microwave energy.
- the sec-. ond section may contain an alternate heat source which is preferably gas operated.
- a divider shelf preferably having a series of perforations therein for use in the oven and constructed to form a low impedance choke along its outer boundary for electrically isolating the cooking section of the oven from the section containing the alternate heat source.
- One of the problems encountered in constructing a combination microwave and gas oven is that with known ovens there is a deterioration of gas heating apparatus due to the radiated microwave energy. Thus the gas heating apparatus may have to be replaced or frequently maintained.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a combination oven having both a source of microwave energy and an alternate heat source such as a gas source, and including an isolating shelf dividing the oven into first and second sections.
- the first section is a cooking section and the second section contains the alternate heating source.
- the first section is disposed above the second section.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a combination oven in accordance with the preceding object wherein the divider shelf defines a low impedance choke at its outer boundary with a peripheral holder for the shelf, thereby electrically isolating the cooking and gas apparatus sections of the oven.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a combination oven in accordance with the preceding objects wherein there is less degradation of the alternate heating source due to the radiated microwave energy than is the case with conventional combination ovens. Because there is less degradation of the gas heating source it need be replaced less frequently and maintained less frequently.
- the microwave heating apparatus of the present invention comprises an oven having side walls and a door, a shelf disposed in the oven for dividing the oven into first and second sections, support means secured to the inner surface of the oven for supporting the shelf, a source of microwave energy, a waveguide coupling the microwave energy from the source to the first section of the oven, and an alternate heating source disposed in the second section of the oven.
- the first section of the oven is disposed above the second section of the oven and the divider shelf is preferably horizontally disposed.
- the shelf has at least one opening therethrough, and in a preferred embodiment has a series of perforations therein for permitting heat to pass from the lower section of the oven to the cooking section of the oven when using the alternate heating source.
- the outer boundaries of the shelf along with the shelf supporting means are constructed to form a half-wavelength choke preferably about four sides of the oven. Usually, the two side walls define two sides of the oven, the back wall defines the third side and the door defines the fourth side of the oven.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view through a combination oven constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a fragmentary view in the vicinity of the half-wavelength choke showing the same in a slightly larger scale than indicated in FIG. 1;
- FIGS. 3-6 show four alternate embodiments for the choke illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;
- FIG. 7 is a fragmentary view of a preferred structure for the choke provided between the shelf and door.
- FIG. 1 there is shown a combination oven 10 having a bottom wall 12, side walls 14 and 16, top wall 18 and door 20.
- the oven is divided into an upper section 22 and a lower section 24 by shelf 26 which is shown as having a food container 28 resting thereon.
- the microwave energy is fed from a microwave source (not shown) by. way of wave guide 30 into upper section 22 of the oven.
- the lower section 24 of the oven housed a gas log 32 which is suitably supported by a bracket 34 at one end and by a bracket 36 at the other end.
- a gas supply (not shown) couples to port 38 and selectively introduces gas to log 32.
- the gas log 32 may be of conventional design and includes a series of small apertures 40 through which the gas is expelled creating a flame when lighted.
- a conventional pilot light (not shown) may be used to cause ignition of the gas.
- the shelf 26 is provided with a series of perforations 42 and when there is no microwave energy being introduced by way of wave guide 30 but a gas flame is being generated from gas log 32 then the heat may rise by means of these perforations 42 into the upper section 22 of the oven thereby permitting a cooking of the food disposed therein.
- the shelf 26 is constructed at its outer boundary or edge 27 with a Z-shaped bracket 29 and downtumed end 31.
- An L-shaped bracket 33 is fastened to the side walls, back wall and door and has the bottom leg 29A of bracket 29 resting thereupon.
- the structure including the L-shaped bracket 33, Z-shaped bracket 29 and downtumed end of shelf 26 defines a half-wavelength choke.
- the microwave energy that is introduced into section 22 is terminated by the short circuit impedance presented at the interface between the walls of the oven and the outer bondaries of the shelf by the half-wavelength choke.
- the half-wavelength choke arrangement reference is now made to the enlarged view of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 2 shows the shelf 26 at its outer boundary 27 including the downtumed end 31.
- the Z-shaped bracket 29 is affixed to the underside of shelf 26 by welding or the like. Bracket 29 and shelf 26 define cavity 25.
- the bottom leg 29A of bracket 29 rests upon the horizontal leg of L-shaped bracket 33.
- a gap g is provided between the bottom termination of end 31 and the top surface of bottom leg 29A.
- the choke is dimensioned so that there is a quarter-wavelength distance (referenced to the center of the operating band) from the top of the shelf to the middle of the gap g and also from the bottom of the shelf to the top surface of bottom leg 29A as is indicated in FIG. 2.
- the distance d in FIG. 2 is preferably equal to or lesos than a quarterwavelength and thus primarily only the undersurface 27A of outer boundary 27 functions as the low impedance short to the microwave energy.
- FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the invention particularly useful when, for example, many shelves are going to be used in the oven and it is preferred that they each use 2 minimum amount of vertically measured space.
- the embodiment of FIG. 3 includes a shelf 26 having an outer boundary 27 and a downtumed end 31 defining a gap g with leg 29A.
- a Z-shaped bracekt 29 is. secured to the undersurface of shelf 26 and has its bottom leg 29A resting upon one leg 35 of U-shaped bracket 37.
- Bracket 37 is suitably secured to wall 16, for example, of the oven.
- the other leg 39 of bracket 37 extends above shelf 26 and terminates at its end 41.
- the quarter-wavelength dimension is measured from end 41 to the middle of gap g and also from surface 43 of bracket 37 to surface 45 of Z-shaped bracket 29.
- the dimension d shown in FIG. 3, similarly to the one shown in FIG. 2 is dimensioned equal to or less than a quarter-wavelength and the zero impedance termination is provided at surface 45.
- FIG. 3 can be carried one step furthe by providing a U-shaped bracket 37 having two legs 35 and 39 that are of different lengths. Leg 39 is longer than leg 35 and is terminated at end 41. Also, in this embodiment, the shelf 26 does not have a downtumed end 31 but terminates at edge 27 thereby defining gap g.
- the quarter-wavelength measurement is taken from end 41 to the center point of gap g and from surface 43 of bracket 37 to surface 45 of Z-shaped bracket 29. Again, the distance d in FIG. 4 is preferably equal to or less than 2 quarter-wavelength.
- FIG. shows still another embodiment of the invention using a Z-shaped bracket 29, a completely horizontal shelf 26 and a U-shaped bracket 37 having different length legs 35 and 39.
- a di-electric rod 50 of rectangular cross-section and suitably situated betweenthe bottom leg 29A of bracket 29 and the outer edge 27 of shelf 26.
- the block 50 has a width of Ae/4, where he is the wavelength associated with the material of block 50, and the gap g is defined in the same manner, as shown in FIG. 4.
- the embodiment of FIG. 5 is structurally similar to that shown in FIG. 4 except that the Z- shaped bracket may be made smaller and leg 35 may be made smaller because of the use of di-electric rod 50.
- FIG. 6 shows still another embodiment of the invention wherein the side walls have a U-shaped outer bracket 51 defining a U-shaped channel 52.
- the wall is provided with an elongated opening 53 defining the gap g and there is a bracket 54 extending inwardly slightly below this gap g.
- This bracket 54 supports the shelf 26 which has an upturned end 59. End 59 terminates at 55 and the quarter-wavelength dimension is measured from point 55 to the middle of gap g. It is also a quarter-wavelength measurement between the ends 56 and 57 of U-shaped bracket 51 as depicted in FIG. 6.
- FIG. 7 is a fragmentary view showing a preferred structure for the door.
- the door 20 and shelf 26 are shown in a cross-sectional view.
- Door 20 includes a larger top end 20A and a smaller bottom end 20B with elongated slit 20C formed therebetween.
- the shelf 26 does not include any upturned end in FIG. 7.
- the quarter-wavelength dimension is measured from the inner surface of the door to the end of the shelf and also from the end of the shelf to the termination of slit 20C.
- the door structure of FIG. 7 may be used with any of the embodiments of FIGS. 2-6.
- a cooking or heating apparatus comprising;
- a shelf disposed in the oven for dividing the oven into first and second sections, said second section including alternate treating means means within said oven for supporting said shelf,
- a half-wavelength termination means for preventing the leakage of electromagnetic energy into said al temate treating means being provided between at least one of said walls or door and at least a segment of an outer boundary of said shelf.
- said shelf supporting means comprises an L-shaped bracket.
- the apparatus of claim 6 comprising a Z-shaped bracket coupled between said L-shaped bracket and the outer boundary of said shelf.
- said shelf supporting means includes a bracket secured to the inner walls of the oven and having at least one portion extending inwardly of the oven for supporting said shelf.
- said means defining a perimetrical cavity includes a downtumed end defining in part a gap and a Z-shaped member having one leg secured to a lower surface of said shelf inwardly of said downturned end and having another leg resting on said extending portion of said bracket.
- bracket has two portions extending inwardly to form a U- shaped bracket.
- said means defining a perimetrical cavity includes a Z-shaped member having one leg secured to a lower surface of said shelf inwardly of the edge of said shelf and having another leg resting on said extending portion of said bracket.
- the apparatus of claim 12 comprising a dielectric member disposed between the end of said shelf and said Z-shaped member.
- a cooking or heating apparatus comprising;
- a shelf disposed in the oven for dividing the oven into first and second sections.
- said shelf having at least one opening therethrough for permitting heat to pass from said second section to said first section and having an upturned end of approximately a quarter-wavelength
- a cooking or heating apparatus comprising;
- a shelf disposed in the oven for dividing the oven into first and second areas
- said shelf having at least one passage therethrough permitting passage of heat from said second area to said first area, said supporting means for said shelf and said shelf together defining a termination to microwave energy introduced to said first area.
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