High-frequency cooker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9635716-B2
Application number	US-201214128872-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2012
Priority date	Jul 26, 2011
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A high-frequency cooker includes: a heating chamber; a high-frequency generating device; a waveguide which is formed on a surface opposite to the heating chamber and which guides a microwave generated by the high-frequency generating device; a power feed port which is formed on a wall of the heating chamber and which allows the microwave guided by the waveguide to be supplied into the heating chamber; a microwave transmitting cover which closes the power feed port; and an umbrella-shaped member which is provided on a surface upper than the power feed port so as to cover an upper edge of the microwave transmitting cover. The umbrella-shaped member includes a step provided at both end portions of the umbrella-shaped member to reduce a gap with a wall surface of the heating chamber, and the microwave transmitting cover is fixed so as to be inserted into the gap.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A high-frequency cooker comprising:
a heating chamber comprising a wall surface extending in a substantially vertical direction;
a high-frequency generating device;
a waveguide on a surface opposite to the heating chamber and configured to guide a microwave generated by the high-frequency generating device;
a power feed port on the wall surface of the heating chamber and configured to supply the microwave guided by the waveguide into the heating chamber;
a microwave transmitting cover closing the power feed port; and
an umbrella-shaped member on a portion of the wall surface above the power feed port in the vertical direction and covering a vertical upper edge of the microwave transmitting cover, the umbrella-shaped member having end portions and a central portion extending along the wall surface in the vertical direction away from the vertical upper edge of the microwave transmitting cover and the end portions,
wherein the umbrella-shaped member further comprises a horizontally disposed step at both end portions of the umbrella-shaped member, the step reduces a gap between the umbrella-shaped member and the wall surface of the heating chamber, and the microwave transmitting cover is fixed so as to be inserted into the gap.

2. A high-frequency cooker comprising:
a heating chamber comprising a wall surface extending in a substantially vertical direction;
a high-frequency generating device;
a waveguide on a surface opposite to the heating chamber and configured to guide a microwave generated by the high-frequency generating device;
a power feed port on the wall surface of the heating chamber and configured to supply the microwave guided by the waveguide into the heating chamber;
a microwave transmitting cover closing the power feed port; and
an umbrella-shaped member on a portion of the wall surface above the power feed port in the vertical direction and covering a vertical upper edge of the microwave transmitting cover,
wherein a vertical lower part of the umbrella-shaped member comprises: a horizontal end portions that contact the wall surface; and a horizontal center portion located between the horizontal end portions,
wherein the horizontal center portion opposes the wall surface with a gap to define a space opened downward,
wherein a portion of the vertical lower part of the umbrella-shaped member, which connects the horizontal center portion and each of the horizontal end portions, forms a step that reduces the gap between the umbrella-shaped member and the wall surface from the horizontal center portion toward each of the horizontal end portions, and
wherein the microwave transmitting cover is fixed so as to be inserted into the gap.

Assignees

• Hayakawa Yuji
• Abe Kuniaki
• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hayakawa Yuji
• Abe Kuniaki

Classifications

• H05B6/707 Primary

  using waveguides · CPC title

• H05B6/6405

  Self-cleaning cavity · CPC title

• H05B6/6402

  Aspects relating to the microwave cavity · CPC title

• H05B6/6408 Primary

  Supports or covers specially adapted for use in microwave heating apparatus · CPC title