GB2239379A - Domestic microwave appliance - Google Patents
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- GB2239379A GB2239379A GB9027145A GB9027145A GB2239379A GB 2239379 A GB2239379 A GB 2239379A GB 9027145 A GB9027145 A GB 9027145A GB 9027145 A GB9027145 A GB 9027145A GB 2239379 A GB2239379 A GB 2239379A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
- H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
- H05B6/642—Cooling of the microwave components and related air circulation systems
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Abstract
A domestic microwave appliance, in particular a cooker, comprises an air cooling system associated with the microwave equipment. A partition 9 is arranged to divide cooling air inducted by a fan e.g. radial fan 6 into two parallel cooling air currents 12, 13, which are directed to respective subassemblies to be cooled, eg transformer 8 and switches 1, 2 and clock 3. The air currents may combine to cool magnetron 5. The number of openings 15 determines the strength of currents 12, 13. <IMAGE>
Description
DOMESTIC MICROWAVE APPLIANCE
The present invention relates to a domestic microwave appliance, especially to a cooker with microwave operation.
In German (Fed. Rep.) Utility Model G 88 06 276.7 there is disclosed an air-cooling arrangement which has a cooling air blower disposed outside the cooking chamber of an oven. At the pressure side, the blower opens into an outlet air channel which communicates with the ambient atmosphere.
The height of the connecting opening of the outlet channel is greater than the height of the exhaust opening of the blower. The exhaust opening is arranged at the upper boundary of the outlet channel so that, below the exhaust opening, there is left an open residual cross-section into which the exhaust side of a further cooling air system, for example for magnetron cooling, can open. On the one hand, account is taken of the fact that the exhaust air current, at least in the case of a tangential blower, extends obliquely downwards and, on the other hand, an intimate intermixing with the hotter outlet air current of the magnetron can be achieved in the outlet channel. A lower mixed temperature thus results.There remains a need for measures to enable adequate cooling of microwave equipment and adjacent electronic sub-assemblies without requiring substantial constructional change in existing arrangements.
According to the present invention there is provided a domestic microwave appliance provided with a cooling air system comprising a fan operable to induct cooling air and constructional means arranged to divide the inducted air into at least two individually metered air currents flowing in like direction and serving for cooling of respective component regions of the appliance.
Preferably, the constructional means is arranged to divide the cooling air inducted by a fan into at least two parallel air currents which are related to sub-assemblies and metered differently. Expediently, a partition is arranged between a voltage transformer and a switch front sub-assembly as the constructional means for the control of the cooling air current.
For preference, the fan and the partition produce a cooling air current for an electronic sub-assembly, and preferably also for the transformer. The cooling air currents, which are produced by the fan, can together cool a magnetron. The induction area for each air current can have different inlet opening arrangements as constructional means for the control of cooling air current, such induction areas preferably being defined by a base plate. A close opening pattern, adapted for a maximum cooling air volume, can be arranged in the induction area for the cooling air current of the electronic sub-assembly, and an opening pattern adapted for adequate cooling can be arranged in the induction area for the cooling air current of a microwave unit. The fan can be a radial fan inducting at more than one side.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, the single figure of which is a schematic view of a cooling air system in a domestic microwave appliance embodying the invention.
Referring now to the drawing, there is shown part of a microwave oven, which comprises a switch 1, a switch 2, an electronic clock 3, an electronic unit 4, a magnetron 5, a radial fan 6 with impeller wheel 7, a high-voltage transformer 8, a partition 9, an air shaft4'tand a suspension 11 for the partition 9. Through insertion of the partition 9 between the transformer 8 and the switchfront sub-assemblies 1 and 2, a part of the cooling air inducted by the fan 6 through a metal base plate 14 of the oven does not reach the fan on a direct path, but is guided by way of the switchfront sub-assemblies to the upper induction opening of the fan.By means of the pattern of a first plurality of bores 15 in the base plate 14 in the region of the sub-assemblies 1 and 2, a maximised induction cross-section is provided, whereas by means of the pattern of a second plurality of bores 15 in the base plate 14 in a rearward region thereof a reduced induction cross-section is provided, but the reduction is such that adequate cooling of the transformer 8 and the magnetron 5 can still be achieved. The total air volume inducted by the fan 6 is divided by the partition 9 into a cooling air current 12 and a cooling air current 13, the current 12 serving for the electronic sub-assembly 3 and 4 and the current 13 for the transformer 8. The induction area for each current is associated with a respective one of the two different bore patterns. A closed bore pattern, which is adapted for maximum cooling, is arranged in the induction area for the air current 12 for electronic sub-assembly 3 and 4, whereby it is ensured that this sub-assembly receives an adequate cooling air flow. A hole pattern adapted for adequate cooling is arranged in the induction area for the air current 13 for the high-voltage transformer 8, i.e. just as much cooling air is inducted as is required for cooling.
The air current 12 at the end of its path over the electronic unit 4 has a temperature far below the ambient temperature of the magnetron 5 and is used, together with the air current 13 which has already cooled the transformer 8, for cooling of the magnetron. According to the setting of the air shaft 10, a greater or lesser amount of preheated air from the currents 12 and 13 can be conducted into the cooking chamber or out into the open.
Claims (14)
1. A domestic microwave appliance provided with a cooling air system comprising a fan operable to induct cooling air and constructional means arranged to divide the inducted air into at least two individually metered air currents flowing in like direction and serving for cooling of respective component regions of the appliance.
2. An appliance as claimed in claim 1, the constructional means comprising a partition.
3. An appliance as claimed in claim 2, wherein the partition extends between a voltage transformer of the appliance and a switch sub-assembly of the appliance.
4. An appliance as claimed in claim 2, comprising an electronic subassembly arranged to be cooled by one of said currents.
5. An appliance as claimed in claim 2, comprising a voltage transformer arranged to be cooled by one of said currents.
6. An appliance as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, comprising a magnetron arranged to be cooled by both of said at least two currents.
7. An appliance as claimed in either claim or claim 2, the constructional means comprising means defining a respective arrangement of inlet openings for each of said currents.
8. An appliance as claimed in claim 7, wherein the inlet opening arrangements differ from each other in order to provide different metering of the currents.
9. An appliance as claimed in either claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the inlet openings are provided in a base plate of the appliance.
10. An appliance as claimed in claim 7, comprising an electronic subassembly arranged to be cooled by one of said currents, the inlet openings associated with that current being disposed in close proximity to each other to allow induction of a maximum air volume for the current.
11. An appliance as claimed in claim 7, comprising a microwave unit arranged to be cooled by one of said currents, the inlet openings associated with that current being so arranged as to allow induction of an air volume sufficient for the current to have a predetermined cooling effect.
12. An appliance as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fan is a radial fan arranged to be able to induct air at more than one side.
13. An appliance substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
14. An appliance as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the appliance is a cooker.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE8915020U DE8915020U1 (en) | 1989-12-21 | 1989-12-21 | Microwave household appliance |
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GB9027145D0 GB9027145D0 (en) | 1991-02-06 |
GB2239379A true GB2239379A (en) | 1991-06-26 |
GB2239379B GB2239379B (en) | 1994-04-13 |
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GB9027145A Expired - Fee Related GB2239379B (en) | 1989-12-21 | 1990-12-14 | Domestic microwave appliance |
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DE (1) | DE8915020U1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2656409B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2239379B (en) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2291322A (en) * | 1994-07-12 | 1996-01-17 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | Microwave oven |
US5814793A (en) * | 1995-05-16 | 1998-09-29 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Air flow system for microwave ovens |
EP1424876A2 (en) * | 2002-11-20 | 2004-06-02 | LG Electronics, Inc. | Microwave oven |
WO2021130507A1 (en) * | 2019-12-23 | 2021-07-01 | Hergar Gyozo | Apparatus for continuous food preparation |
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US4184945A (en) * | 1978-06-12 | 1980-01-22 | Litton Systems, Inc. | Microwave wall oven air flow system |
US4314126A (en) * | 1978-06-13 | 1982-02-02 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Microwave heating apparatus with cooling conduit |
US4812617A (en) * | 1979-03-06 | 1989-03-14 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Cooling system for cooling electrical parts for microwave oven |
GB2230926A (en) * | 1989-04-26 | 1990-10-31 | Zanussi A Spa Industrie | Microwave oven with improved cooling of the magnetron |
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US4123643A (en) * | 1977-05-31 | 1978-10-31 | Whirlpool Corporation | Air circulation system for microwave oven |
JPS5843703Y2 (en) * | 1979-05-01 | 1983-10-03 | リンナイ株式会社 | composite cooker |
AU545200B2 (en) * | 1982-10-18 | 1985-07-04 | Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | High frequency heating device |
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- 1989-12-21 DE DE8915020U patent/DE8915020U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1990-12-13 FR FR9015613A patent/FR2656409B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-12-14 GB GB9027145A patent/GB2239379B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4184945A (en) * | 1978-06-12 | 1980-01-22 | Litton Systems, Inc. | Microwave wall oven air flow system |
US4314126A (en) * | 1978-06-13 | 1982-02-02 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Microwave heating apparatus with cooling conduit |
US4812617A (en) * | 1979-03-06 | 1989-03-14 | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | Cooling system for cooling electrical parts for microwave oven |
GB2230926A (en) * | 1989-04-26 | 1990-10-31 | Zanussi A Spa Industrie | Microwave oven with improved cooling of the magnetron |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2291322A (en) * | 1994-07-12 | 1996-01-17 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | Microwave oven |
US5814793A (en) * | 1995-05-16 | 1998-09-29 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Air flow system for microwave ovens |
EP1424876A2 (en) * | 2002-11-20 | 2004-06-02 | LG Electronics, Inc. | Microwave oven |
EP1424876A3 (en) * | 2002-11-20 | 2004-07-07 | LG Electronics, Inc. | Microwave oven |
US6909079B2 (en) | 2002-11-20 | 2005-06-21 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Microwave oven having an internal components cooling structure |
WO2021130507A1 (en) * | 2019-12-23 | 2021-07-01 | Hergar Gyozo | Apparatus for continuous food preparation |
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FR2656409B1 (en) | 1996-05-10 |
GB9027145D0 (en) | 1991-02-06 |
DE8915020U1 (en) | 1990-03-01 |
GB2239379B (en) | 1994-04-13 |
FR2656409A1 (en) | 1991-06-28 |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20031214 |