Abstract: A high-frequency heating apparatus capable of simultaneously heating different kinds of objects to appropriate temperatures includes: a power feed portion provided on a right side wall forming a heating chamber; a mounting table on which to mount objects to be heated; a rotating support of an improved structure; a drive motor; a temperature detection means having an area in front of the power feed portion as a detection area; and a control means; wherein high-frequency radiation variations are formed by the power feed portion and the rotating support and, based on a signal from the temperature detection means, the control means identifies positions of the objects on the mounting table and controls the drive motor to move the lower-temperature object to where a high-frequency radiation is strong to eliminate insufficient heating of the object and to simultaneously heat a plurality of objects to appropriate temperatures.

Abstract: The invention provides a high-frequency heating apparatus capable of simultaneously heating different kinds of objects to appropriate temperatures.

Abstract: A compact and highly controllable impedance-varying-unit, a microwave device using the same unit, and a high-frequency-heating appliance using the same unit are provided. The impedance varying unit includes a rectangular waveguide-section as a main body made of metallic material, an open end of waveguide-section working on microwave in a microwave cavity, a terminal end of waveguide-section closed by metallic material, a rotary movable body made of non-metallic material, and a driver for the movable body. A rotating angle or a position of the movable body is controlled, so that an impedance at the open end is varied and transmission status of microwave is changed, thereby variably controlling a standing wave distribution. Controlling the standing wave distribution allows an object in the cavity to be selectively heated or uniformly heated. Further, the standing wave produced in the microwave cavity is sequentially varied, so that the object can be selectively heated or uniformly heated.