Enclosed Cavity Structure Patents (Class 219/756)
  • Patent number: 6864470
    Abstract: A microwave oven incorporating toaster includes a tray provided on a tray support. The tray support moves forward and backward in inside the toaster. The tray support includes a bushing for moving within moving slots provided at both sidewalls of a toaster case. A connecting lever connects the bushing to a toaster door and translates a motion generated by operation of the toaster door when it opens and closes into a moving motion exhibited by the tray. A food item (e.g., a slice of bread, bagel, etc.) arranged on the tray may be inserted into, or removed from, the inside of the toaster by operating the toaster door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yoon Gun Back
  • Patent number: 6864471
    Abstract: A plurality of slots are provided so as to be located between a thin plate flexible opening section screen member and a heating chamber wall surface 1 for allowing insertion of the opening section screen member. A gently-curved bulging surface exists in an area where the heating chamber wall surface 1 and the opening section screen member 5 are mated together. As a result, residual warpage which would otherwise remain when the opening section screen member is warped for attachment becomes invisible, thereby preventing occurrence of clearance, which would cause sparking or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Mitsumoto, Takahide Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6861631
    Abstract: A microwave oven which has a simple structure, and steams food placed in a cooking cavity without having a separate steaming container. The microwave oven includes the cooking cavity provided in a cabinet, a magnetron provided outside the cooking cavity to irradiate microwaves into the cooking cavity, and a microwave inlet hole formed on a predetermined portion of the cooking cavity to irradiate the microwaves from the magnetron into the cooking cavity. A steaming plate is provided in the cooking cavity so as to partition the cooking cavity into upper and lower sections, and blocks the microwaves and allows water vapor to pass therethrough. The microwave inlet hole communicates with a bottom of the steaming plate provided in the cooking cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hee Hahm, Tae-Soo Kim, Young-Won Cho
  • Patent number: 6858824
    Abstract: A microwave heating system is provided which uses a heat conductive medium. The heat conductive medium is heated in a heater. The heater includes a shell which forms an enclosure. The enclosure has an upper end and a lower end. A heating coil is located in the enclosure. The heating coil has an upper end and a lower end and has an inverted frusto-conical shape. The upper end of the heating coil is larger than the lower end. Three magnetrons are mounted adjacent the heating coil. One magnetron is located at the upper end of the heating coil and the other two magnetrons are located on opposite sides of the heating coil for directing microwave energy into the heating coil. An electrical distribution system is connected to the magnetron. A return line supplies the heat conductive medium into the heating coil adjacent the lower end of the shell. The heat conductive medium is fed through a feed line to a storage tank and into a two-stage domestic hot water heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Inventors: Alfred Monteleone, Brian Weit
  • Patent number: 6858825
    Abstract: A safety device for reducing the likelihood of superheating a liquid includes a transducer disposed on a support surface proximate to a placed container containing a liquid. The transducer generates a vibrational force in the container and onto the liquid that creates nucleation within the liquid. The nucleation allows the liquid to boil, thus preventing the liquid from becoming superheated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Anthony A. Ruffa
  • Patent number: 6852963
    Abstract: A wall-mounted type microwave oven includes an outer cabinet defining an outer appearance thereof, an inner cabinet disposed in the outer cabinet to define a flow path therebetween, a sensor disposed in the flow path to check conditions of air flowing in the flow path, and a terminal unit connected to the sensor to transmit electric power and control signals to the sensor. The flow path includes a fitting hole to hold the sensor and the terminal unit. A sensor holder receives the sensor and the terminal unit, and is detachably fitted in the fitting hole. Only an operation of separating the sensor holder from a guide duct is performed in the guide duct, and an operation of pulling the sensor and the terminal unit out of the sensor holder and detaching the sensor from the terminal unit is performed outside the guide duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Jeong
  • Patent number: 6847020
    Abstract: A microwave oven incorporating a toaster includes a toaster door provided on a toaster panel for opening and closing at least one toaster entrance and a tray assembly. The tray assembly includes a tray support inside the toaster and at least one tray which is fastened to a top of the tray support for holding a food item. The tray includes at least one elevating bracket for maintaining a predetermined distance between the tray and the tray support. In addition, the tray assembly further includes a support wall provided at a front end of the tray for supporting a front lower portion of the food item so as to stably position the food item at an optimal location for toasting. In the microwave oven incorporating a toaster, each food item is positioned against a heater included therein so as to maximize the toasting performance of the toaster. Also the tray support can be easily disassembled and assembled for the purpose of cleaning and replacing with a new tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ho Gab Yang, Gyu Sik Cho
  • Patent number: 6847023
    Abstract: A magnetron for microwave ovens including a second insulator interposed between a connection part and a bottom of a yoke to form a relatively lengthened insulation distance, or a molded insulating plate attached to a bottom of the filter box to reduce a distance between the connection part and a bottom of the filter box. In the magnetron, an entire height of the magnetron is reduced, so that a miniaturization of the magnetron can be implemented and a design of a product including the magnetron, such as a microwave oven, can be freely carried out, thus allowing an appearance of the product to be variously designed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Woon Han, Seong-Deog Jang, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Dae-Sung Han
  • Patent number: 6841765
    Abstract: A microwave oven incorporating toaster includes a tray provided on a tray support. The tray support moves forward and backward in inside the toaster. The tray support includes a bushing for moving within moving slots provided at both sidewalls of a toaster case. A connecting lever connects the bushing to a toaster door and translates a motion generated by operation of the toaster door when it opens and closes into a moving motion exhibited by the tray. A food item (e.g., a slice of bread, bagel, etc.) arranged on the tray may be inserted into, or removed from, the inside of the toaster by operating the toaster door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoon Gun Back, Sang Jin Oh
  • Patent number: 6838648
    Abstract: This invention provides a heating and cooking apparatus in which foods can be accommodated in a heating chamber with good maneuverability and an appropriate finish can be obtained. A temperature detector detects infrared radiation through an opening provided on a wall surface opposed to an opening part for taking in and out foods of a heating chamber. The temperature detector detects the temperature of a plurality of parts on a sealing having the substantially same electric wave penetrability as that of the bottom surface of the heating chamber. Accordingly, even when two foods are arranged right and left irrespective of the size of the foods, the temperature of both the foods can be detected. Then, the user does not needs to extend a hand to the interior of the heating chamber and arrange the foods in front and back positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Watanabe, Isao Kasai
  • Publication number: 20040251252
    Abstract: A system and method for thermally expanding a product submerged in heating medium located in an internal compartment of a microwave oven. The heating medium is subjected to low doses of micro-radiation in order to become heated and thermally expand the encapsulated product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: SPX Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Reale
  • Patent number: 6828535
    Abstract: A microwave oven for a vehicle includes an elastic vibration damping unit, and a joint unit which joins a body of the microwave oven to a vehicle through the vibration damping unit. The joint unit fixes the body of the microwave oven to the vehicle while the vibration damping unit damps vibration and impact generated from the vehicle in motion. Accordingly, inner devices of the microwave oven are prevented from being damaged by the vibration and impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Woon Han, Seong-Deog Jang, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Dae-Sung Han
  • Patent number: 6825452
    Abstract: A microwave oven, capable of cooking food by steam generated through a microwave heating operation. The microwave oven includes a cabinet provided with a cooking cavity and a microwave irradiating unit irradiating microwaves into the cooking cavity. The microwave oven includes a steaming unit. The steaming unit includes a steaming container and a cover. The steaming container is made of a microwave penetrable material and is installed to an upper portion of the cabinet such that a lower portion of the steaming container is placed in the cooking cavity. The steaming container is open at a top thereof and the cover selectively closes the open top of the steaming container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keun-Seuk Oh
  • Patent number: 6818874
    Abstract: A wall-mounted type microwave oven includes an exhaust fan assembly which increases an internal cooking chamber volume and allows a facing direction of its outlet to be easily changed. The exhaust fan assembly includes a fan case having an exhaust fan therein and a guide duct positioned on a side face of the fan case to guide exhaust gas toward the fan case. A lower portion of the fan case is disposed between the cooking chamber and the oven body, and communicates with an exhaust path of the microwave oven. An upper portion of the fan case protrudes upward from the oven body. Accordingly, a height of the cooking chamber is increased by a protruded height of the fan case. The fan case is shaped to have a square section and to have an inlet and an outlet at its side face and upper surface. The outlet of the fan case can be directed to a desired direction by separating the fan case from the oven body and fitting the fan case into the oven body with the outlet being directed to face the desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Jeong
  • Patent number: 6812441
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for the development of transparent alumina ceramics using microwave energy at the frequency between 0.915 and 2.45 GHz inclusive in hydrogen atmosphere at ambient pressure comprises an enclosed, insulated chamber (14) to retain a workpiece (12) for the application of microwave energy. The chamber comprises a TE103 single mode or a multimode microwave cavity into which is mounted a quartz tube (18). An insulation material (20), transparent to microwave energy, is positioned within the quartz tube. A port (28) for the introduction of hydrogen penetrates the cavity so that the microwave sintering of the workpiece is performed in an ultra-pure hydrogen atmosphere. The workpiece is preferably mounted on a refractory ceramic such as alumina tube for the microwave sintering process. A method, preferably using the apparatus, develops transparent alumina ceramics and single crystal sapphire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jiping Cheng, Dinesh Agrawal, Rustum Roy
  • Patent number: 6812444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microwave oven, and more particularly, to a device for cooling electric equipments of hooded microwave oven. The device comprises a ventilation motor assembly 40 mounted on the top of a cavity 20, for forming both a flow of air for a hood function and a flow of air for dissipating heat from the electric equipments; and a suction grill 50 through which outer air is sucked to the top of the cavity 20 by suction force of the ventilation motor assembly 40. The electric equipments are positioned in a flow of the air that is sucked through the suction grill 50 to the top of the cavity 20 and flows to the ventilation motor assembly 40. According to the present invention, since a flow of air for dissipating heat from the electric equipments is linearly formed, its cooling efficiency and the reliability of the electric equipments are enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Seong-Soon Ahn
  • Patent number: 6800834
    Abstract: A part of a body of a high-voltage condenser (28) is arranged between a lower plate (23) constituting a heating chamber (21), and a bottom plate (27) thereby to reduce attachment dimension of the high-voltage condenser (28), whereby size-reduction and space-reduction of the high-frequency heating apparatus becomes possible, and an insulation distance between the high-voltage condenser (28) and metal-made parts constituting the high-frequency heating apparatus can be secured easily, so that the number of the parts can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide the high-frequency heating apparatus which is advantageous also in resources-reduction, assembly efficiency, and price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kawai
  • Publication number: 20040188431
    Abstract: A plurality of slots are provided so as to be located between a thin plate flexible opening section screen member and a heating chamber wall surface 1 for allowing insertion of the opening section screen member. A gently-curved bulging surface exists in an area where the heating chamber wall surface 1 and the opening section screen member 5 are mated together. As a result, residual warpage which would otherwise remain when the opening section screen member is warped for attachment becomes invisible, thereby preventing occurrence of clearance, which would cause sparking or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshio Mitsumoto, Takahide Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20040182856
    Abstract: Door assembly for a microwave oven including a door panel at one side of the door, having a push bar and a latch both projected from one side toward a body, and a latch board including levers each fitted rotatable at contact with the latch or the push bar, and switches each operable at contact with the lever, thereby providing a simple and convenient assembly structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Ryul Lee, Duck Gil Lee
  • Patent number: 6794623
    Abstract: A guided heating apparatus and a method for using the same is provided. The apparatus includes a guiding enclosure, a supporting piece, and an absorbing piece. The guiding enclosure guides and keeps energy from an energy source within the guiding enclosure. The guiding enclosure is made of a material reflective of the energy. The energy source is either one of a microwave source and an infrared source. The supporting piece is detachably coupled with the guiding enclosure and is made of a material transparent to the energy. The absorbing piece is coupled to and supported by the supporting piece within the guiding enclosure. The absorbing piece is made of at least one material that absorbs the energy and transfers the energy to an object to be heated. The absorbing piece has a predetermined composition that controls an energy absorption rate of the absorbing piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Song-Hua Shi, Bob Sankman
  • Publication number: 20040178195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microwave oven. The microwave oven of the present invention comprises a cavity assembly which defines a cooking chamber therein and functions as a framework of the microwave oven, an outer casing which includes a top portion and side portions formed at both ends of the top portion to enclose the cavity assembly and interior parts and is provided with convexo-concave reinforcements at the top portion and at least one side portion, a door of which one side is connected to the cavity assembly to be a pivot center and which selectively causes the cooking chamber to be open and close, and a back plate which defines a rear face of the cavity assembly and is provided with a convexo-concave reinforcement formed along at least one edge portion thereof. According to the present invention constructed as such, there is an advantage in that external rigidity of the microwave oven is increased, whereby deformation of the microwave oven due to an impact or operating force can be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Yong-yeon Kim, Dong-yool Lee, Boo-youn Lee, Sang-hu Park, Soo-Kil Park, Woon-Jin Kim, Hyung-do Kim, Sang-dong Park, Gyu-ho Oh
  • Patent number: 6784406
    Abstract: A microwave oven having an improved configuration of its mounting bracket to couple a magnetron to a waveguide, to reduce the number of operations to couple the magnetron to a waveguide, and which is stable in a fixed state of the mounting bracket to obtain a more efficient cooling effect for the magnetron. The microwave oven includes an oven body, an inner case disposed in the oven body, which defines a cooking chamber therein and an electric component chamber at its outside, a mounting bracket attached to the electric component chamber, which is provided with one or more pockets and is provided near the pocket with a reinforcing section to prevent bending deformation of the mounting bracket, and a magnetron mounted on the mounting bracket, which has one or more coupling portions to be inserted into the pocket of the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Yueol Park
  • Publication number: 20040149749
    Abstract: Cooking chamber assembly in a microwave oven for improved assembly and air tightness. A cooking chamber is formed inside of the case, and a tray is provided inside of the case to form a bottom of the cooking chamber. A unitary gasket has a groove in an inner edge for inserting on an edge of the tray, and a lip on an outer edge in contact with an inside surface of the case for enhancing air tightness. An air duct provided to a ceiling of the cooking chamber for guiding circulating air is attached to an inside of the case directly with hooks without fastening members, such as screws, or bolts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Ryul Lee, Duck Gil Lee
  • Patent number: 6765183
    Abstract: A microwave oven food & drink enclosure assembly for keeping the insides of the microwave oven clean from splatters. The microwave oven food & drink enclosure assembly includes a plurality of panels being detachably attached to form an enclosure in which food and drink can be supported in a microwave oven to keep interior walls of the microwave oven clean during the use thereof; and also includes an assembly of connecting the panels together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventor: Christopher J. Torres
  • Publication number: 20040134907
    Abstract: A microwave oven to prevent a side plate of a cabinet from vibrating due to an electromagnetic field which is generated around a high-voltage transformer installed in a machine room. An anti-vibration plate is provided at a predetermined position inside the side plate of the cabinet so as to prevent the side plate from vibrating due to the electromagnetic field. The anti-vibration plate extends from a rear wall of the machine room so as to be adjacent to the side plate at a position between the high-voltage transformer and the side plate. Further, the anti-vibration plate is integrated with the rear wall of the machine room, and is screwed to the side plate. The anti-vibration plate has a rectangular shape. An embossment is formed on the anti-vibration plate to reinforce a strength of the anti-vibration plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Jin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20040134906
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a motor for a stirrer and a motor mounting unit. The motor is provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a first flange having a hole. The motor mounting unit is provided on an outer surface of a wave guide of the microwave oven, and includes a seat, a mounting piece, and a stopper. The motor is seated on the seat. The mounting piece is provided at an edge of the seat, and has a hole. The stopper is upwardly projected from a first piece which is provided at an edge of the seat adjacent to the mounting piece, and functions to delimit a mounted position of the motor. The motor mounting unit also includes a guide piece. The guide piece is upwardly projected from a second piece which is provided at an edge of the seat opposite to the mounting piece. A slot is longitudinally formed along the guide piece. The motor has a second flange at a position opposite to the first flange so as to be fitted into and guided along the slot of the guide piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Se Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 6759636
    Abstract: A low-power microwave oven for use in a vehicle has top entry to the heating chamber (120), is powered from the vehicle's cigarette lighter or accessory socket, and has the controls and display (60) and the cooling vents (80 and 110) also on the top surface of the oven. The oven is arranged to be secured to the seat by tits seat belt in such a manner that the oven will operate while so secured. There is also a spill container (141) in the heating chamber. Materials may be used that make the oven cabinet transparent or translucent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Inventor: Peter S Stutman
  • Patent number: 6759638
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber having an opening and a door which selectively opens and closes the opening of the cooking chamber. The door includes a frame which is constructed to form a circumferential edge of the door and be brought into contact with a rim of the opening, and a front plate which is projected forward from both sides of the frame. The door is formed by joining a first piece including the frame with a second piece including the front plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Han, Yong-Woon Han, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Seong-Deog Jang
  • Patent number: 6750434
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber having opening and a door which selectively opens and closes the opening of the cooking chamber. The door includes a frame which is constructed to form a circumferential edge of the door and be brought into contact with a rim of the opening, and a see-through member adapted to correspond to the opening of the cooking chamber. The see-through member is projected forward so as to allow a user to observe the interior of the cooking chamber from a variety of viewing locations or angles. Furthermore, air feed holes and air discharge holes are formed near the door so as to prevent moisture of food from condensing on the see-through member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Han, Yong-Woon Han, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Seong-Deog Jang
  • Patent number: 6747255
    Abstract: Disclosed is a microwave oven comprising a main casing, a cavity casing combined to the main casing so as to form a cooking compartment and having opposite side walls and a bottom plate, and a tray rotatably seated on the bottom plate of the cavity casing, the bottom plate of the cavity casing comprising a tray seating part for seating the tray on the center thereof; and an elevated part protruded upwardly around the tray seating part. With this configuration, the present invention provides a microwave oven which can increase the amount of food accommodated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-hun Lee, Sang-jin Jung
  • Patent number: 6744025
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for hot-pressing a planar product in a process using microwave heating. The apparatus comprises a constant-volume, box-like microwave resonant cavity divided into two opposed subcavities by an elongated gap suitable for passing therethrough the product (1) to be heated. The product is guided through the gap by conveyor belts (2, 2′) of microwave-transparent material. The subcavities are delineated from the conveyor passageway gap by parallel walls of microwave-transparent material, each one of them sealed so as to form a wall of its own subcavity. At least one of the subcavities is pressurized, whereby the sealed wall of the pressurized subcavity is designed to yield under the pressure applied into the subcavity in a direction perpendicular to the product (1) to be pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Raute Oyj
    Inventor: Jaakko Vilo
  • Patent number: 6737622
    Abstract: A wall-mounted type microwave oven includes a casing defining an external appearance of the microwave oven. A power cord passes through an upper panel, which defines a top wall of the casing, to supply an external electrical power into the casing. A mounting hole is formed at the upper panel of the casing so as to be opened at a rear end of the upper panel, thus allowing the power cord to pass through the upper panel. A locking unit is provided at a predetermined portion of the power cord to engage with the mounting hole, thus locking the power cord to engage with the mounting hole, thus locking the power cord to upper panel. A rear panel defines a rear wall of the casing and supports a rear end of the locking unit. The wall-mounted type microwave oven is designed such that the locking unit is locked to the upper panel without additional components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Jeong, Sang-Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 6734408
    Abstract: A wall-mounted type microwave oven including an improved coupling structure of a guide bracket to reduce manufacturing cost and manufacturing time is provided. The guide bracket has a hook protrusion at a front end, which is extended forwardly by a certain length. The base plate has a slot, into which the hook of the guide bracket is fitted. The guide bracket has a rear coupling portion at a rear end, which is extended laterally. The base plate has a rib to be in contact with the rear coupling portion. The rib has a hook at an upper end, by which the rear coupling portion of the guide bracket is held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Hyuck Shin
  • Patent number: 6720542
    Abstract: A microwave oven having two contact units and a method of manufacturing such a microwave oven. The contact units transceive electrical current and signals between a variety of electrical and electronic devices installed in a machine room of the microwave oven. The contact units include a first contact unit connected to a part of the devices, and a second contact unit connected to another part of the devices. First and second contact terminals are respectively provided at the first and second contact units to connect the two contact units to each other. During the assembly of the microwave oven, the contact units are separately connected to the associated devices prior to the installation of the devices in the machine room. After the installation of the devices in the machine room, the first and second contact terminals of the two contact units are electrically connected to each other to connect the two contact units. Accordingly, it is easy and convenient to install the contact units in the machine room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tea-Hee Jeung
  • Patent number: 6717122
    Abstract: A wall-mounted microwave oven includes a body partitioned into a cooking cavity and a machine room, a magnetron detachably installed in the machine room, and a control panel detachably mounted on the body in front of the machine room. The magnetron is mounted on a bottom surface of the machine room so as to allow an operator to repair or replace the magnetron without removing the wall-mounted microwave oven from a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gun-Young Roh
  • Publication number: 20040060933
    Abstract: A magnetron for microwave ovens including a second insulator interposed between a connection part and a bottom of a yoke to form a relatively lengthened insulation distance, or a molded insulating plate attached to a bottom of the filter box to reduce a distance between the connection part and a bottom of the filter box. In the magnetron, an entire height of the magnetron is reduced, so that a miniaturization of the magnetron can be implemented and a design of a product including the magnetron, such as a microwave oven, can be freely carried out, thus allowing an appearance of the product to be variously designed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Woon Han, Seong-Deog Jang, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Dae-Sung Han
  • Publication number: 20040060930
    Abstract: A microwave oven for a vehicle includes an elastic vibration damping unit, and a joint unit which joins a body of the microwave oven to a vehicle through the vibration damping unit. The joint unit fixes the body of the microwave oven to the vehicle while the vibration damping unit damps vibration and impact generated from the vehicle in motion. Accordingly, inner devices of the microwave oven are prevented from being damaged by the vibration and impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Woon Han, Seong-Deog Jang, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Dae-Sung Han
  • Publication number: 20040050842
    Abstract: A microwave oven having a magnetron that generates microwaves, a magnetron driving circuit that supplies high voltage power to the magnetron and a machine room that accommodates the magnetron and the magnetron driving circuit. The microwave oven includes a single magnetron driving circuit board in which the magnetron and the electronic devices of the magnetron driving circuit are mounted thereon. The single magnetron driving circuit board is fixedly attached to the machine room by mounting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Han, Yong-Woon Han, Young-Won Cho, Seong-Deog Jang, Joo-Yong Yeo
  • Publication number: 20040050841
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a toaster integrated with the microwave oven to form a single structure. The microwave oven having the toaster, includes a cabinet provided with a cooking cavity and a microwave irradiating unit to irradiate microwaves into the cooking cavity. The microwave oven further includes a toaster body mounted on an upper portion of the cabinet and provided on a front thereof with an opening. A grilling shelf is retractably installed in the toaster body to be taken out of the toaster body through the opening, and is provided with a door to close the opening. A guide unit guides a movement of the grilling shelf. A drive unit moves the grilling shelf in the toaster body. A heater unit is installed in the toaster body to heat bread laid on the grilling shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Han, Yong-Woon Han, Seong-Deog Jang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Han-Seong Kang
  • Patent number: 6696678
    Abstract: In one aspect, a microwave oven comprising an outer case, a door secured to the outer case, and a turntable supported in the case but extending beyond a case front face is described. In an example embodiment, the outer case houses a portion of a cooking cavity, and the cooking cavity is partially defined by a bottom inner wall, a top inner wall, and side inner walls of the case. The door is secured to the case, and the door comprises an inner wall comprising a recessed portion. The oven further includes an RF energy source for supplying RF energy to the cooking cavity, a controller coupled to the RF energy source for controlling supply of RF energy to the cooking cavity, and a user interface coupled to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Hudson, Charles A. Ulmer
  • Publication number: 20040031791
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber and a door. The cooking chamber includes a front opening and a bottom plate. The bottom plate is projected forward from the cooking chamber. The door selectively opens and closes the cooking chamber, and is projected forward to form a cooking space extending from the cooking chamber, together with the projected bottom plate of the cooking chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Han, Yong-Woon Han, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Seong-Deog Jang
  • Publication number: 20040031792
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber having an opening and a door which selectively opens and closes the opening of the cooking chamber. The door includes a frame which is constructed to form a circumferential edge of the door and be brought into contact with a rim of the opening, and a front plate which is projected forward from both sides of the frame. The door is formed by joining a first piece including the frame with a second piece including the front plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Han, Yong-Woon Han, Han-Seong Kang, Joo-Yong Yeo, Seong-Deog Jang
  • Patent number: 6693267
    Abstract: A portable microwave oven, formed by a hollow prismatic body (10) defining an internal cooking chamber (20) formed between a first polygonal base (30) and a second polygonal base (40) of said body (10) and a peripheral lateral wall (50), the first polygonal base (30) externally defining a first seating surface (31) of the oven, the second polygonal base (40) being at least partially defined by a tiltable door (60) that gives access to the cooking chamber (20), the peripheral lateral wall (50) defining, in part of its extension, a second seating surface (52) of the oven, the cooking chamber (20) being provided with a first product supporting surface (21) and a second product supporting surface (22) in a position usually displaced in 90 degrees in relation to the operative position when using the first product supporting surface (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Multibras S.A. Eletrodomesticos
    Inventors: Ari Koji Shimizu, Willian Harley Garcia, Cláudia Alquezar Facca, Rogério Ferreira Negrão
  • Patent number: 6689997
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a saucer holder, and a saucer used with the microwave oven. The saucer holder is provided on the external surface of the microwave oven. The saucer removably engages with the saucer holder. Thus, the microwave oven allows a user to easily carry a heated cup after a cooking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong-Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20040020924
    Abstract: A magnetron includes a positive polar cylinder, a plurality of vanes, a filament, upper and lower shields, and upper and lower pole pieces. The vanes are disposed in the positive polar cylinder to constitute a positive polar section. The filament is disposed on an axis of the positive polar cylinder to define an activating space. The upper and lower shields cover a top and bottom of the filament, respectively. The upper and lower pole pieces are disposed to induce magnetic flux into the activating space. The upper shield preferably has a diameter ranging from 6.95 mm to 7.10 mm. Additionally, the lower shield preferably has a diameter ranging from 6.95 mm to 7.10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Chull Shon, Boris V. Rayskiy, Chul Kim, Hyun-Jun Ha
  • Patent number: 6686574
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes two doors which primarily and secondarily prevent a leakage of microwaves from a cooking cavity during a cooking operation. A first door is rotatably hinged to a front wall of a cabinet of the microwave oven, so as to open and close an opening of the cooking cavity and primarily prevent the leakage of the microwaves from the cooking cavity. A second door is rotatably mounted to the cabinet in front of the first door to cover and uncover the front of the first door. The second door thus secondarily intercepts the microwaves which have leaked from the cooking cavity through a gap between the first door and the cabinet. The microwave oven effectively prevents almost all leakage of the microwaves from the cooking cavity during the cooking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Hak Hyun
  • Patent number: 6674056
    Abstract: The apparatus for uniformly dispersing the microwave comprises a body including a plurality of reflective portions which are made of materials capable of reflecting the microwave and have the horizontal top surfaces and vertical side surfaces. The width of the plurality of reflective portions is set as 1/n times as large as a wavelength &lgr;g of the microwave. The depth of each of the plurality of reflective portions may be set as a value obtained by multiplying the remainder, which is obtained by dividing the power of a natural number for the least primitive root of a prime number by the prime number, by the width of the reflective portion under a condition that a datum plane is defined by a height from the bottom surface corresponding to a value obtained by multiplying the width of the reflective portion by (prime number−1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Young Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20040000548
    Abstract: A wall-mounted type microwave oven including an improved coupling structure of a guide bracket to reduce manufacturing cost and manufacturing time is provided. The guide bracket has a hook protrusion at a front end, which is extended forwardly by a certain length. The base plate has a slot, into which the hook of the guide bracket is fitted. The guide bracket has a rear coupling portion at a rear end, which is extended laterally. The base plate has a rib to be in contact with the rear coupling portion. The rib has a hook at an upper end, by which the rear coupling portion of the guide bracket is held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Hyuck Shin
  • Publication number: 20040000546
    Abstract: A microwave oven incorporating a toaster includes a toaster door provided on a toaster panel for opening and closing at least one toaster entrance and a tray assembly. The tray assembly includes a tray support inside the toaster and at least one tray which is fastened to a top of the tray support for holding a food item. The tray includes at least one elevating bracket for maintaining a predetermined distance between the tray and the tray support. In addition, the tray assembly further includes a support wall provided at a front end of the tray for supporting a front lower portion of the food item so as to stably position the food item at an optimal location for toasting. In the microwave oven incorporating a toaster, each food item is positioned against a heater included therein so as to maximize the toasting performance of the toaster. Also the tray and the tray support can be easily disassembled and assembled for the purpose of cleaning and replacing with a new tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Ho Gab Yang, Gyu Sik Cho
  • Publication number: 20030234250
    Abstract: A microwave oven includes a control panel having a separate upper and lower panel parts. The control panel comprises the upper panel part and the lower panel part which are separate from each other. A display unit is arranged on, for example, the upper panel part, and a manipulation unit is arranged on, for example, the lower panel part, thus establishing the control panel. During a production of the microwave oven, one of variously designed upper panel parts and one of variously designed lower panel parts can be selected and combined to form the control panel. Accordingly, the microwave oven can have a customizable control panel with customizable features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Suk-Hee Lee