Global Patent Index - EP 2230883 A1

EP 2230883 A1 20100922 - Microwave cooking appliance and method of operating it

Title (en)

Microwave cooking appliance and method of operating it

Title (de)

Mikrowellenkochanwendung und Betriebsverfahren dafür

Title (fr)

Appareil de cuisson au micro-ondes et son procédé de fonctionnement

Publication

EP 2230883 A1 20100922 (EN)

Application

EP 09290205 A 20090319

Priority

EP 09290205 A 20090319

Abstract (en)

A microwave cooking appliance, includes: an interior chamber, including a cooking space (2) for accommodating foodstuffs to be-cooked; an apparatus (20,21) for providing microwaves of at least one wavelength » to the interior chamber; and at least one plate-like member (4,22,23) having at least one surface reflective to microwaves and facing an opposite surface reflective to microwaves in the interior chamber. The plate-like member (4,22,23) is movable such as to vary a distance to the opposite surface whilst the microwaves are provided to the interior chamber. At least one of the plate-like members (4,22,23) is movable such as to allow a change in distance to the opposite surface by an amount of the order of at least a quarter wavelength ».

IPC 8 full level

H05B 6/80 (2006.01); H05B 6/74 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H05B 6/74 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

GB 1105021 A 19680306 - SUNBEAM CORP

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2230883 A1 20100922; EP 2230883 B1 20110907

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09290205 A 20090319