EP1083772B1 - Microwave oven antenna - Google Patents
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- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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- the invention proposes to achieve a homogeneous heating of the food, without resorting to the presence of a rotating plate in the cavity.
- the invention provides an antenna for homogenizing the distribution of microwaves in the cavity.
- an antenna comprising a conductive axis and a conductive emitting surface connected to one end of the axis, characterized in that the antenna comprises a dielectric junction binding the axis and the emitting surface so as to establish an electrical discontinuity between the axis and the emitting surface and in that the emitting surface does not have a symmetry of revolution about the mean direction of the axis.
- the axis 1 is preferably distant from the end of the waveguide 6 located on the opposite side to that of the magnetron 5, d a distance substantially equal to one eighth of the average wavelength of the microwaves in the waveguide 6, so that a maximum of energy can be received in the waveguide 6 and then reemitted in the cavity 7 by the antenna.
- the length of the part of the axis 1 located outside the waveguide 6 is greater than or substantially equal to the length of the portion of the axis 1 located in the waveguide 6. In this way, most of the energy received by the antenna in the waveguide 6 is radiated by the antenna in the cavity 7.
- the radiating slot 4 then appears as a "hole” in this annex waveguide 60, a hole which rerayes part of the
- the wall 70 is advantageously the lower wall of the cavity 7.
- the axis 1 is preferably perpendicular to the wall 70 so as to allow a more homogeneous distribution of the waves radiated by the beam. 'antenna.
- the axis 1 is preferably perpendicular to the direction X of the length of the waveguide 6 connecting the magnetron 5 to the cavity 7.
- the X and Y directions respectively correspond to the horizontal and the vertical on the Figures 2A and 2B .
- the oven also comprises for example a plate 8 supporting a food 9. These are located in such a way that the energy radiated by the antenna is at least partially directed towards the food 9.
- the antenna according to the invention is advantageously located in the lower part of the cavity 7, heating the food 9 directly, mainly from below. The reflections of the waves on the walls of the cavity 7 also allow the food 9 to be heated from above.
- the cavity 7 has a bottom wall 70, an upper wall 72 and side walls 71.
- the cavity 7 may also advantageously comprise a complementary antenna 10, for example of the conventional type, that is to say all metal, located in the upper part of the cavity 7 so as to optionally heat or cook the food 9 directly on both sides, from above and from below.
- the complementary antenna is then preferably located at the upper wall 72 of the cavity 7.
- the complementary antenna 10 allows, if necessary, to achieve a cooking "two levels", that is to say a simultaneous cooking two foods each placed on a separate baking tray; when there is only one antenna, one of the foods may, under certain conditions, mask the other food.
- This complementary antenna 10 may be powered by another magnetron, not shown here.
- the rotation speed is substantially constant and is worth a few tens of revolutions per minute, advantageously of the order of thirty revolutions per minute.
- An antenna rotation speed that is too low can result in insufficient homogenization of the distribution of microwaves in the cavity 7, whereas a too high rotational speed may end up obscuring the slot 4 and thus also damage the cavity. homogenizing the distribution of microwaves in the cavity 7.
- the rotation of the antenna which does not have symmetry of revolution about its axis 1, constantly disturbs over time the waves in the cavity 7 and homogenizes their distribution in the cavity 7 by disturbing the establishment of a standing wave regime in the cavity, which regime would still include hot spots and cold spots.
- the Figure 2B schematically represents an enlarged detail of the Figure 2A that is, the region of the furnace surrounding the antenna according to the invention. Represented is a portion of the waveguide 6 and a portion of the cavity 7. All the numerical values which follow relate to a preferred embodiment.
- the width I 1 of the waveguide 6 is substantially 14 mm.
- the thickness e 1 of the bottom wall 70 of the cavity 7 is substantially 1.6 mm.
- the width I 2 of the annex waveguide 60 is substantially 12 mm.
- the diameter D of the emitting surface 2 is substantially 110 mm. It is better to avoid taking a diameter D too close to the average wavelength of microwaves in the air, here about 122mm, because the efficiency of the antenna is then decreased.
- the thickness e 2 of the emitting surface is substantially 1 mm.
- the emitting surface 2 represented on the Figure 2B is shaped like a crown and the distance d 2 in the direction X between the inside of the ring and the axis 1 is substantially 8 mm while the distance d 3 in the direction Y between the inside of the ring and the axis 1 is substantially 1 mm.
- the distance d 1 in the direction of the direction Y between the axis 1 and the wall of the waveguide 6 is substantially 3 mm.
- the average wavelength of the microwaves in the waveguide 6 is about 168mm
- the distance d 4 in the direction of the Y direction between the axis 1 and the end of the waveguide 6 located on the opposite side magnetron 5 is about 20mm, about one-eighth of the average wavelength of the microwaves in the waveguide 6.
- the antenna according to the invention comprises a dielectric junction 3, which allows a better distribution of microwaves at the antenna and hence a better homogenization of the distribution of microwaves in the cavity 7. If the antenna was entirely metallic as in the prior art, the waves would be radiated mainly in the direction X which is the direction of the length of the waveguide 6 connecting the magnetron 5 to the cavity 7.
- the antenna is rotatable around its axis 1.
- the different parts of the antenna are immobile relative to each other, and the axis 1 rotates around itself causing the emitting surface 2 in its rotation.
- the axis 1 can also be fixed relative to the oven while the rest of the antenna rotates about the axis 1. In the latter case, the axis 1 is for example hollow and the emitting surface 2 is then linked to the axis 1 by a dielectric junction 3 comprising an axial portion rotatable and located in the hollow of the axis 1.
- FIGS. 3A to 3D schematically represent a top view respectively of a first, a second, a third, and a fourth preferred embodiment of the emitting surface of an antenna according to the invention.
- the FIGS. 3A to 3C have different emitting surfaces 2 having different radiating slots 4.
- the 3D figure represents an emitting surface 2 having no radiating slot but rather a fin 20 as a disturbing element of the waves located in the cavity 7.
- the straight line ⁇ 1 is perpendicular to the line joining the center 41 to the center of gravity 10.
- the radiation of such a slot is more homogeneous than the radiation of a slot whose length is parallel to the line joining the center 41 at the center of gravity 10.
- This slot of length parallel to the ray of the emitting surface 2 would have decreasing intensity radiation from the center of the emitting surface 2 to its edge 21, while the radiation of a slot intersecting the rays of the emitting surface 2 as on the figure 3A is substantially constant over the entire surface of the slot 4.
- the band of conductive material separating the inner circle 22 of the ring from the periphery of the slot 4 should be wide enough to avoid excessive heating at this level: in practice a few millimeters are enough.
- the length L f of the slot 4 is substantially 60 mm while its width l f is substantially 10 mm.
- the figure 3C represents an emitting surface 2 having a truncated point 43 V-shaped radiating slot 4, the extensions 42 of the two branches of the V passing substantially through the center of gravity 10 of the emitting surface 2.
- the constraints concerning the distance b remain the same only for Figures 3A and 3B .
- the angle between them the two branches 42 of the V allow the slot to pass a range of microwave frequencies wider than allows a rectangular slot shape, however the determination of the parameters of the V shape remains more critical than that corresponding to a rectangular shape.
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L'invention concerne le domaine des antennes pour four à micro-ondes, notamment pour four à micro-ondes de cuisson domestiques. Des micro-ondes sont envoyées dans la cavité de four pour réaliser une opération de chauffage. Cette opération de chauffage peut constituer un simple réchauffage d'aliment ou bien une cuisson d'aliment. En régime permanent, les micro-ondes forment un réseau d'ondes stationnaires dans la cavité de four. Ce réseau d'ondes stationnaires présente des points chauds et des points froids.The invention relates to the field of antennas for microwave oven, especially for domestic microwave oven cooking. Microwaves are sent into the oven cavity to perform a heating operation. This heating operation can be a simple reheating of food or a cooking food. In steady state, the microwaves form a stationary wave array in the oven cavity. This standing wave network has hot spots and cold spots.
L'aliment, qu'il doive être cuit ou simplement réchauffé, doit l'être le plus uniformément possible. La distribution des micro-ondes dans la cavité de four doit donc être homogénéisée de façon à atténuer les points chauds et les points froids existant dans cette cavité. Dans toute la suite du texte, sauf mention contraire, on parlera indifféremment d'ondes ou de micro-ondes.The food, whether cooked or simply reheated, should be as uniformly as possible. The distribution of microwaves in the oven cavity must therefore be homogenized so as to attenuate the hot spots and the cold spots existing in this cavity. Throughout the rest of the text, unless otherwise stated, we will speak indifferently of waves or microwaves.
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Selon un autre art antérieur, il existe une antenne entièrement métallique placée en sortie de guide d'onde qui envoie les micro-ondes dans la cavité. Mais la répartition obtenue des micro-ondes manque d'homogénéité. Afin de remédier à ce manque d'homogénéité, la cavité comporte également un plateau tournant pour aliment lequel permet d'aboutir à un chauffage assez homogène de l'aliment.According to another prior art, there is an all-metal antenna placed at the exit of the waveguide which sends the microwaves into the cavity. But the resulting distribution of microwaves lack of homogeneity. To remedy this lack of homogeneity, the cavity also includes a turntable for food which allows to achieve a fairly homogeneous heating of the food.
L'invention se propose d'aboutir à un chauffage homogène de l'aliment, sans recourir à la présence d'un plateau tournant dans la cavité. Pour cela, l'invention propose une antenne permettant d'homogénéiser la répartition des micro-ondes dans la cavité.The invention proposes to achieve a homogeneous heating of the food, without resorting to the presence of a rotating plate in the cavity. For this, the invention provides an antenna for homogenizing the distribution of microwaves in the cavity.
Selon l'invention, il est prévu une antenne comportant un axe conducteur et une surface émettrice conductrice liée à une extrémité de l'axe, caractérisé en ce que l'antenne comporte une jonction diélectrique liant l'axe et la surface émettrice de manière à établir une discontinuité électrique entre l'axe et la surface émettrice et en ce que la surface émettrice ne présente pas une symétrie de révolution autour de la direction moyenne de l'axe.According to the invention, there is provided an antenna comprising a conductive axis and a conductive emitting surface connected to one end of the axis, characterized in that the antenna comprises a dielectric junction binding the axis and the emitting surface so as to establish an electrical discontinuity between the axis and the emitting surface and in that the emitting surface does not have a symmetry of revolution about the mean direction of the axis.
Selon l'invention, il est encore prévu un four à micro-ondes comportant un émetteur de micro-ondes, une cavité de cuisson, un guide d'onde reliant l'émetteur à la cavité, une antenne selon l'invention, caractérisé en ce que l'axe est partiellement situé dans le guide d'onde, la surface émettrice est située dans la cavité et est mobile en rotation autour de l'axe, la surface émettrice ne présentant pas une symétrie de révolution autour de la direction moyenne de l'axe afin de perturber les ondes stationnaires pouvant exister dans la cavité.According to the invention, there is further provided a microwave oven comprising a microwave transmitter, a cooking cavity, a guide of a wave connecting the transmitter to the cavity, an antenna according to the invention, characterized in that the axis is partially located in the waveguide, the emitting surface is located in the cavity and is rotatable about the axis, the emitting surface does not have a symmetry of revolution around the mean direction of the axis in order to disturb the standing waves that may exist in the cavity.
L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres particularités et avantages apparaîtront à l'aide de la description ci-après et des dessins joints, donnés à titre d'exemples, où :
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figure 1A représente schématiquement une vue en perspective d'une réalisation préférentielle d'une antenne selon l'invention ; - la
figure 1B représente schématiquement une vue en coupe selon l'axe AA de lafigure 1A ; - la
figure 2A représente schématiquement une vue de face d'une réalisation préférentielle d'un four à micro-ondes selon l'invention ; - la
figure 2B représente schématiquement un détail agrandi de lafigure 2A ; - les
figures 3A à 3D représentent schématiquement une vue de dessus respectivement d'une première, d'une deuxième, d'une troisième, et d'une quatrième réalisation préférentielle de la surface émettrice d'une antenne selon l'invention.
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Figure 1A schematically represents a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an antenna according to the invention; - the
Figure 1B schematically represents a sectional view along the axis AA of theFigure 1A ; - the
Figure 2A schematically represents a front view of a preferred embodiment of a microwave oven according to the invention; - the
Figure 2B schematically represents an enlarged detail of theFigure 2A ; - the
Figures 3A to 3D schematically represent a top view respectively of a first, a second, a third, and a fourth preferred embodiment of the emitting surface of an antenna according to the invention.
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L'axe 1 de l'antenne est partiellement situé dans le guide d'onde du four comme expliqué au niveau de la
L'axe 1 est de préférence centré par rapport à la surface émettrice 2, comme sur les
La surface émettrice 2 est préférentiellement sensiblement plane. L'angle a que fait l'axe 1 avec le plan moyen de la surface émettrice 2 est de préférence sensiblement égal à un angle droit. Si l'angle α n'est pas un angle droit, la fente 4 sera de préférence située du côté de la surface émettrice 2 qui fait l'angle le plus grand avec l'axe 1. Si la surface émettrice 2 n'est pas plane, si par exemple elle est de forme courbe, il est préférable que l'axe 1 ne soit pas du côté de la concavité de la forme courbe de manière à éviter un risque d'arc électrique entre la surface émettrice 2 et les parois de l'antenne lors du fonctionnement de l'antenne dans le four.The emitting
La surface émettrice 2 a préférentiellement une forme arrondie. La surface émettrice 2, que ce soit sur ses bords ou sur sa surface, ne présente alors pas d'angle, de coin ou de pointe qui risquerait d'être à la source de phénomènes d'arc électrique. La surface émettrice 2 a avantageusement soit une forme de couronne comme sur les
L'axe 1 est préférentiellement situé tout entier d'un même côté de la surface émettrice 2. L'axe 1 ne traverse alors pas la surface émettrice 2. De cette manière, l'énergie est globalement rayonnée perpendiculairement à l'axe 1 de l'antenne pour être véhiculée entre la paroi de la cavité de four et la surface émettrice 2, avant d'être partiellement rerayonnée par la fente 4. Si l'extrémité 11 de l'axe 1 débouche de l'autre côté de la surface émettrice 2, une partie importante de l'énergie rayonnée par l'axe 1 l'est dans le prolongement de l'axe 1 et non perpendiculairement à l'axe 1. Un tel caractère directionnel de l'antenne rend plus difficile l'homogénéisation de la répartition des ondes dans la cavité de four.The
De manière préférentielle, le caractère dissymétrique de la surface émettrice 2 est assurée par la présence d'une fente rayonnante 4 laquelle est avantageusement rectangulaire. Lorsque l'antenne est en rotation dans la cavité de four, la fente rayonnante 4 répartit l'énergie moyenne dans le temps dans la cavité de four, c'est-à-dire répartit dans la cavité de four l'énergie moyenne sur une période de temps donnée correspondant par exemple à la période de rotation l'antenne lorsque celle-ci tourne à vitesse constante.Preferably, the asymmetrical nature of the emitting
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Le four comporte aussi par exemple un plateau 8 supportant un aliment 9. Ceux-ci sont situés de manière à ce que l'énergie rayonnée par l'antenne soit au moins partiellement dirigée vers l'aliment 9. L'antenne selon l'invention est avantageusement située dans la partie basse de la cavité 7, chauffant l'aliment 9 de manière directe principalement par en dessous. Les réflexions des ondes sur les parois de la cavité 7 permettent également de chauffer l'aliment 9 par au-dessus. La cavité 7 comporte une paroi inférieure 70, une paroi supérieure 72 et des parois latérales 71. La cavité 7 peut également comporter avantageusement une antenne complémentaire 10, celle-la par exemple de type classique c'est-à-dire tout en métal, située dans la partie haute de la cavité 7 de manière à pouvoir éventuellement chauffer ou cuire l'aliment 9 de manière directe des deux côtés, par au-dessus et par en dessous. L'antenne complémentaire est alors préférentiellement située au niveau de la paroi supérieure 72 de la cavité 7. L'antenne complémentaire 10 permet, le cas échéant, de réaliser une cuisson « deux niveaux », c'est-à-dire une cuisson simultanée de deux aliments placés chacun sur un plateau de cuisson distinct ; lorsqu'il n'y a qu'une seule antenne, l'un des aliments risque dans certaines conditions de masquer l'autre aliment. Cette antenne complémentaire 10 peut être alimentée par un autre magnétron, non représenté ici. En mode de fonctionnement, préférentiellement la vitesse de rotation est sensiblement constante et vaut quelques dizaines de tours par minute, avantageusement de l'ordre de trente tours par minute. Une vitesse de rotation de l'antenne trop faible peut aboutir à une homogénéisation insuffisante de la répartition des micro-ondes dans la cavité 7, tandis qu'une vitesse de rotation trop élevée peut finir par masquer la fente 4 et ainsi détériorer également l'homogénéisation de la répartition des micro-ondes dans la cavité 7. La rotation de l'antenne qui ne présente pas de symétrie de révolution autour de son axe 1, perturbe constamment au cours du temps les ondes situées dans la cavité 7 et homogénéise leur répartition dans la cavité 7 en perturbant l'établissement d'un régime d'ondes stationnaires dans la cavité, lequel régime comporterait encore des points chauds et des points froids.The oven also comprises for example a
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L'antenne selon l'invention comporte une jonction diélectrique 3, laquelle permet une meilleure répartition des micro-ondes au niveau de l'antenne et partant, une meilleure homogénéisation de la répartition des micro-ondes dans la cavité 7. Si l'antenne était entièrement métallique comme dans l'art antérieur, les ondes seraient rayonnées surtout selon la direction X qui est la direction de la longueur du guide d'onde 6 reliant le magnétron 5 à la cavité 7. L'antenne est mobile en rotation autour de son axe 1. De préférence, les différentes parties de l'antenne sont immobiles les unes par rapport aux autres, et l'axe 1 tourne autour de lui-même entraînant la surface émettrice 2 dans sa rotation. L'axe 1 peut aussi être fixe par rapport au four tandis que le reste de l'antenne tourne autour de l'axe 1. Dans ce dernier cas, l'axe 1 est par exemple creux et la surface émettrice 2 est alors liée à l'axe 1 par une jonction diélectrique 3 comportant une partie axiale mobile en rotation et située dans le creux de l'axe 1.The antenna according to the invention comprises a
L'antenne comporte de préférence au moins une fente 4 rayonnante de manière à perturber les ondes situées dans la cavité 7, qui sinon seraient en régime d'ondes stationnaires. Un régime d'ondes stationnaires présente des points chauds et des points froids correspondant à une répartition peu homogène des ondes dans la cavité 7. De préférence, la fente 4 rayonnante est allongée et la direction de la longueur de la fente 4 est sensiblement perpendiculaire à la droite reliant le centre de la fente 4 au centre de gravité de l'extrémité 11 de l'axe 1 liée à la surface émettrice 2. Avantageusement, le périmètre de la fente 4 rayonnante est sensiblement égal à la longueur d'onde moyenne dans l'air des micro-ondes véhiculées par le guide d'onde 6. Tous les points de la périphérie de la fente 4 rayonnante sont préférentiellement éloignés du centre de gravité de l'extrémité 11 de l'axe 1 liée à la surface émettrice 2, d'une distance supérieure ou sensiblement égale au huitième de la longueur d'onde moyenne dans l'air des micro-ondes véhiculées par le guide d'onde 6.The antenna preferably comprises at least one radiating slot 4 so as to disturb the waves located in the
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Le four à micro-ondes précédemment décrit s'applique de préférence à des fours de cuisson domestique, mais peut également s'appliquer à tout autre type de four dans lequel une répartition de micro-ondes dans une cavité doit être homogénéisée, comme par exemple des fours industriels de chauffage ou de séchage . Les fours industriels de séchage peuvent concerner des domaines comme le séchage du bois, du textile ou du tabac ainsi que le séchage effectué dans les tunnels de sérigraphie.The microwave oven described above preferably applies to domestic cooking ovens, but can also be applied to any other type of oven in which a microwave distribution in a cavity must be homogenized, for example industrial furnaces for heating or drying. Industrial drying ovens can cover areas such as drying wood, textiles or tobacco, as well as drying in screen printing tunnels.
Dans le cas de l'application préférentielle à des fours de cuisson domestique, le four à micro-ondes concerne les fours purement micro-ondes aussi bien que les fours mixtes, c'est-à-dire les fours traditionnels ayant au moins un mode de cuisson et/ou chauffage réalisé par micro-ondes. Dans un four de cuisson domestique, l'antenne selon l'invention peut également exister conjointement à un plateau tournant. Dans ce cas, l'antenne sera placée par exemple dans la partie supérieure de la cavité de four, tandis que le plateau tournant restera traditionnellement placé dans la partie inférieure de la cavité de four. Dans les modes de fonctionnement du four où le plateau tournant est arrêté, par exemple dans le cas de cuisson avec un grand plat rectangulaire, l'homogénéisation de la répartition des micro-ondes dans la cavité de four sera alors assurée par l'antenne selon l'invention. Il est de même possible d'envisager des modes faisant fonctionner simultanément un plateau tournant traditionnel avec une antenne selon l'invention, dans le but d'obtenir une homogénéisation optimale dans la cavité de four.In the case of preferential application to domestic cooking ovens, the microwave oven relates to purely microwave ovens as well as to mixed ovens, that is to say, traditional ovens having at least one mode. cooking and / or heating carried out by microwaves. In a domestic cooking oven, the antenna according to the invention can also exist together with a turntable. In this case, the antenna will be placed for example in the upper part of the oven cavity, while the turntable will remain traditionally placed in the lower part of the oven cavity. In the operating modes of the oven where the turntable is stopped, for example in the case of cooking with a large rectangular dish, the homogenization of the distribution of microwaves in the oven cavity will then be ensured by the antenna according to the invention. It is likewise possible to envisage modes that simultaneously operate a traditional rotating plate with an antenna according to the invention, in order to obtain optimum homogenization in the oven cavity.
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- Antenna comprising a conductive shaft (1) and a conductive emitter surface (2) which is connected to an end (11) of the shaft (1), the emitter surface (2) not having symmetry of revolution around the mean direction (ΔM) of the shaft (1), characterised in that the antenna comprises a dielectric junction (3) which connects the shaft (1) and the emitter surface (2), such as to establish electrical discontinuity between the shaft (1) and the emitter surface (2).
- Antenna according to claim 1, characterised in that the emitter surface (2) has a rounded form.
- Antenna according to claim 2, characterised in that the emitter surface (2) is in the form of a disc or ring.
- Antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the shaft (1) is situated entirely on a single side of the emitter surface (2).
- Antenna according to any one of claims I to 4, characterised in that the emitter surface (2) comprises at least one radiating slot (4).
- Antenna according to claim 5, characterised in that the radiating slot (4) is substantially rectangular.
- Antenna according to either of claims 5 and 6, characterised in that the radiating slot (4) is elongate, and in that the direction (Δ1) of the length of the slot is substantially perpendicular to the straight line which connects the centre (41) of the slot (4) to the centre of gravity (10) of the end (11) of the shaft (1) which is connected to the emitter surface (2).
- Antenna according to claim 5, characterised in that the radiating slot (4) is in the form of a "V" with a truncated point (43), the extensions of the two branches (42) of the "V" passing substantially via the centre of gravity (10) of the emitter surface (2).
- Antenna according to any one of claims 5 to 8, characterised in that the emitter surface (2) comprises two radiating slots (4) which are not parallel to one another.
- Antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the emitter surface (2) comprises at least one fin (20).
- Microwave oven comprising a microwave emitter (5), a cooking cavity (7), a wave guide (6) which connects the emitter (5) to the cavity (7), and an antenna according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the shaft (1) is partially situated in the wave guide (6), the emitter surface (2) is situated in the cavity (7) and is mobile in rotation around the shaft (1), the emitter surface (2) not having symmetry of revolution around the mean direction (ΔM) of the shaft (1), in order to disrupt the stationary waves which may exist in the cavity (7).
- Microwave oven according to claim 11, the emitter surface (2) comprising a radiating slot (4), characterised in that the perimeter (p) of the radiating slot (4) is substantially equal to the mean wave length in the air of the microwaves which are situated in the cavity (7) of the oven.
- Microwave oven according to claim 12, characterised in that all the points of the periphery (p) of the radiating slot (4) are spaced from the centre of gravity (10) of the end (11) of the shaft (1) which is connected to the emitter surface (2), by a distance which is greater than or substantially the same as an eighth of the mean wave length in the air of the microwaves which are conveyed by the wave guide (6).
- Microwave oven according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterised in that the length (h1) of the part of the shaft (1) which is situated outside the wave guide (6) is greater than or substantially the same as the length (h2) of the part of the shaft (1) which is situated in the wave guide (6).
- Microwave oven according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterised in that the speed of rotation of the antenna in the operating mode is a few dozens of rotations per minute.
- Microwave oven according to any one of claims 11 to 15, characterised in that the antenna is situated in the middle of the lower part of the cavity (7).
- Microwave oven according to any one of claims 11 to 16, characterised in that the oven is a domestic cooking oven.
- Microwave oven according to claim 17, characterised in that the oven also comprises a turntable for food.
- Microwave oven according to any one of claims 11 to 16, characterised in that the oven is an industrial drying oven.
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