Customized Microwaving Energy Distribution Utilizing Slotted Wave Guides

摘要

Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for customizing microwave energy distribution within a chamber to accommodate various load characteristics. Aspects of the present invention customized configurations of ports, deflectors, waveguides, conducting rods, and slots to shape and distribute energy.

主权项

1. A system for applying microwave energy to molded part, the system comprising:
at least one dielectric material that receives and at least partially surrounds the molded part; a chamber having at least one wall that defines an interior and an exterior of the chamber, the chamber able to be placed in at least an open configuration and a closed configuration, the chamber further able to enclose the at least one dielectric material and the molded part surrounded by the dielectric material within the interior of the chamber when in the closed configuration and to apply a predetermined amount of pressure to the molded part when in the closed configuration and enclosing the at least one dielectric and the molded part; a microwave generator that produces microwaves having at least a first frequency; at least one wave guide that permits microwaves produced by the microwave generator to propagate to the chamber, the at least one wave guide causing the microwaves to propagate in a direction parallel to at least a portion of the at least one wall of the chamber; and a plurality of slots in the at least one wave guide and the at least one wall of the chamber, the slots extending in a direction parallel to the direction of propagation of the microwaves in the at least one wave guide, the slots permitting a portion of the microwaves propagating in the at least one wave guide to exit the wave guide and enter the interior of the chamber and propagate through the at least one dielectric and the molded part.