PATTERNED MICROWAVE OVEN SUSCEPTOR

摘要

A patterned susceptor structure of relatively thin electroconductive material for converting incident microwave energy to thermal energy. The patterned susceptor has a lobe shaped island strip (22) nested within and surrounded by an outer strip (24). The island strip is coupled to the outer strip to stimulate uniform heating between an outer edge (23) of the susceptor structure and a center portion (25) of the susceptor structure. The island strip is coupled to the outer strip by spacing the island strip from the outer strip with a microwave transparent slotline (26).