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US 11,940,157 B2Granted
Water drip collector for steam generation
AssigneeKoninklijke Fabriek Inventum B.V.
InventorFrank Hoogland
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Abstract
A water injection system injects water drops for conversion into steam into an oven in a more controllable manner than existing systems, and more evenly distributes the steam within the oven. The water drops are isolated in a defined area with a drip plate where scale may accumulate. The drip plate may be easily cleaned of scale or may be easily replaceable.
Claims14
An oven comprising:
- a fan;
- a heating element disposed about a perimeter of the fan such that the fan circulates air through the heating element;
- a water injector;
- and
- a chevron shaped drip plate configured to retain water drops from the water injector on the drip plate,
- wherein:
- the drip plate is disposed between the water injector and the heating element, proximal to the heating element, to receive water drops due to gravity from the water injector and directly above contacts of the heating element to shield the contacts from direct exposure to water, and retain the water drops on the drip plate along an axis parallel to an axis of rotation of the fan and pointing away from the fan such that gravity acting on water drops from the water injector draws the water drops away from the fan and toward the heating element;
- and
- the drip plate is disposed between the water injector and the heating element, proximal to the heating element, to receive water drops due to gravity from the water injector, and retain the water drops on the drip plate while the heating element heats the drip plate to at least the boiling point of water to generate steam without a separate steam generating heating element.
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A water injection system comprising:
- a fan;
- a heating element disposed about a perimeter of the fan such that the fan circulates air through the heating element;
- a water injector;
- and
- a chevron shaped drip plate configured to retain water drops from the water injector on the drip plate,
- wherein:
- the drip plate is disposed between the water injector and the heating element, proximal to the heating element, to receive water drops due to gravity from the water injector and directly above contacts of the heating element to shield the contacts from direct exposure to water, and retain the water drops on the drip plate along an axis parallel to an axis of rotation of the fan and pointing away from the fan such that gravity acting on water drops from the water injector draws the water drops away from the fan and toward the heating element;
- and
- the drip plate is disposed between the water injector and the heating element, proximal to the heating element, to receive water drops due to gravity from the water injector, and retain the water drops on the drip plate while the heating element heats the drip plate to at least the boiling point of water to generate steam without a separate steam generating heating element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.