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US 2006/0219704 A1Published application
Appliance for heating meals
AssigneeMGS Modular Galley Systems AG
InventorWalter
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AssigneeMGS Modular Galley Systems AG
InventorWalter
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The invention relates to a device for heating up meals. It comprises a housing which can be closed by means of a door and shields the surroundings from electromagnetic waves. One or more functional trays which contain one or more induction coils are held within the housing, in order to be able to inductively heat up meals held in containers so that they can be consumed. The object of the invention is to increase the operational reliability of a device of this type. According to the invention, an electrically conducting element is therefore present on end faces of functional trays which are oriented in the direction of a door opening in the housing. Each individual electrically conducting element is also connected to the local potential, housing potential and/or ground potential, in order to be able to ensure that the surroundings are shielded from electromagnetic waves, even when the housing door is open.
A device for heating up meals, in which one or more functional tray or trays is/are arranged within a housing which can be closed by a door and has a shielding effect for electromagnetic waves, where functional trays (2) each contain at least one induction coil (4) for producing an alternating electromagnetic field within which heating can be achieved, characterized in that an electrically conducting element (3) is arranged at end faces of functional trays (2) which are oriented in the direction of a door opening in the housing (1), and each electrically conducting element (3) is respectively connected to the local potential, housing potential and/or ground potential and forms a shield for electromagnetic waves.
The device as claimed in claim, characterized in that shielding elements are connected to a functional tray (2) or are an integral component of functional trays (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.