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US 2026/0049758 A1Published application
Rf defrosting drawer
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorALESSANDRO GIGANTE
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Abstract
An RF defrosting drawer that has a pair of electrodes for heating a food item. One or both of the electrodes may be moveable and the compartment may have a venting mechanism for removing the moisture generated by the heating of food items. The RF defrosting drawer can be positioned inside the refrigerator compartment of a refrigerator.
Claims20
A refrigerator with a cooking compartment for radio frequency heating, comprising:
- a refrigerator having an interior cavity;
- a cooking compartment having a cooking cavity;
- a first electrode positioned in the cooking cavity;
- a second electrode position in the cooking cavity;
- a radio frequency generator supplying electromagnetic energy between said first electrode and said second electrode to heat an object in said cooking cavity;
- wherein at least one wall of said cooking compartment has a plurality of openings permitting moisture to escape the cooking compartment;
- and
- wherein at least one of said electrodes is movable with respect to the other electrode.
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A cooking compartment for radio frequency heating, comprising:
- a cooking cavity;
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- a radio frequency generator supplying electromagnetic energy between said first electrode and said second electrode to heat an object in said cooking cavity;
- wherein said first electrode and said second electrode are positioned on opposite sides of said cavity;
- wherein at least one of said electrodes is in a grid pattern permitting moisture to escape;
- and
- wherein at least one of said electrodes is movable with respect to the other electrode.
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A defrosting compartment for a refrigerator, comprising:
- a cooking cavity;
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- a radio frequency generator supplying electromagnetic energy between said first electrode and said second electrode to heat an object in said cooking cavity;
- wherein said first electrode and said second electrode are positioned on opposite sides of said cavity;
- wherein said second electrode is movable with respect to the first electrode;
- and
- wherein said second electrode is coupled to a plate that is coupled to a plurality of pins that are received within openings in a wall of said cooking cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.