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US 8,559,101 B2Granted
Reflector and apparatus including the reflector
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsMika Sakaue, Mitsuhiko Kimoto, Kazuaki Ohkubo, Yuriko Kaneko
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Abstract
A reflective plate 72 is arranged so as to reflect infrared rays, radiated from a heating wire 71, outside of a heater 70 and may be made of steel. A number of cavities 73 are arranged on the surface of the reflective plate 72. Since the cavities 73 have an aspect ratio of 0.17 to 0.7, the infrared reflectance can be increased compared to a reflector with no cavities.
Claims12
A reflector for reflecting infrared rays, comprising a reflective surface, the reflective surface having arranged thereon a plurality of cavities, wherein each said cavity has an aspect ratio of 0.17 to 0.7,
- wherein the reflective surface is configured to reflect infrared rays, and side and bottom surfaces of each said cavity are made of metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.