Inductively coupled oven divider
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorPaul Bryan Cadima
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Abstract
A cavity divider is provided for use within an appliance cavity to partition the appliance cavity into a plurality of sub-cavities. The appliance cavity has a sending coil. The cavity divider comprises a pick-up coil and a heating element, whereby the sending coil is configured to be inductively coupled to the pick-up coil, whereby an electrical current generated in the pick-up coil provides power to the heating element.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a cavity having a back wall;
- a cavity divider positioned inside said cavity to partition said cavity into a plurality of sub-cavities, said cavity divider comprising a pick-up coil and a heating element;
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- a sending coil mounted on said back wall outside said cavity, wherein said sending coil is configured to be inductively coupled to said pick-up coil whereby an electrical current generated in said pick-up coil provides power to said heating element,
- wherein said heating element of said cavity divider is configured to heat a first one of said sub-cavities and an additional heating element separate from said heating element of said cavity divider is configured to heat a second one of said sub-cavities, an amount of heat generated by said heating element of said cavity divider and an amount of heat generated by said additional heating element being independently controlled.
A cavity divider for use within an appliance cavity to partition said appliance cavity into a plurality of sub-cavities, said appliance having a sending coil, said cavity divider comprising:
- a pick-up coil and a heating element, whereby said sending coil is mounted on a back wall of said appliance cavity outside said appliance cavity and is configured to be inductively coupled to said pick-up coil inside said appliance cavity, whereby an electrical current generated in said pick-up coil provides power to said heating element,
- wherein said heating element of said cavity divider is configured to heat a first one of said sub-cavities and an additional heating element separate from said heating element of said cavity divider is configured to heat a second one of said sub-cavities, an amount of heat generated by said heating element of said cavity divider and an amount of heat generated by said additional heating element being independently controlled.
A method for applying power to a cavity divider for use within an appliance cavity, wherein said cavity divider comprises a pick-up coil and a heating element and partitions said appliance cavity into a plurality of sub-cavities and wherein said appliance has a sending coil, said method comprising:
- positioning said cavity divider within said appliance cavity such that said sending coil is inductively coupled to said pick-up coil, wherein said sending coil is mounted on a back wall of said appliance cavity outside said appliance cavity;
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- applying an electrical current to said sending coil to generate an electrical current in said pick-up coil to provide power to said heating element,
- wherein said heating element of said cavity divider being configured to heat a first one of said sub-cavities and an additional heating element separate from said heating element of said cavity divider being configured to heat a second one of said sub-cavities, an amount of heat generated by said heating element of said cavity divider and an amount of heat generated by said additional heating element being independently controlled.
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