公开(公告)号：US20230000116A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17758446

申请日：2020-02-28

申请人： EnWave Corporation

发明人： Li Bing CAO ,  Jun FU ,  Noel Barker

IPC分类号： A23L3/48 ,  A23L3/54 ,  F26B3/347 ,  F26B5/04 ,  F26B11/02 ,  F26B11/04 ,  F26B25/00 ,  F26B25/02

摘要： An apparatus and method for providing a simpler and more robust mechanism for transporting materials to be dried through a vacuum microwave chamber in rotating containers. The apparatus (20) has a vacuum chamber (22), an input end (26) to introduce a container (24) into the chamber, and a discharge end (28) to remove the container. The container has spur gear teeth (60) extending along its outer circumferential surface. The apparatus has a single roller (42) having spur gear teeth (46) extending along its outer circumferential surface. The spur gear teeth of the roller mesh with the spur gear teeth of the container such that rotation of the roller about its longitudinal axis rotates the container. The apparatus also includes means for holding the container on the roller, means for moving the container through the chamber, a microwave generator 76 arranged for transmission of microwave radiation from the generator into the chamber, and means for reducing pressure inside the chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20170115057A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15313390

申请日：2014-06-11

申请人： ENWAVE CORPORATION

发明人： Timothy D. DURANCE ,  Jun FU

IPC分类号： F26B3/347 ,  F26B5/04

CPC分类号： F26B3/347 ,  F26B5/04 ,  F26B5/042 ,  F26B5/048

摘要： An apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials such as food products. The dehydration apparatus (10) has a vacuum chamber (12) with a loading module (14) at one end and a discharge module (22) at the other. The vacuum chamber has access doors (80) spaced between the input end (16) and the discharge end (24) which provide operator and maintenance access. Microwave generators (86) are mounted on each access door and arranged to radiate through a microwave chamber and microwave-transparent window on the access door into the vacuum chamber. The waveguides on a respective access door are oriented to minimize microwave interference between the magnetrons on that door. A conveyor (60) in the vacuum chamber moves the organic material (96) on trays (18) through the vacuum chamber.