US4703149A
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Container heated by microwave oven
Assignee: House Foods Corp
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Filing: 1985-12-04
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Granted: 1987-10-27
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Expires: 2005-12-04
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a container for use in heating by a microwave oven, which is capable of preventing locally occurring over-heating, and of allowing its contents to be uniformly and effectively heated. Referring to FIG. 1, the container of the present invention comprises a container proper 13; a lig 16; and a microwave shielding layer 15, characterized in that the shielding layer 15 is disposed at least on the position 14, through the intermediary of an air layer, where the upper surface of a material 12 contacts the side surface of the container proper 13, i.e., is disposed on the portion 17 of the lid which ovehangs the side wall of the container proper 13.
Inventors
- 👤 Ko Sugisawa
- 👤 Masanori Yamamoto
- 👤 Ryusuke Nakanaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:07
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J36/00; A47J36/02; A47J36/027; B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/34; B65D81/3446; B65D81/3453; B65D2581/00; B65D2581/34; B65D2581/3437; B65D2581/3471; B65D2581/3472; B65D2581/3486; B65D2581/3489; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S99/00; Y10S99/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system comprising a stitch forming means including a needle reciprocating across a material disposed on a material supporting surface; a material feeding means including a feed dog capable of making horizontal and vertical motions in synchronism with the reciprocation of said needle and a presser foot cooperating with said feed dog, said presser foot being movable between a lower position at which it presses said material to said feed dog and an upper position at which it is apart from said feed dog; an urging means for applying a pressure to said presser foot; an actuating means for substantially releasing the pressure against the material by the presser foot; a storage means for storing predetermined data for forming a desired stitch length; a first control means possessed of a plurality of modes for controlling said stitch forming means and material feeding means, said first control means having an automatic mode for forming stitches in accordance with said data and an ordinary mode for forming stitches independently of said data; an interruption signal generating means for generating an interruption signal during a sewing process in each of said sewing modes; and a second control means for setting said first control means in said ordinary mode and controlling said actuating means upon generation of said interruption signal during a process in said automatic mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system comprising a stitch forming means including a needle reciprocating across a material disposed on a material supporting surface; a material feeding means including a feed dog capable of making horizontal and vertical motions in synchronism with the reciprocation of said needle and a presser foot cooperating with said feed dog, said presser foot being movable between a lower position at which it presses said material to said feed dog and an upper position at which it is apart from said feed dog; an urging means for applying a pressure to said presser foot; an actuating means for substantially releasing the pressure against the material by the presser foot; a storage means for storing predetermined data for forming a desired stitch length; a first control means possessed of a plurality of modes for controlling said stitch forming means and material feeding means, said first control means having an automatic mode for forming stitches in accordance with said data and an ordinary mode for forming stitches independently of said data; an interruption signal generating means for generating an interruption signal during a sewing process in each of said sewing modes; and a second control means for setting said first control means in said ordinary mode and controlling said actuating means upon generation of said interruption signal during a process in said automatic mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means raises said presser foot from the lower position to a predetermined upper position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system according to claim 2, wherein said upper position is set by manually operating a setting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means includes a servo solenoid having an extendible and retractable armature, whereby said presser foot ascends through an extension of the armature.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means includes an adjusting screw for adjusting the pressure of the presser foot, a driving means for rotating the adjusting screw.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system according to claim 5, wherein said driving means includes a pinion formed on a head portion of said screw, a rack engaging said pinion, a servo solenoid for horizontally reciprocating said rack.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system according to claim 1, wherein said interruption signal generating means includes a manually operable interruption switch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
261 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system, comprising: a stitch forming means including a needle reciprocating across a material on a material supporting surface; material feeding means including a feed dog capable of making horizontal and vertical motions in synchronism with the reciprocation of said needle and a presser foot cooperating with said feed dog, said presser foot being movable between a lower position at which it presses said material to said feed dog and an upper position at which it is apart from said feed dog; an urging means for applying the pressure to said presser foot; an actuating means for substantially releasing the pressure against the material by the presser foot; a storage means for storing predetermined data for forming desired stitch; a first control means possessed of a plurality of modes for controlling said stitch forming means and material feeding means, said first control means having an automatic mode for forming stitches in accordance with said data and an ordinary mode for forming the stitches independently of said data; an interruption signal generating means for generating an interruption signal during a sewing process in each of said sewing modes; a second control means for setting said first control means in said ordinary mode and controlling said actuating means upon generation of said interruption signal during a sewing process in said automatic mode; and a third control means for setting said first control means in said automatic mode and deactivating said actuating means when said interruption signal ceases to be generated during the process in said ordinary mode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
261 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system, comprising: a stitch forming means including a needle reciprocating across a material on a material supporting surface; material feeding means including a feed dog capable of making horizontal and vertical motions in synchronism with the reciprocation of said needle and a presser foot cooperating with said feed dog, said presser foot being movable between a lower position at which it presses said material to said feed dog and an upper position at which it is apart from said feed dog; an urging means for applying the pressure to said presser foot; an actuating means for substantially releasing the pressure against the material by the presser foot; a storage means for storing predetermined data for forming desired stitch; a first control means possessed of a plurality of modes for controlling said stitch forming means and material feeding means, said first control means having an automatic mode for forming stitches in accordance with said data and an ordinary mode for forming the stitches independently of said data; an interruption signal generating means for generating an interruption signal during a sewing process in each of said sewing modes; a second control means for setting said first control means in said ordinary mode and controlling said actuating means upon generation of said interruption signal during a sewing process in said automatic mode; and a third control means for setting said first control means in said automatic mode and deactivating said actuating means when said interruption signal ceases to be generated during the process in said ordinary mode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A sewing machine having an automatic control system according to claim 8 wherein said storage means includes a group of a plurality of stitch data each corresponding to the length of the respective straight sides of the material.
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