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Antenna device for a wireless probe system of an oven appliance

  • US 10,641,498 B2
  • Filed: 01/08/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An oven appliance, comprising:

  • a cabinet defining an oven cavity;

    a heat source disposed within the oven cavity; and

    an antenna device mounted to the cabinet, the antenna device comprising;

    an outer sheath defining an interior volume and formed of a conducting material, the outer sheath extending between a first end and a second end and forming a predetermined tuned length, the first end extending into the oven cavity;

    a temperature sensor disposed within the interior volume of the outer sheath and positioned within the oven cavity, wherein the temperature sensor is electrically isolated from the outer sheath;

    a ground cylinder disposed about the outer sheath; and

    a dielectric sleeve disposed between the outer sheath and the ground cylinder, wherein the outer sheath is electrically isolated from the ground cylinder by the dielectric sleeve.

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