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Cooling apparatus of cooking appliance

US7296565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 24, 2005
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24C15/006
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cooling apparatus of a cooking appliance including a cabinet having a cooking chamber located therein and an electric component chamber located outside the cooking chamber; a door installed on the cabinet for opening and closing the cooking chamber, and having channels so as to cause external air to flow into the electric component chamber and a part of the air to flow into the electric component chamber via side surfaces of the cooking chamber; and an air blower installed in the electric component chamber for forcibly sucking in the external air and discharging air having cooled the door and the electric component chamber, thereby improving cooling efficiency of the door and the inside of the electric component chamber.

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