Cooking apparatus

Abstract

This cooking apparatus comprises: a main body having a cooking chamber; a circulation fan disposed to circulate air; a cooling duct for discharging, to the outside of the main body, air suctioned by the circulation fan; an exhaust duct for discharging air inside the cooking chamber to the outside of the cooking chamber; a cooling cover which covers the cooling duct, and which includes a cooling opening formed toward the rear of the main body so as to discharge air of the cooling duct; and an exhaust cover which covers the exhaust duct, and which includes an exhaust opening formed toward the front of the main body so as to discharge air of the exhaust duct.

Description

Cooking appliances

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a cooking appliance.

[0002] A cooking appliance is a device used to heat and cook food or other food items. Specifically, it can perform various cooking-related functions, such as heating, defrosting, drying, and sterilizing the food.

[0003] Examples of such cooking appliances include oven ranges, microwave ovens, gas ranges, electric ranges, gas grills, or electric grills.

[0004] An oven range (hereinafter referred to as a cooking appliance) is a device that cooks food by directly transferring heat to food or heating the inside of the cooking chamber through a heating source that generates heat, such as a heater.

[0005] An oven range has a cabinet-shaped body, an oven is provided inside the body, and a cooktop including at least one heating element may be provided on the upper part of the body.

[0006] One aspect of the present disclosure provides a cooking appliance including a flow path for facilitating the discharge of air inside a cooking chamber of the cooking appliance.

[0007] One aspect of the present disclosure provides a cooking appliance including a cooling cover, an exhaust cover, and a cover housing having a structure that is easy to assemble.

[0008] One aspect of the present disclosure provides a cooking appliance including a structure that reduces the generation of carbon monoxide.

[0009] One aspect of the present disclosure provides a cooking appliance including a structure in which the flow path space of a cooling duct and an exhaust duct are separated.

[0010] The technical problems to be achieved in this document are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the description below.

[0011] According to one embodiment, a cooking appliance includes a main body having a cooking chamber, a circulation fan arranged to circulate air, a cooling duct arranged to discharge air sucked by the circulation fan to the outside of the main body, an exhaust duct arranged to discharge air inside the cooking chamber to the outside of the cooking chamber, a cooling cover arranged to cover the cooling duct and including a cooling opening formed toward the rear of the main body to discharge air in the cooling duct, and an exhaust cover arranged to cover the exhaust duct and including an exhaust opening formed toward the front of the main body to discharge air in the exhaust duct.

[0012] According to one embodiment, a cooking appliance includes a main body having a cooking chamber, a cover part provided to guide air discharged from the main body to the outside of the main body, a circulation fan arranged to circulate air, a cooling duct provided to discharge air sucked by the circulation fan to the outside of the main body, and an exhaust duct provided to discharge air inside the cooking chamber to the outside of the cooking chamber, wherein the cover part includes a cooling cover provided to cover the cooling duct and including a cooling opening formed to discharge air of the cooling duct, an exhaust cover provided to cover the exhaust duct and including an exhaust opening formed to discharge air of the exhaust duct in a direction opposite to the cooling opening, and a cover housing provided to cover the cooling cover and the exhaust cover, the cover housing including a first opening formed to correspond to the cooling opening and a second opening formed to correspond to the exhaust opening.

[0013] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to facilitate the discharge of air generated in a divided cooking room and discharged through a first exhaust opening and a second exhaust opening, and reduce the generation of carbon monoxide.

[0014] The effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below.

[0015] FIG. 1 is a drawing illustrating a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a drawing illustrating a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0017] Figure 3 is an exploded view of a portion of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0018] Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of Fig. 1.

[0019] Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' of Fig. 1.

[0020] FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing a portion of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating a portion of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0022] Figure 8 is an exploded view of the exhaust cover and cooling cover of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0023] FIG. 9 is an enlarged drawing of a joint portion where an exhaust cover and a cooling cover of a cooking appliance are connected to a main body according to one embodiment.

[0024] Fig. 10 is a plan view of an exhaust cover of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0025] FIG. 11 is a drawing illustrating a state in which a discharge cover of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment is combined with an exhaust cover and a cooling cover.

[0026] FIG. 12 is a drawing illustrating a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0027] Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C' of Fig. 12.

[0028] Fig. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D' of Fig. 12.

[0029] FIG. 15 is an exploded view showing a portion of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment.

[0030] The embodiments described in this specification and the configurations illustrated in the drawings are merely preferred examples of the disclosed invention, and there may be various modified examples that can replace the embodiments and drawings of this specification at the time of filing of this application.

[0031] Additionally, the same reference numbers or symbols presented in each drawing of this specification represent parts or components that perform substantially the same function.

[0032] In addition, the terminology used in this specification is used to describe embodiments and is not intended to limit and / or restrict the disclosed invention. The singular expression includes plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprise" or "have" and the like are intended to specify the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but do not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0033] Additionally, terms including ordinal numbers such as “first,” “second,” etc. used herein may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term “and / or” includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any item among a plurality of related listed items.

[0034] Meanwhile, the terms “upper and lower directions,” “lower side,” and “front and rear directions” used in the following description are defined based on the drawings, and the shape and position of each component are not limited by these terms.

[0035] Hereinafter, one embodiment is described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0036] FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are drawings showing a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an exploded view showing a part of the cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment.

[0037] The main body (10) may include a first cooking section (10a) and a second cooking section (10b) positioned above the first cooking section (10a). The first cooking section (10a) may be an oven, and the second cooking section (10b) may be a range. The main body (10) may further include a drawer device (40) provided below the first cooking section (10a), which is in the form of a drawer and is inserted and pulled out in a sliding manner.

[0038] The main body (10) of the cooking appliance (1) may include only the first cooking section (10a) among the first cooking section (10a) and the second cooking section (10b).

[0039] The main body (10) may have a cooking chamber (11). More specifically, the first cooking unit (10a) may include a cooking chamber (11) forming a cooking space. The cooking chamber (11) need not be a single unit and may include a plurality of cooking chambers (11) including plates that partition the cooking chambers (11).

[0040] A cooking appliance (1) may include a door (20). The door (20) may be coupled to a main body (10). The door (20) may be coupled to the main body (10) so as to be rotatable. The door (20) may rotate in a direction covering a cooking chamber (11). The door (20) may include a door duct (20) through which air flows inside the door (20). The door (20) may include a door handle (21) formed to protrude toward the front of the cooking appliance (1).

[0041] In addition to the door (20) duct, the cooking appliance (1) may include gaps formed to allow air to pass through the space between the cooking appliances (1).

[0042] A cooking appliance (1) may include a heating device. The main body (10) of the cooking appliance (1) may be arranged adjacent to a cooking chamber (11) and have a space independent from the cooking chamber (11), and may include an electrical compartment in which various electrical components such as circuit boards are provided.

[0043] The cooking appliance (1) may include a first cooking section (10a). The first cooking section (10a) may be disposed adjacent to the upper side of the cooking chamber (11) and may include a first cooking section (10a) heating source that generates heat and provides heat into the cooking chamber (11). The first cooking section (10a) heating source may be provided to heat the upper side of food accommodated in the cooking chamber (11). The first cooking section (10a) heating source may be provided as a heater. The first cooking section (10a) heating source may be provided in multiple numbers. When food is accommodated in the cooking chamber (11) and the cooking chamber (11) is sealed by the door (20) and the heating device, the first cooking section (10a) heating source generates heat and transmits the generated heat to the cooking chamber (11) to cook the food by dry heat.

[0044] The first cooking section (10a) may be arranged to allow air to circulate within the cooking chamber (11). When cooking food, the air within the cooking chamber (11) may circulate. The hot air within the cooking chamber (11) may circulate to heat food contained within the cooking chamber (11) from a variety of directions.

[0045] The cooking appliance (1) may include a circulation fan (30) arranged at the rear of the cooking chamber (11) to circulate air inside the cooking appliance (1) or to communicate the air with the outside. In addition, the cooking appliance (1) may include a circulation motor that can drive the circulation fan (30). A plurality of circulation fans (30) may be provided, and the plurality of circulation fans (30) may be arranged vertically within the cooking chamber (11). The plurality of circulation fans (30) may be centrifugal fans or turbo fans that suck in air from the upper side and discharge it in a radial direction.

[0046] The cooking appliance (1) can be arranged to control the speed or amount of air contained inside the main body (10) by controlling the rotational power of the circulation motor.

[0047] The cooking appliance (1) may include a second cooking section (10b). The second cooking section (10b) may be provided to be exposed to the outside of the main body (10) and may include at least one heating plate on which a cooking container may be placed. The second cooking section (10b) may transfer heat generated toward a cooking container placed on the heating plate to cook food within the cooking container. The heating plate may be a heater that generates heat using electricity or gas.

[0048] The main body (10) of the cooking appliance (1) may include an interface. The interface may be provided to control the amount of heat generated for cooking in the first cooking section (10a) and the second cooking section (10b).

[0049] The interface may include an input unit. The input unit may be configured to control the heating source of the first cooking unit (10a). The input unit may be configured as a physical button or a touch button, and may receive on and off commands based on the number of inputs. Depending on the input from the input unit, the heating source of the first cooking unit (10a) may be turned on and off, and may be configured to control the amount of heat applied to the cooking chamber (11).

[0050] The interface may include a display unit. The display unit may be provided adjacent to the touch panel and may be a flat panel display, such as an LCD, PDP, or OLED, that displays multiple buttons and cooking information. The display unit may be provided to display information such as the type of food being cooked in the first cooking unit (10a), the cooking mode, the cooking temperature, the cooking execution time, the cooking start time, the elapsed time, the remaining time, and the cooking end time.

[0051] The interface may include a knob. The knob may be coupled with the heating plate of the second cooking section (10b) to operate the heating plate. The knob may be configured to rotate, and the amount of heat generated by the heating plate may be adjusted in proportion to the amount of rotation.

[0052] The cooking appliance (1) may include a cooling duct (60) capable of discharging air sucked by the circulation fan (30) to the outside of the main body (10), and an exhaust duct (70) capable of discharging air inside the cooking chamber (11) to the outside of the main body (10). The cooling duct (60) may discharge air having a relatively lower temperature than the air in the exhaust duct (70). Since the exhaust duct (70) discharges air inside the cooking chamber (11), it may discharge air having a relatively higher temperature than the air in the cooling duct (60).

[0053] The cooking appliance (1) may include a cover portion that guides air inside the main body (10) to be discharged to the outside of the main body (10). The cover portion may include a cooling cover (100) that covers a cooling duct (60), an exhaust cover (200) that covers an exhaust duct (70), and a cover housing (300) that covers the cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200).

[0054] The cover housing (300) can prevent the cooling duct (60), cooling cover (100), exhaust duct (70), exhaust cover (200), and joints from being exposed to the user. The cooling cover (100), exhaust cover (200), and cover housing (300) can prevent foreign substances from entering the cooling duct (60) and exhaust duct (70) from the outside of the main body (10).

[0055] The cover housing (300) may include a first cover plate (310) including a first opening (301a) formed toward the rear of the main body (10), and a second cover plate (320) including a second opening (301b) formed toward the front of the main body (10). The first cover plate (310) and the second cover plate (320) may be arranged at a predetermined angle.

[0056] In the drawing, the first opening (301a) and the second opening (301b) are illustrated as including a plurality of openings arranged at a predetermined interval, but the first opening (301a) and the second opening (301b) may be formed as a single opening.

[0057] Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' of Fig. 1.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 4, the cooking appliance (1) may include a cooling duct (60) disposed at the upper portion of the main body (10). The cooling duct (60) may discharge air sucked in from various gaps of the main body (10) to the outside of the main body (10). Specifically, the cooling duct (60) may discharge air drawn in through the door (20) duct to the outside of the main body (10). Alternatively, the cooling duct (60) may discharge air sucked between the first cooking section (10a) and the second cooking section (10b) to the outside of the main body (10).

[0059] The cooking appliance (1) may include a cooling cover (100) that covers a cooling duct (60). The cooling cover (100) may include a cooling opening (101) that discharges air. The cooling opening (101) may be an opening formed when a portion of the cooling cover (100) comes into contact with the upper portion of the main body (10). However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the cooling opening (101) may be formed in the cooling cover (100) itself.

[0060] When the cooking appliance (1) is in operation, radiant heat inside the main body (10) can be transferred to the outside of the main body (10). For example, heat inside the cooking chamber (11) can be transferred in the form of radiant heat toward the rear of the main body (10). When the cooking appliance (1) is installed, since the rear of the main body (10) mostly has a wall, the temperature of the rear of the main body (10) can increase due to radiant heat.

[0061] To solve this problem, the cooling opening (101) and the first opening (301a) can be formed so that the air of the cooling duct (60) is discharged toward the rear of the main body (10). Specifically, the air of the cooling duct (60) can receive the air sucked in through the circulation fan (30) and be discharged to the outside through the cooling opening (101) and the first opening (301a) in that order. Since the air discharged from the cooling opening (101) has a relatively low temperature, the temperature of the cooking appliance (1) can be prevented from increasing due to radiant heat generated from the cooking chamber (11).

[0062] Referring to Fig. 5, the cooking appliance (1) may include an exhaust duct (70) disposed at the upper portion of the cooking chamber (11). The exhaust duct (70) may connect the cooking chamber (11) with the outside of the main body (10). Specifically, the exhaust duct (70) may be formed to discharge air inside the cooking chamber (11) toward the front of the main body (10). The air in the exhaust duct (70) may receive air discharged from the cooking chamber (11) and sequentially pass through the exhaust opening (201) and the second opening (301b) to be discharged to the outside.

[0063] By guiding the air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) to the front of the main body (10) through the exhaust opening (201), the air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) and the air discharged from the cooling duct (60) can be prevented from mixing. In addition, by smoothly discharging the exhaust gas generated within the cooking chamber (11), the generation of carbon monoxide can be reduced.

[0064] FIG. 6 is a drawing showing a part of a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment in an exploded manner, FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a part of a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a drawing showing an exhaust cover (200) and a cooling cover (100) of a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment in an exploded manner.

[0065] The cooking appliance (1) may include an upper panel positioned above the second cooking section (10b). The upper panel may include a plurality of openings connected to a cooling duct (60) and an exhaust duct (70).

[0066] A cooling cover (100) covering a cooling duct (60) and an exhaust cover (200) covering an exhaust duct (70) can be combined on the upper part of the main body (10). The cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200) can be combined on the upper part of the main body (10) using various combination methods such as hooks and screws. The cover housing (300) can cover the upper part of the cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200).

[0067] The cooling cover (100) may include a cooling cover body (110) forming the exterior of the cooling cover (100), a cooling support body (120) formed by bending from one end of the cooling cover body (110), and a cooling coupling body (130) formed by bending from a side end of the cooling cover body (110).

[0068] The cooling cover body (110) can prevent air discharged from the cooling duct (60) from being discharged toward the front of the main body (10). The cooling cover body (110) can be formed in a roughly rectangular plate shape. The air discharged from the cooling duct (60) can be guided by the cooling cover body (110) and discharged toward the rear of the main body (10) through the cooling opening (101).

[0069] The main body (10) may include a cooling receiving rib (12) that forms a cooling coupling opening (12a) so that a portion of the cooling coupling body (130) may be inserted into the upper portion of the main body (10). The cooling receiving rib (12) may guide the cooling coupling body (130) to be slidably coupled through the cooling coupling opening (12a).

[0070] The cooling coupling body (130) may include a cooling partition (131) that prevents air discharged from the cooling duct (60) from mixing with air discharged from the exhaust duct (70), and a cooling coupling rib (132) that is formed by bending from the cooling partition (131). The cooling partition (131) may be arranged to face the exhaust cover (200).

[0071] The cooling coupling body (130) may be formed by bending from both ends of the cooling cover body (110). However, the cooling coupling bodies (130) on both sides do not have to be formed symmetrically with the cooling cover body (110) as the center. That is, the cooling coupling bodies (130) on both sides may be formed differently.

[0072] The cooling cover body (110) can be coupled to the upper part of the main body (10) by inserting a part of the cooling coupling rib (132) into the cooling coupling opening (12a).

[0073] The exhaust cover (200) may include an exhaust cover body (210) forming the exterior of the exhaust cover (200), an exhaust support body (220) formed by bending from one end of the exhaust cover body (210), and an exhaust coupling body (230) formed by bending from a side end of the exhaust cover body (210).

[0074] The exhaust cover body (210) can prevent air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) from being discharged to the rear of the main body (10). The exhaust cover body (210) can be formed in a roughly rectangular plate shape. The air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) can be guided by the exhaust cover body (210) and discharged toward the front of the main body (10) through the exhaust opening (201).

[0075] The exhaust cover (200) may be fixed to at least one of the main body (10) or the cooling cover (100). The exhaust coupling body (230) may be formed by bending from both ends of the exhaust cover body (210). However, the exhaust coupling bodies (230) on both sides do not have to be formed symmetrically with the exhaust cover body (210) as the center. That is, the exhaust coupling bodies (230) on both sides may be formed differently. For example, one of the exhaust coupling bodies (230) may be formed to be coupled with the cooling cover (100), and the other may be formed to be coupled with the main body (10).

[0076] Among the exhaust covers (200), the exhaust coupling body (230) adjacent to the cooling cover (100) may include an exhaust partition wall (231) that prevents air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) from mixing with air discharged from the cooling duct (60), and an exhaust coupling rib (232) formed by bending from the exhaust partition wall (231). The exhaust partition wall (231) may be arranged to face the exhaust cooling cover (100). Specifically, the exhaust partition wall (231) may be arranged to face the cooling partition wall (131).

[0077] FIG. 9 is an enlarged drawing showing a joint portion where an exhaust cover (200) and a cooling cover (100) of a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment are connected to a main body (10).

[0078] The cooling coupling body (130) may further include a cooling coupling hook (133) extending from an end of the cooling coupling rib (132). The cooling coupling hook (133) may be formed approximately perpendicular to the cooling coupling rib (132).

[0079] The exhaust coupling body (230) may further include a hook receiving opening (233) for receiving a cooling coupling hook (133). The cooling coupling hook (133) may be inserted into the hook receiving opening (233).

[0080] The cooling cover (100) can be coupled to the main body (10) as the cooling coupling rib (132) is slidably coupled to the cooling coupling opening (12a). The exhaust cover (200) can be coupled to the cooling cover (100) as the cooling coupling hook (133) is inserted into the hook receiving opening (233) and the cooling coupling hook (133) is supported by the exhaust coupling body (230). As the exhaust cover (200) is coupled to the cooling cover (100) in a hook manner, the number of coupling members that must be used can be reduced.

[0081] FIG. 10 is a plan view of an exhaust cover (200) of a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a drawing showing an exhaust cover of a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment being combined with an exhaust cover (200) and a cooling cover (100).

[0082] Air discharged from the cooking chamber (11) may contain a large amount of carbon monoxide. If a vortex is generated in the air discharge path from the cooking chamber (11), the air may stagnate, increasing the amount of carbon monoxide discharged. To prevent this, it is necessary to prevent vortex generation until the air discharged from the cooking chamber (11) is discharged to the outside.

[0083] To solve this problem, the exhaust cover (200) may further include an exhaust bending rib (240) extending from the other end of the exhaust cover body (210). The exhaust bending rib (240) may be formed by bending from the other end of the exhaust cover body (210).

[0084] It is possible to prevent vortex formation as air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) flows along the exhaust bending rib (240) from the inner surface of the exhaust cover body (210).

[0085] The cooling support body (120) can stably support the cooling cover (100) on the upper part of the main body (10). The cooling support body (120) can be coupled to the main body (10) with a portion thereof spaced apart from the upper part of the main body (10) to form a first coupling space (13). The exhaust coupling body (230) can be coupled to the upper surface of the main body (10) to form a second coupling space (14).

[0086] Specifically, a portion of the cooling support body (120) may be supported on the upper portion of the main body (10). In other words, a portion of the cooling support body (120) may be supported on the upper surface of the second cooking section (10b). An end of the cooling support body (120) may be bent from a portion supported on the upper portion of the main body (10) to form a first joining space (13) with the upper portion of the main body (10).

[0087] The exhaust coupling body (230) can be coupled to the upper part of the main body (10). Various methods, such as a screw method or a hook method, can be used for coupling the exhaust coupling body (230) to the upper part of the main body (10). Among the exhaust bulkheads (231) of the exhaust coupling body (230), a portion facing the front of the main body (10) can be formed to be spaced apart from the upper part of the main body (10) to form a second coupling space (14).

[0088] The cover housing (300) may include a third cover plate (330) extending from the second cover plate (320) and inserted between the main body (10) and the cooling cover (100) and between the main body (10) and the exhaust cover (200). In addition, the cover housing (300) may include a fourth cover plate (340) extending from the first cover plate (310) and covering a portion of the rear surface of the main body (10) and including a plurality of coupling openings formed to be coupled with the main body (10).

[0089] The fourth cover plate (340) can be screw-attached to the rear of the main body (10). However, the joining method is not limited to this, and various joining methods can be used.

[0090] When the cover housing (300) is assembled, the third cover plate (330) can be inserted into the first coupling space (13) and the second coupling space (14). After the third cover plate (330) is inserted into the first coupling space (13) and the second coupling space (14), it can be rotated based on the inserted portion so that the fourth cover plate (340) can be positioned to correspond to the rear surface of the main body (10). After the cover housing (300) is positioned, the fourth cover plate (340) can be fixed to the rear surface of the main body (10) through screw coupling.

[0091] FIG. 12 is a drawing showing a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment, FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C' of FIG. 12, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D' of FIG. 12.

[0092] Referring to FIGS. 12 to 14, a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment may include a cooking chamber (11) divided into two. Specifically, FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a first exhaust duct (71) and a first exhaust cover (200) for discharging air of a cooking chamber (11) arranged at the upper portion among a plurality of cooking chambers (11) to the outside of the cooking chamber (11), and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a second exhaust duct (72) and a second exhaust cover (400) (200) for discharging air of a cooking chamber (11) arranged at the lower portion among a plurality of cooking chambers (11) to the outside of the cooking chamber (11).

[0093] The cooking appliance (1) may include a cover portion that guides air inside the main body (10) to be discharged to the outside of the main body (10). The cover portion may include a cooling cover (100) that covers a cooling duct (60), a first exhaust cover (200) that covers a first exhaust duct (71), a second exhaust cover (400) (200) that covers a second exhaust duct (72), and a cover housing (300) that covers the cooling cover (100), the first exhaust cover (200), and the second exhaust cover (400) (200).

[0094] The cover housing (300) can prevent the cooling duct (60), the cooling cover (100), the first exhaust duct (71), the first exhaust cover (200), the second exhaust duct (72), the second exhaust cover (400) (200) and the connecting parts from being exposed to the user. The cooling cover (100), the first exhaust cover (200), the second exhaust cover (400) (200) and the cover housing (300) can prevent foreign substances from entering the cooling duct (60), the first exhaust duct (71) and the second exhaust duct (72) from the outside of the main body (10).

[0095] The cover housing (300) may include a first cover plate (310) including a first opening (301a) formed toward the rear of the main body (10), and a second cover plate (320) including a second opening (301b) formed toward the front of the main body (10). The first cover plate (310) and the second cover plate (320) may be arranged at a predetermined angle.

[0096] The first opening (301a) may correspond to the cooling opening (101), and the second opening (301b) may correspond to the first exhaust opening (201) and the second exhaust opening (401) (201).

[0097] Fig. 15 is a drawing showing a part of a cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment of the present invention in an exploded view.

[0098] According to one embodiment, the main body (10) of the cooking appliance (1) may include a cooling receiving rib (12) to which a cooling cover (100) may be slidably coupled on the upper portion of the main body (10). The cooling receiving rib (12) may include a cooling coupling opening (12a). The cooling cover (100) and the first exhaust cover (200) may be coupled in the same manner as the coupling method of the cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200) described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.

[0099] The second exhaust cover (400) (200) may be combined with the cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200) in a combined manner, or may be separately combined with the upper portion of the main body (10). In addition, the second exhaust cover (400) (200) forms a space, such as the first combination space (13) formed by the first exhaust cover (200), into which the third plate of the cover housing (300) is inserted so that the cover housing (300) can be combined.

[0100] A cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment includes a main body (10) having a cooking chamber (11), a circulation fan (30) arranged to circulate air, a cooling duct (60) provided to discharge air sucked by the circulation fan (30) to the outside of the main body (10), an exhaust duct (70) provided to discharge air inside the cooking chamber (11) to the outside of the cooking chamber (11), a cooling cover (100) provided to cover the cooling duct (60) and including a cooling opening (101) formed toward the rear of the main body (10) to discharge air of the cooling duct (60), and an exhaust cover (200) provided to cover the exhaust duct (70) and including an exhaust opening (201) formed toward the front of the main body (10) to discharge air of the exhaust duct (70). According to the present disclosure, the air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) is discharged to the rear of the cooking appliance (1), thereby preventing the temperature of the cooking appliance (1) from increasing due to radiant heat discharged from the cooking chamber (11), and preventing carbon monoxide from being generated due to mixing of the air discharged from the cooling duct (60) and the air discharged from the exhaust duct (70).

[0101] The cooling cover (100) can guide air discharged from the circulation fan (30) toward the rear of the main body (10) through the cooling opening (101), and the exhaust cover (200) can guide air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) toward the front of the main body (10) through the exhaust opening (201).

[0102] The cooling cover (100) may include a cooling cover body (110) that prevents air discharged from the cooling duct (60) from being discharged to the front of the main body (10), a cooling support body (120) that is formed by bending from one end of the cooling cover body (110) and is provided to be supported on the upper part of the main body (10), and a cooling coupling body (130) that is formed by bending from a side end of the cooling cover body (110) and is provided to be coupled to the upper part of the main body (10).

[0103] The above body (10) includes a cooling receiving rib (12) that forms a cooling coupling opening (12a) into which a part of the cooling coupling body (130) is inserted, and the cooling coupling body (130) may include a cooling partition (131) that is formed to face the exhaust cover (200) and is bent from a side end of the cooling cover body (110) to prevent air discharged from the cooling duct (60) from mixing with air discharged from the exhaust duct (70), and a cooling coupling rib (132) that is formed by being bent from the cooling partition (131) to be inserted into the cooling coupling opening (12a).

[0104] The above exhaust cover (200) may include an exhaust cover body (210) that prevents air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) from being discharged to the rear of the main body (10), and an exhaust coupling body (230) that is formed by bending from a side end of the exhaust cover body (210) and is coupled with a part of the cooling cover (100).

[0105] The cooling coupling body (130) further includes a cooling coupling hook (133) that extends from an end of the cooling coupling rib (132) and is coupled with the exhaust coupling body (230), and the exhaust coupling body (230) may further include a hook receiving opening (233) that receives the cooling coupling hook (133).

[0106] The above exhaust cover (200) may further include an exhaust bending rib (240) formed to be bent in a direction toward the rear of the main body (10) from the other end of the exhaust cover body (210). According to the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent eddies from being generated in the exhaust path, thereby allowing air discharged from the cooking chamber (11) to be smoothly discharged outside the cooking appliance (1).

[0107] It may further include a cover housing (300) that covers the cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200) and is provided to be coupled between the upper part of the main body (10) and the cooling cover (100) and between the upper part of the main body (10) and the exhaust cover (200).

[0108] The above cover housing (300) may include a first opening (301a) corresponding to the cooling opening (101) and a second opening (301b) corresponding to the exhaust opening (201).

[0109] The cover housing (300) may include a first cover plate (310) including the first opening (301a), a second cover plate (320) including the second opening (301b) and extending from one end of the first cover plate (310) at a predetermined angle with the first cover plate (310), and a third cover plate (330) bent from the other end of the second cover plate (320) and extending toward the first cover plate (310).

[0110] The cooling support body (120) may be provided such that a portion of the cooling support body (120) is spaced apart from the upper surface of the main body (10) to form a first coupling space (13), the exhaust coupling body (230) may be provided such that a portion of the exhaust coupling body (230) is spaced apart from the upper surface of the main body (10) to form a second coupling space (14), and the third cover plate (330) may be inserted into the first coupling space (13) and the second coupling space (14) to be coupled with the main body (10).

[0111] The cover housing (300) may further include a fourth cover plate (340) that extends from the other end of the first cover plate (310) and includes a plurality of coupling openings formed to be coupled with the rear surface of the main body (10).

[0112] The above exhaust cover (200) may further include an exhaust support body (220) that is formed by bending from one end of the exhaust cover body (210) and is provided to be supported on the upper portion of the main body (10), and the exhaust coupling body (230) may further include an exhaust bulkhead (231) that is formed by bending from a side end of the exhaust cover body (210) and facing the cooling cover (100) to prevent air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) from being mixed with air discharged from the cooling duct (60).

[0113] The above exhaust coupling body (230) may include a screw coupling opening formed to be coupled to the upper portion of the main body (10) via a screw.

[0114] A cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment comprises a main body (10) having a cooking chamber (11), a cover part provided to guide air discharged from the main body (10) to the outside of the main body (10), a circulation fan (30) arranged to circulate air, a cooling duct (60) provided to discharge air sucked by the circulation fan (30) to the outside of the main body (10), and an exhaust duct (70) provided to discharge air inside the cooking chamber (11) to the outside of the cooking chamber (11), wherein the cover part comprises a cooling cover (100) provided to cover the cooling duct (60) and include a cooling opening (101) formed to discharge air of the cooling duct (60) in a direction opposite to the cooling opening (101), and an exhaust part provided to cover the exhaust duct (70) A cover housing (300) is provided to cover the cover (200), the cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200), and includes a first opening (301a) formed to correspond to the cooling opening (101) and a second opening (301b) formed to correspond to the exhaust opening (201). According to the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent carbon monoxide from being generated due to mixing of air discharged from a cooling duct (60) and air discharged from an exhaust duct (70).

[0115] The cooling cover (100) may include a cooling cover body (110) that prevents air discharged from the cooling duct (60) from being discharged to the front of the main body (10), and a cooling coupling body (130) that is formed by bending from a side end of the cooling cover body (110) and is provided to be coupled to an upper portion of the main body (10), and the exhaust cover (200) may include an exhaust cover body (210) that prevents air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) from being discharged to the rear of the main body (10), and an exhaust coupling body (230) that is formed by bending from a side end of the exhaust cover body (210) and is coupled to a portion of the cooling cover (100).

[0116] The cover housing (300) includes a first cover plate (310) including the first opening (301a), a second cover plate (320) including the second opening (301b) and extending from one end of the first cover plate (310) to have a predetermined angle with the first cover plate (310), and a third cover plate (330) bent from the other end of the second cover plate (320) and extending toward the first cover plate (310), and the third cover plate (330) may be inserted into a first coupling space (13) formed between the main body (10) and the cooling cover (100) and a second coupling space (14) formed between the main body (10) and the exhaust cover (200) to be coupled with the main body (10).

[0117] The cooling cover (100) further includes a cooling partition (131) formed to face the exhaust cover (200) and bent from a side end of the cooling cover body (110) to prevent air discharged from the cooling duct (60) from mixing with air discharged from the exhaust duct (70), and the exhaust cover (200) may further include an exhaust partition (231) formed to face the cooling partition (131) to prevent air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) from mixing with air discharged from the cooling duct (60). According to the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent air discharged from the cooling duct (60) and air discharged from the exhaust duct (70) from mixing.

[0118] The cooling coupling body (130) may further include a cooling coupling hook (133) configured to be coupled with the exhaust coupling body (230), and the exhaust coupling body (230) may further include a hook receiving opening (233) formed to receive the cooling coupling hook (133).

[0119] A cooking appliance (1) according to one embodiment comprises a main body (10) including a first cooking chamber (11) and a second cooking chamber (11) arranged below the first cooking chamber (11), a cover part provided to guide air discharged from the main body (10) to the outside of the main body (10), a circulation fan (30) arranged to circulate air, a cooling duct (60) provided to discharge air sucked by the circulation fan (30) to the outside of the main body (10), a first exhaust duct (71) provided to communicate air inside the first cooking chamber (11) with the outside of the first cooking chamber (11), a second exhaust duct (72) provided to communicate air inside the second cooking chamber (11) with the outside of the second cooking chamber (11), and the cover part is provided to cover the cooling duct (60) and to discharge air of the cooling duct (60) at the rear of the main body (10). A first exhaust cover (200) including a cooling cover (100) including a cooling opening (101) formed to face the front of the main body (10) to discharge air of the first exhaust duct (71), provided to cover the first exhaust duct (71), and including a first exhaust opening (201) formed to face the front of the main body (10) to discharge air of the first exhaust duct (71), a second exhaust cover (400) (200) including a second exhaust opening (401) (201) formed to face the front of the main body (10) to discharge air of the second exhaust duct (72), provided to cover the cooling cover (100) and the exhaust cover (200), and a first opening (301a) formed to correspond to the cooling opening (101), the first exhaust opening (201), and the second exhaust It includes a cover housing (300) including a second opening (301b) formed to correspond to the opening (401) (201).

[0120] The above illustrates and describes specific embodiments. However, the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and implementations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below.

Claims

1. Main body having a cooking compartment; A circulation fan positioned to circulate air; A cooling duct provided to discharge air sucked by the above circulation fan to the outside of the main body; An exhaust duct provided to discharge air inside the cooking chamber to the outside of the cooking chamber; A cooling cover provided to cover the cooling duct and including a cooling opening formed toward the rear of the main body to discharge air of the cooling duct; and A cooking appliance comprising: an exhaust cover; wherein the exhaust opening is formed toward the front of the main body to discharge air of the exhaust duct and is provided to cover the exhaust duct.

2. In paragraph 1, The above cooling cover guides the air discharged from the circulation fan toward the rear of the main body through the cooling opening, The above exhaust cover is a cooking appliance that guides air discharged from the exhaust duct toward the front of the main body through the exhaust opening.

3. In paragraph 2, The above cooling cover, A cooling cover body that prevents air discharged from the cooling duct from being discharged to the front of the main body, A cooling support body formed by bending from one end of the cooling cover body and provided to be supported on the upper part of the main body, A cooking appliance including a cooling coupling body formed by bending from a side end of the cooling cover body and arranged to be coupled to an upper portion of the main body.

4. In paragraph 3, The above body includes a cooling receiving rib forming a cooling coupling opening into which a portion of the above cooling coupling body is inserted, The above cooling combined body, A cooling baffle formed by bending from a side of the cooling cover body and facing the exhaust cover to prevent air discharged from the cooling duct from mixing with air discharged from the exhaust duct, A cooking appliance comprising a cooling coupling rib formed by bending from the cooling baffle so as to be inserted into the cooling coupling opening.

5. In paragraph 4, The above exhaust cover, An exhaust cover body that prevents air discharged from the above exhaust duct from being discharged to the rear of the main body, A cooking appliance including an exhaust coupling body formed by bending from a side end of the exhaust cover body and coupled with a portion of the cooling cover.

6. In paragraph 5, The above cooling coupling body further includes a cooling coupling hook extending from an end of the cooling coupling rib and coupled with the exhaust coupling body, A cooking appliance wherein the exhaust coupling body further includes a hook receiving opening for receiving the cooling coupling hook.

7. In paragraph 5, A cooking appliance wherein the exhaust cover further includes an exhaust bending rib formed to bend in a direction toward the rear of the main body from the other end of the exhaust cover body.

8. In paragraph 5, A cooking appliance further comprising a cover housing that covers the cooling cover and the exhaust cover and is arranged to be coupled between the upper part of the main body and the cooling cover and between the upper part of the main body and the exhaust cover.

9. In paragraph 8, A cooking appliance wherein the cover housing includes a first opening corresponding to the cooling opening and a second opening corresponding to the exhaust opening.

10. In paragraph 9, The above cover housing, A first cover plate including the first opening, A second cover plate extending from one end of the first cover plate so as to include the second opening and have a predetermined angle with the first cover plate; A cooking appliance including a third cover plate that is bent from the other end of the second cover plate and extends toward the first cover plate.

11. In paragraph 10, The above cooling support body has a part of the cooling support body spaced apart from the upper surface of the main body to form a first joining space, The above exhaust coupling body has a part of the exhaust coupling body spaced apart from the upper surface of the main body to form a second coupling space, A cooking appliance in which the third cover plate is inserted into the first joining space and the second joining space and is arranged to be joined with the main body.

12. In paragraph 11, A cooking appliance wherein the cover housing further includes a fourth cover plate including a plurality of coupling openings extending from the other end of the first cover plate and formed to be coupled with the rear surface of the main body.

13. In paragraph 5, The above exhaust cover, It further includes an exhaust support body formed by bending from one end of the exhaust cover body and provided to be supported on the upper part of the main body. The above exhaust coupling body, A cooking appliance further comprising an exhaust baffle formed to face the cooling cover and bent from a side end of the exhaust cover body to prevent air discharged from the exhaust duct from mixing with air discharged from the cooling duct.

14. In paragraph 13, A cooking appliance wherein the exhaust coupling body includes a screw coupling opening formed to be coupled to the upper portion of the main body via a screw.

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