Microwave oven having a projection door which extends a cooking chamber of the microwave oven
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0323739
(2002-12-20)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Han, Dae-Sung
- Han, Yong-Woon
- Kang, Han-Seong
- Yeo, Joo-Yong
- Jang, Seong-Deog
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber and a door. The cooking chamber includes a front opening and a bottom plate. The bottom plate is projected forward from the cooking chamber. The door selectively opens and closes the cooking chamber, and is projected forward to form a cooking space extendi
A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber and a door. The cooking chamber includes a front opening and a bottom plate. The bottom plate is projected forward from the cooking chamber. The door selectively opens and closes the cooking chamber, and is projected forward to form a cooking space extending from the cooking chamber, together with the projected bottom plate of the cooking chamber.
대표청구항
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1. A microwave oven, comprising:a cooking chamber having an opening and a bottom plate which is projected forward from the cooking chamber; a heating unit to cook food and having a heater disposed under the bottom plate projecting from the cooking chamber; and a door which selectively opens and clos
1. A microwave oven, comprising:a cooking chamber having an opening and a bottom plate which is projected forward from the cooking chamber; a heating unit to cook food and having a heater disposed under the bottom plate projecting from the cooking chamber; and a door which selectively opens and closes the opening of the cooking chamber, wherein the door is projected forward to form a cooking space extending from the cooking chamber, together with the projected bottom plate of the cooking chamber, and wherein the door comprises: a see through member to cover the opening of the cooking chamber and includes a front plate which projects forward from sidewalls of the cooking chamber and a top plate connected to the front plate at a top end thereof such that the front and top plates are see-through and the cooking chamber is viewable through the front and top plates. 2. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein:the door comprises: a frame which is constructed to come into contact with a rim of the opening cooking chamber; the see-through member further comprises: the top plate and a bottom plate which are constructed to cover a corresponding top and bottom of an inner space formed in front of the cooking chamber; and the bottom plate of the cooking chamber comprises: a front part which is positioned in front of the cooking chamber, and a rear part which is positioned in the cooking chamber. 3. The microwave oven according to claim 2, wherein the front part of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber is shaped in a form of a semi-circle.4. The microwave oven according to claim 3, wherein the bottom plate of the cooking chamber is integrated with the cooking chamber to form a bottom of the cooking chamber.5. The microwave oven according to claim 3, wherein the bottom plate of the cooking chamber is separately manufactured and attached to a bottom of the cooking chamber.6. The microwave oven according to claim 5, wherein the bottom plate of the cooking chamber includes a plurality of internally threaded bosses which are provided at corresponding areas of a lower surface of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber, so as to attach the bottom plate of the cooking chamber to the bottom of the cooking chamber.7. The microwave oven according to claim 5, wherein the bottom plate of the cooking chamber is made of aluminum.8. The microwave oven according to claim 5, further comprising an insulating member which is disposed under the heater and transmits heat generated by the heater upward.9. The microwave oven according to claim 8, wherein the heater is attached to an upper surface of the insulating member and brought into contact with the bottom plate of the cooking chamber.10. The microwave oven according to claim 5, the heating unit includes a heater which is integrated into the bottom plate of the cooking chamber.11. The microwave oven according to claim 10, wherein the heater is integrated into the bottom plate of the cooking chamber through a die-casting process.12. The microwave oven according to claim 5, wherein:the heating unit further includes a magnetron which generates microwaves to cook the food, and the heater generates heat to cook the food. 13. The microwave oven according to claim 3, wherein:the front plate of the see-through member is shaped in a form of a half-cylinder to correspond to the form of the front part of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber, and the top and bottom plates of the see-through member are each shaped in a form of a semi-circle to correspond to the from of the front part of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber, so as to have the front part of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber be positioned over bottom plate of the see-through member in response to the door being closed. 14. The microwave oven according to claim 13, wherein the front and top plates of the see-through member include a plurality of see-through holes which provide optical views into an interior of the cooking chamber, at least from locations in front of, both sides of and above the microwave oven.15. The microwave oven according to claim 14, the see-through holes are formed across an entire area of the see-through member so as to allow an effective visual view of the interior of the cooking chamber.16. The microwave oven according to claim 2, wherein:the front part of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber is shaped in a form of a semi-circle, and the rear part of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber is shaped in a form of a semi-circle or a rectangle. 17. The microwave oven according to claim 2, further comprising:a turntable for receiving the food thereon; and a rotating shaft which is coupled to the turntable to rotate the turntable, wherein: the bottom plate of the cooking chamber includes a downwardly concave recess which receives the turntable, and the recess is provided with a through hole so as to couple the rotating shaft to the turntable therethrough. 18. The microwave oven according to claim 17, wherein the turntable is partially positioned on the front part of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber so as to have the through hole be positioned on a boundary line of the front and rear parts of the bottom plate of the cooking chamber.19. The microwave oven according to claim 2, wherein the frame is sized so as not to obstruct the front opening of the cooking chamber.20. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the heating unit includes a magnetron which generates microwaves to cook the food.
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