(19)
(11) EP 0 783 240 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.03.1998 Bulletin 1998/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.07.1997 Bulletin 1997/28

(21) Application number: 96402886.4

(22) Date of filing: 24.12.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6H05B 6/80
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 30.12.1995 KR 9568687

(71) Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Seoul (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Choi, Seong Soo
    Kyungsangnam-Do (KR)
  • Shin, Mun Su
    Changwon, Kyungsangam-Do (KR)

(74) Representative: Loisel, Bertrand 
Cabinet Plasseraud, 84, rue d'Amsterdam
75440 Paris Cédex 09
75440 Paris Cédex 09 (FR)

   


(54) Grill/convection microwave oven and convection cooking method thereof


(57) An improved grill/convection microwave oven and a convection cooking method thereof which are capable of simultaneously operating a convection heater and a grill heater in the convection cooking mode without using a damper system, for thus reducing the number of parts of the system, whereby it is possible to reduce the fabrication cost, which includes a grill heater and convection heater for a cooking operation, a magnetron for a microwave cooking, a cooking compartment for cooking food therein, a circulation motor for circulating heat generated by the convection heater, an oven lamp, a turntable motor, and a fan motor connected parallel with the circulation motor and controlled by one relay, and an air duct communicating with a cooking compartment air inlet, so that an air is introduced by the fan motor, and cools the magnetron, and then the thusly cooled air is introduced into the cooking compartment.





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