(19)
(11) EP 0 868 111 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/40

(21) Application number: 97305760.7

(22) Date of filing: 31.07.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H05B 6/80, H05B 6/66
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 26.03.1997 KR 9710597

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon City, Kyungki-do (KR)

(72) Inventor:
  • Go, Young-Cheol
    Suwon City, Kyungki-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Read, Matthew Charles et al
Venner Shipley & Co. 20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH
London EC1A 7DH (GB)

   


(54) Microwave oven


(57) A microwave oven is disclosed and includes a housing (100) having a cooking chamber (110) and a motor (160) for driving a fan (150) to dissipate heat generated by electrical components (131,132,133), said motor (100) having electrical terminals (164) for connection to a power supply and means (180) are included for enclosing the electrical terminals (164) to prevent the possibility of an electric shock occurring during maintenance or performance testing. In one embodiment, the means (180) for enclosing the terminals is a protective cover.






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