(19)
(11) EP 1 763 286 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/11

(21) Application number: 06120454.1

(22) Date of filing: 11.09.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H05B 6/80(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 12.09.2005 JP 2005263389

(71) Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hayakawa, Yuuji 19F Matsushita IMP Bldg.
    Osaka, Osaka 540-6319 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Cooking apparatus


(57) In the cooking apparatus, a gasket 7 is structured such that, where a clearance (shown by an arrow mark G) between a door and the edge of the opening portion of a heating chamber while the door is shut is large, the leading end of a fin-like lip 12 of the gasket 7 is closely stuck on the opening portion edge and also, where the clearance is small, while not only the fin-like lip 12 but also a hollow portion 11 of the gasket are deformed, the gasket 7 is stuck on the opening portion edge. And, where the clearance is further smaller, while the hollow portion 11 and fin-like lip 12 are both deformed greatly, the gasket 7 is stuck on the opening portion edge. In this manner, even when the clearance is uneven, the close contact of the gasket 7 can be secured, which makes it possible to prevent steam and/or smoke against leakage while a food is being heated.







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