BUILT-IN TYPE MICROWAVE OVEN

Abstract

 Provided is a built-in microwave oven installed in a storage cabinet that forms a storage cavity, the built-in microwave oven including a main body installed in the storage cavity and having a cooking chamber, a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber, a lower cover member arranged at a lower side of the door, and a discharge slot provided between a lower end of a front surface of the main body and an upper surface of the lower cover member, so that most vapor leaking between the main body and the door is discharged through the discharge slot, thereby preventing vapor from being discharged forward through the door and the lower cover member.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a built-in microwave oven that is installed in a storage cabinet having a storage cavity.

[Background Art]

[0002] A microwave oven is a device that performs cooking by putting water molecules into a translation motion through microwaves generated from a magnetron, and allowing food to be heated by heat generated by the translational motion of the water molecules.

[0003] Recently, as one of the microwave oven, a built-in microwave oven has been installed and used in a built-in manner in a storage cavity provided in a storage cabinet.

[0004] The built-in microwave oven includes a main body disposed in the storage capacity, a door for opening and closing a cooking chamber provided in the main body, and cover members for covering a space between the inner surface of the storage cavity and the outer surface of the main body.

[0005] Such a built-in microwave oven inevitably generates water vapor in the process of cooking food, and when the water vapor is discharged forward through a gap between the door and the cover member, fog may occur on the front surface of the door.

[Disclosure]

[Technical Problem]

[0006] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a built-in microwave oven capable of preventing fog caused by water vapor discharged through a gap between a door and a cover member.

[Technical Solution]

[0007] A microwave oven according to the present disclosure installed in a storage cabinet to form a storage cavity and includes: a main body in the storage cavity and having a cooking chamber; a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber; a lower cover member arranged at a lower side of the door; and a discharge slot provided between a lower end of a front surface of the main body and an upper surface of the lower cover member.

[0008] The door may include a guide protrusion protruding from a rear surface thereof toward the discharge slot.

[0009] The guide protrusion may be provided on a lower portion of the rear surface of the door, to be formed lengthways in a lateral direction, the discharge slot may be formed lengthways in a lateral direction to correspond to the guide protrusion.

[0010] The microwave oven may further include a discharge space provided behind the discharge slot.

[0011] A bottom surface of the main body and a lower surface of the storage cavity may be spaced apart from each other, the built-in microwave oven may further include a partition wall configured to divide the space between the bottom surface of the main body and the lower surface of the storage cavity into a front space and a rear space such that the front space forms the discharge space.

[0012] The microwave oven may further include a pair of spacers laterally disposed from each other in the space between the bottom surface of the main body and the lower surface of the storage cavity, wherein the partition wall may have opposite ends thereof contacting the pair of spaces.

[0013] A built-in microwave oven according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a storage cabinet forming a storage cavity; a main body installed in the storage cavity and having a cooking chamber; a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber; a lower cover member arranged at a lower side of the door in a lateral direction; and a discharge slot provided between a lower end of a front surface of the main body and an upper surface of the lower cover member.

[0014] A built-in microwave oven according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a main body having a cooking chamber; a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber; a guide protrusion protruding rearward from a rear surface of the door; and a discharge slot provided at a position corresponding to a position of the guide protrusion, and a discharge space provided behind the discharge slot.

[Advantageous Effects]

[0015] As described above, the built-in microwave oven according to an aspect of the present disclosure allows water vapor generated in a cooking chamber to be discharged through a discharge slot provided between a front lower end of a main body and a lower cover member, thereby preventing water vapor from leaking through a gap between a door and the lower cover member.

[Brief description of Drawings]

[0016] 

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating installation of a built-in microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view illustrating a built-in microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view illustrating a built-in microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a built-in microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 4.

[Modes of the Invention]

[0017] The embodiments set forth herein and illustrated in the configuration of the present disclosure are only the most preferred embodiments and are not representative of the full the technical spirit of the present disclosure, so it should be understood that they may be replaced with various equivalents and modifications at the time of the disclosure.

[0018] Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like parts or components.

[0019] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes" and/or "including," when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

[0020] The terms "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "top", and "bottom" as herein used are defined with respect to the drawings, but the terms may not restrict the shape and position of the respective components.

[0021] Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0022] Referring to FIG. 1, a built-in microwave oven 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is installed in a storage cabinet 2 that forms a storage cavity 2a.

[0023] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the built-in type microwave oven 1 includes a main body 10 provided with a cooking chamber 10a and a door 11 for opening and closing the cooking chamber 10a.

[0024] The main body 10 has a substantially rectangular housing shape and is provided with the cooking chamber 10a therein. The cooking chamber 10a has part of a front surface that is open, and a turntable (not shown) is disposed inside the cooking chamber 10a such that microwaves are evenly transmitted to food.

[0025] A control panel 12 is provided on the other side of the front surface of the main body 10 such that the user may select a function of the built-in microwave oven 1 or check the operation state through the control panel 12. Although not shown in the drawings, a machine room in which various electronic parts (e.g., a magnetron) are accommodated is provided at the rear side of the control panel 12, to be partitioned from the cooking chamber 10a.

[0026] The door 11 has one side end thereof rotatably installed on one side of the front surface of the main body 10, and rotates to open or close the cooking chamber 10a.

[0027] The storage cabinet 2 is provided with a plurality of storage cavities 2a arranged in the vertical direction, and the main body 10 of the built-in microwave oven 1 is installed in one of the storage cavities 2a. The storage cabinet 2 includes a ventilation opening 2b provided on the upper surface thereof.

[0028] In the built-in microwave oven 1, the main body 10 is accommodated in the storage cavity 2a, but the door 11, the control panel 12, and cover members 13U and 13L, which will be described below, are protruded to the front from the storage cavity 2a, and the cover members 13U and 13L serve to cover part of a front end of the storage cabinet 2 such that the storage cabinet 2 is invisible from the front.

[0029] The storage cavity 2a is formed to be larger than the main body 10 such that an inner surface of the storage cavity 2a and an outer surface of the main body 10 are spaced apart from each other, to form a space between the inner surface of the storage cavity 2a and the main body 10. The space formed between the inner surface of the storage cavity 2a and the outer surface of the main body 10 serves as a duct that guides odor and water vapor generated in the cooking chamber 10a during the cooking process to the outside.

[0030] Accordingly, outside air is delivered to the main body 10 through the ventilation opening 2b and the storage cavity 2a, and air discharged from the main body 10 is discharged to the outside through the storage cavity 2a and the ventilation opening 2b.

[0031] Two spacers 15 are installed on the bottom surface of the main body 10 such that the main body 10 is installed spaced apart from the lower surface of the storage cavity 2a. The two spacers 15 extend lengthways in the front and rear side direction and are spaced apart from each other in the left and right direction. Accordingly, the main body 10 is seated on the lower surface of the storage cavity 2a through the two spacers 15.

[0032] The built-in microwave oven 1 includes a pair of cover members 13U and 13L disposed above and below the door 11 and the control panel 12. In consideration of the design, the cover members 13U and 13L are disposed such that front surfaces thereof are substantially coplanar with the front surfaces of the door 11 and the control panel 12.

[0033] The cover members 13U and 13L are formed in a substantially bar shape extending in the left and right side direction, and include an upper cover member 13U covering a space between the top surface of the main body 10 and the upper surface of the storage cavity 2a and a lower cover member 13L covering a space between the bottom surface of the main body 10 and the lower surface of the storage cavity 2a. The cover members 13U and 13L may be formed beyond the storage cavity, to cover part of the front end of the storage cabinet 2.

[0034] Referring to FIGS. 4 to 6, a discharge slot 10b for discharging water vapor is provided between the lower end of the front surface of the main body 10 and the lower cover member 13L. The door 11 includes a guide protrusion 11a protruding from a lower portion of a rear surface thereof toward the discharge slot 10b.

[0035] The discharge slot 10b is formed by installing the lower cover member 13L on the main body 10 such that an upper surface of the lower cover member 13L is spaced apart from the lower end of the front surface of the main body 10.

[0036] The guide protrusion 11a is provided on the lower portion of the rear surface of the door 11, to be formed lengthways in the left and right direction, and the discharge slot 10b is formed lengthways in the left and right direction to correspond to the guide protrusion 11a.

[0037] The guide protrusion 11a is provided at a position corresponding to the discharge slot 10b, and a rear end of the guide protrusion 11a enters the discharge slot 10b in a state in which the cooking chamber 10a is closed by the door 11.

[0038] Accordingly, water vapor leaking through between the front surface of the main body 10 and the rear surface of the door 11 is guided to the discharge slot 10b on the rear side by the guide protrusion 11a.

[0039] At the rear side of the discharge slot 10b, a discharge space 2c to which water vapor discharged through the discharge slot 10b is transferred is provided.

[0040] For the formation of the discharge space 2c, a partition wall 14 configured to divide the space between the bottom surface of the main body 10 and the lower surface of the storage cavity 2a into a front space and a rear space is installed between the bottom surface of the main body 10 and the lower surface of the storage cavity 2a such that the front space forms the discharge space 2c.

[0041] The partition wall 14 is formed to have the same height as those of the spacers 15 described above, and opposite ends of the partition wall 14 come into contact with the spacers 15. Accordingly, the discharge space 2c is formed by the partition wall 14 and the two spacers 15.

[0042] Although the partition wall 14 is illustrated as being in contact with the two spacers 15 on the opposite ends, this is merely an example, and alternatively, the partition wall 14 may have the opposite ends being contact with opposite sides of the storage capacity.

[0043] With the discharge slot 10b, the guide protrusion 11a, and the discharge space 2c formed as described above, even when part of water vapor generated in the process of cooking food leaks through a gap between the front surface of the body 10 and the rear surface of the door 11, most of the leaking water vapor is discharged to the discharge space 2c through the discharge slot 10b provided on the rear side by the guide protrusion 11a.

[0044] Accordingly, water vapor discharged to the outside through a gap between the lower surface of the door 11 and the upper surface of the lower cover member 13L is greatly reduced, thereby preventing fog from occurring on the door 11 due to the water vapor.

[0045] Although the guide protrusion 11a according to the embodiment is illustrated as being formed on the rear surface of the door 11 such that water vapor is introduced into the storage cavity more efficiently, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0046] That is, even when the guide protrusion 11a is not formed on the door 11, majority part of the water vapor is discharged to the discharge slot 10b, and only the remaining part is discharged to the front through a space between the lower surface of the door 11 and the upper surface of the lower cover member 13L, so that the fogging on the front surface of the door 11 is greatly reduced.

[0047] Although the discharge slot 10b according to the embodiment is illustrated as being provided between the lower end of the front surface of the main body 10 and the upper surface of the lower cover member 13L, this is merely an example, and alternatively, the discharge slot may be provided on the front surface of the main body corresponding to the lower portion of the rear surface of the door, and the guide protrusion may be formed at a position corresponding to the discharge slot. Even in this case, the discharge space is formed at the rear side of the discharge slot.

[0048] Although the storage cabinet 2 according to the embodiment is illustrated as including a plurality of storage cavities 2a arranged in the upper and lower side direction, this is merely an example, and alternatively, the storage cabinet may include a plurality of storage cavities arranged in the left and right direction, or may include only one storage cavity.

[0049] The scope of the disclosure is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A built-in microwave oven installed in a storage cabinet to form a storage cavity comprising:

a main body installed in the storage cavity and having a cooking chamber,

a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber,

a lower cover member arranged at a lower side of the door; and

a discharge slot provided between a lower end of a front surface of the main body and an upper surface of the lower cover member.

2. The built-in microwave oven of claim 1, wherein the door comprises a guide protrusion protruding from a rear surface thereof toward the discharge slot.

3. The built-in microwave oven of claim 2, wherein the guide protrusion is provided on a lower portion of the rear surface of the door, to be formed lengthways in a lateral direction,
the discharge slot is formed lengthways in a lateral direction to correspond to the guide protrusion.

4. The built-in microwave oven of claim 2, further comprising a discharge space provided behind the discharge slot.

5. The built-in microwave oven of claim 4, wherein a bottom surface of the main body and a lower surface of the storage cavity are spaced apart from each other, and
wherein the built-in microwave oven further comprising a partition wall configured to divide the space between the bottom surface of the main body and the lower surface of the storage cavity into a front space and a rear space such that the front space forms the discharge space.

6. The built-in microwave oven of claim 5, further comprising a pair of spacers laterally disposed from each other in the space between the bottom surface of the main body and the lower surface of the storage cavity,
wherein the partition wall has opposite ends thereof contacting the pair of spaces.

7. A built-in microwave oven comprising:

a storage cabinet forming a storage cavity;

a main body installed in the storage cavity and having a cooking chamber;

a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber;

a lower cover member arranged at a lower side of the door in a lateral direction; and

a discharge slot provided between a lower end of a front surface of the main body and an upper surface of the lower cover member.

8. The built-in microwave oven of claim 7, wherein the door comprises a guide protrusion protruding from a rear surface thereof toward the discharge slot.

9. The built-in microwave oven of claim 8, wherein an inner surface of the storage cavity and an outer surface of the main body are spaced apart from each other,
wherein the lower cover member covers a front side of a space between the lower surface of the storage cavity and the bottom surface of the main body.

10. The built-in microwave oven of claim 4, further comprising a partition wall configured to divide the space between the lower surface of the storage cavity and the bottom surface of the main body into a front space and a rear space such that the front space forms the discharge space.

11. The built-in microwave oven of claim 10, further comprising a pair of spacers laterally disposed from each other in the space between the bottom surface of the main body and the lower surface of the storage cavity,
wherein the partition wall has opposite ends thereof contacting the pair of spaces.

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