Packing member and cooking apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsChul Woo Lee, Sun Ki Kim, Hyoung Jung Kim
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Abstract
A packing member having a structure capable of reliably extinguishing a fire generated in a cooking apparatus and a cooking apparatus having the packing member are provided. The packing member for packing components of a cooking apparatus includes a flange formed by bending at least one side thereof. The flange is provided to cover at least a portion of an inlet formed at one side of the cooking apparatus to allow external air to be introduced into the cooking apparatus when the packing member is received in the cooking apparatus or at least a portion of an outlet formed to allow air in the cooking apparatus to be discharged.
Claims18
A packing member configured to be placed inside a microwave oven, the microwave oven comprising a cooking plate, an air inlet, and an air outlet, the packing member comprising:
- a component receiving portion configured to receive the cooking plate;
- a first arm bent and extending from the component receiving portion to an upper inside surface of the microwave oven when the packing member is inside the microwave oven;
- a second arm bent and extending from the component receiving portion to the upper inside surface of the microwave oven when the packing member is inside the microwave oven;
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- a flange bent from the first arm and/or the second arm, and configured to cover, from the inside of the microwave oven, at least one of the air inlet and the air outlet, to prevent air flowing easily through the at least one of the air inlet and the air outlet when the packing member is inside the microwave oven.
A microwave oven comprising:
- a frame including a cooking chamber, an air inlet, and an air outlet;
- a plate configured to be placed in the cooking chamber;
- and
- a packing member including a component receiving portion configured to cover at least a portion of the plate, a first arm bent and extending from the component receiving portion to an upper surface of the cooking chamber when the packing member is inside the cooking chamber, a second arm bent and extending from the component receiving portion to the upper surface of the cooking chamber when the packing member is inside the cooking chamber, a first flange bent from the first arm, and a second flange bent from the second arm,
- wherein the first flange is configured to cover at least a portion of the air outlet, and the second flange is configured to cover at least a portion of the air inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.