Cooking apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsGyeongjin Kim, Eonjoong Kim
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber, a heating source disposed below the cooking chamber to produce high-frequency waves, a main plate forming at least a portion of the cooking chamber and including a front side which is opened, a front plate coupled to the front side of the main plate and including a base having an opening connected to the cooking chamber, and a front coupling flange. The front coupling flange is bent rearward from an inner end of the base, coupled by curling with the main plate, and has a portion which protrudes above a lower surface of the main plate.
Claims14
A cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a cooking chamber;
- a heating source disposed below the cooking chamber to produce electromagnetic waves;
- a main plate forming at least a portion of the cooking chamber and including a front side which is opened;
- a front plate coupled to the front side of the main plate and including a base having an opening connected to the cooking chamber;
- and a front coupling flange, bent rearward from an inner end of the base, coupled by curling with the main plate, and including a portion which protrudes above a lower surface of the main plate, wherein the front coupling flange includes:
- a hemming portion bent at a position above the lower surface of the main plate and aligned with a rear surface of the base, and
- a plate coupling portion bent from the hemming portion and coupled with the main plate, wherein at least a portion of the plate coupling portion is disposed below the lower surface of the main plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.