Microwave range having hood
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSung Bae SONG, Sang Bum SOHN, Jong Sik KIM
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Abstract
A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air includes a chamber having an electric component containing electric components, and a fan assembly having at least one vent fan and a cooling fan. The vent fan is driven by a fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air, and includes an air outlet through which the contaminated air is exhausted. The cooling fan is driven by the fan motor to generate air current for cooling the electric components, and includes a plurality of air outlets.
Claims27
A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air, the microwave range comprising:
- a chamber having an electric component containing electric components;
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- a fan assembly having at least one vent fan and a cooling fan, the vent fan being driven by a fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air, the vent fan including an air outlet through which the contaminated air is exhausted, the cooling fan being driven by the fan motor to generate air current for cooling the electric components, the cooling fan including a plurality of air outlets.
The microwave range according to claim 2, wherein air exhausted through one of the air outlets of the cooling fan is directed toward the electric component room to cool the electric components;
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- the other air outlets of the cooling fan are closed by a shielding member.
A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air, the microwave range comprising:
- an electric component room containing electric components, the electric component room being located at a side of a chamber;
- a fan motor;
- first and second vent fans driven by the fan motor to generate air current for introducing and exhausting contaminated air;
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- a cooling fan coupled to one of the first and second vent fans, the cooling fan being driven by the fan motor to generate air current for cooling the electric components,
- wherein the first and second vent fans are configured to exhaust the contaminated air in one direction and the cooling fan is configured to exhaust the air in a plurality of directions.
A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air, the microwave range comprising:
- an air intake passage for venting, along which contaminated air is directed toward first and second vent fans when the first and second vent fans are driven;
- an air exhaust passage for venting, along which the contaminated air is exhausted to outside by the first and second vent fans;
- an air intake passage for cooling, along which air for cooling electric components in an electric component room is directed toward a cooling fan when the cooling fan is driven;
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- an air exhaust passage for cooling, along which air is exhausted to outside after passing through a cooking room provided in a chamber when the cooling fan is driven,
- wherein the first and second vent fans and the cooling fan are driven by a fan motor, each of the first and second vent fans having one air outlet, and the cooling fan having a plurality of air outlets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.