Cooking appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJunhee YOO
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance may include a casing having a cavity therein, and a door opening and closing the cavity. The door may include a transparent part through which the cavity is seen, and a door frame coupled to the transparent part. The door frame may include side frames, an upper frame, and a lower frame. Opposite ends of the lower frame may be respectively assembled to a pair of side frames. A drainage guide may be provided between the opposite ends of the lower frame, and the drainage guide extends to be inclined towards a lower portion of a front surface of the casing. As described above, in the disclosed, the lower frame may not only support the transparent part but also guide discharge of water due to dew condensation.
Claims20
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a casing configured to form part of a cavity;
- and
- a door configured to open and close the cavity,
- wherein the door comprises:
- a transparent door assembly configured to allow a user to view inside the cavity;
- and
- a door frame to couple to the transparent door assembly, and the door frame including first and second side frames, an upper frame, and a lower frame that extends from a first end to a second end,
- wherein the first end of the lower frame is to be assembled to the first side frame, and the second end of the lower frame is to be assembled to the second side frame, and
- a drainage guide is provided between the first and second ends of the lower frame, and the drainage guide is inclined from the lower frame and towards the casing.
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a casing configured to have a cavity therein;
- and
- a door configured to open and close the cavity,
- wherein the door comprises:
- a transparent part;
- a pair of side frames coupled to the transparent part;
- an upper frame disposed on upper portions of the pair of side frames;
- and
- a lower frame having a first end and a second end disposed at lower portions of the pair of side frames,
- wherein the first end of the lower frame is assembled to the first side frame and the second end of the lower frame is assembled to the second side frame, and
- a drainage guide provided at the lower frame and that extends towards a lower portion of the casing such that when the door is closed a lower end of the drainage guide is closer to the casing than a panel of the transparent part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.