Heating cooker with a space-efficient ventilating arrangement

A heating cooker comprising:

• an apparatus body having a food heating chamber and a machinery compartment provided therein;
• a heating mechanism operably connected to said heating chamber and disposed in said machinery compartment;
• a first fan operably connected to said heating chamber and said machinery compartment to cool said heating chamber and ventilate said machinery compartment;
• a first intake opening for drawing air to said first fan;
• a second intake opening provided on an underside of said apparatus body;
• a second fan for drawing air through said second intake opening;
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• wherein said first fan is mounted on an upper part of said machinery compartment and said first intake opening is located adjacent an inlet of said first fan such that air drawn through said first intake opening is drawn in directly by said first fan.

A system of heating cookers including a first heating cooker located at an upper position and a second heating cooker located at lower position below said first heating cooker, said first heating cooker comprising:

• an apparatus body having a food heating chamber and a machinery compartment provided therein;
• a heating mechanism operably connected to said heating chamber and disposed in said machinery compartment;
• a first fan operably connected to said heating chamber and said machinery compartment to cool said heating chamber and ventilate said machinery compartment;
• a first intake opening for drawing air to said first fan;
• a second intake opening provided on an underside of said apparatus body;
• a second fan for drawing air through said second intake opening;
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• wherein said first fan is mounted on an upper part of said machinery compartment and said first intake openinq is located adjacent an inlet of said first fan such that air drawn through said first intake opening is drawn in directly by said first fan.