Convection heating unit and heating cooker having the same

A convection heating unit to supply hot air into a cooking chamber provided in a body of a heating cooker, comprising:

• a convection heater to generate heat, a convection fan to blow the heat generated from the convection heater into the cooking chamber, a convection motor to drive directly the convection fan, and a convection housing to receive the convection heater and the convection fan, the convection motor being separate from the convection housing and located outside of the convection housing,
• wherein the convection housing is coupled to an outer side wall surface of the cooking chamber opposite to a wall surface installed with a magnetron,
• wherein the convection heater is positioned above the convection fan, the convection housing includes a heater installation region to receive the convection heater, a fan installation region to receive the convection fan, and an inclined region having a depth gradually increasing toward the heater installation region and disposed between the fan installation region and the heater installation region,
• wherein the heater installation region has a deeper depth than a depth of the fan installation region, and the convection motor is installed behind the fan installation region so that an overall depth of the convection heating unit is reduced and the convection heating unit having a slim configuration can be accomplished, and
• wherein the convection heater and the convection fan are each located in different planes parallel to the outer wall surface of the cooking chamber.