Cooking appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11512857-B2
Application number	US-202117216875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A cooking appliance includes a main body forming a machine room; a cooking chamber arranged below the machine room; an intermediate flow path including a first suction port and formed between the machine room and the cooking chamber; and a fan configured to suction air into the intermediate flow path, wherein the machine room includes a second suction port through which air is suctioned, and an opening portion connected to the intermediate flow path, the opening portion includes a first opening portion and a second opening portion arranged at a farther distance from the fan than the first opening portion, and the second opening portion has an area larger than an area of the first opening portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooking appliance comprising:
a main body arranged with a machine room;
a cooking chamber arranged below the machine room;
an intermediate flow path including a first suction port, the intermediate flow path being formed between the machine room and the cooking chamber; and
a fan configured to suction air into the intermediate flow path,
wherein the machine room includes:
a second suction port through which air is suctioned,
an opening portion through which air is introduced toward the intermediate flow path, the opening portion includes a first opening portion and a second opening portion through which the air is introduced toward the intermediate flow path, and
wherein the second opening portion is arranged at a farther distance from the fan than the first opening portion and the second opening portion has an area larger than an area of the first opening portion.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein air is introduced into the machine room through the second suction port to flow into the intermediate flow path through the first opening portion and the second opening portion.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , further comprising:
a partition plate configured to divide the machine room from the intermediate flow path along an upper side and a lower side direction of the main body,
wherein the first opening portion and the second opening portion are formed at the partition plate.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3 , wherein the partition plate has an upper surface that forms a lower portion of the machine room and has a lower surface that forms an upper portion of the intermediate flow path.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein a flow area of air in the intermediate flow path is provided to increase and decrease in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction along which the first suction port is formed, and the second opening portion is formed on a region in which the flow area of air in the intermediate flow path decreases along the first direction.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 5 , wherein the first opening portion is formed on a region in which the flow area of air in the intermediate flow path is constant along the first direction.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6 , wherein the fan is arranged on the region in which the flow area of air in the intermediate flow path is constant along the first direction.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate flow path is along a first region and a second region partitioned from each other in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the first suction port is formed,
a flow area of air in the first region is provided to be larger than a flow area of air in the second region, and
the fan is arranged on the first region.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 8 , wherein the first opening portion is arranged on the first region, and the second opening portion is arranged on the second region.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 8 , wherein the first region and the second region are divided with respect to a center of the intermediate flow path, and
an inclination angle of a sidewall of the first region forming the first region with respect to the first direction is smaller than an inclination angle of a sidewall of the second region forming the second region with respect to the first direction.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first suction port has a suction area larger than a suction area of the second suction port.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , further comprising an upper side cooking portion arranged above the machine room,
wherein the upper side cooking portion includes a cooking surface on which a cooking object is to be placed and a heating device arranged in the machine room, and
the first opening portion and the second opening portion are arranged such that heat generated from the heating device is provided to flow out of the machine room together with air suctioned through the second suction port.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 12 , further comprising:
a discharge port that is open upward to discharge air moved by the fan,
a discharge cover that covers the discharge port, the discharge cover including an upper surface arranged parallel to the cooking surface.

14. The cooking appliance of claim 13 , wherein the discharge cover includes:
a first through hole and a second through hole through which air discharged from the discharge port passes in an upward direction,
an intermediate portion formed between the first through hole and the second through hole, and
a discharge guide arranged below the intermediate portion to guide air to the first through hole and the second through hole.

15. The cooking appliance of claim 13 , wherein the discharge cover includes:
a rear surface which extends downward from a rear end of the upper surface of the discharge port and an additional through hole arranged in the rear surface and formed to allow air discharged from the discharge port to pass therethrough.

16. A cooking appliance comprising:
a main body arranged with a machine room having a first suction port;
a cooking chamber arranged below the machine room;
an intermediate flow path including a second suction port, the intermediate flow path being formed between the machine room and the cooking chamber; and
a partition plate configured to divide the intermediate flow path from the machine room,
wherein the partition plate includes:
an opening portion through which air flows between the machine room and the intermediate flow path, the opening portion includes a first opening portion and a second opening portion through which air flows between the machine room and the intermediate flow path, and
wherein the second opening portion is arranged at a farther distance from a front of the intermediate flow path than the first opening portion and the second opening portion has an area larger than an area of the first opening portion.

17. The cooking appliance of claim 16 , further comprising:
a fan arranged on the intermediate flow path and configured to suction air into the intermediate flow path.

18. The cooking appliance of claim 17 , wherein a flow area of air in the intermediate flow path is provided to increase or decrease in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction along which the first suction port is formed, and
the second opening portion is formed on a region in which the flow area of air in the intermediate flow path decreases along the first direction.

19. The cooking appliance of claim 18 , wherein the first opening portion is formed on a region in which the flow area of air in the intermediate flow path is constant along the first direction.

20. A cooking appliance comprising:
a main body arranged with a machine room;
a cooking chamber arranged below the machine room;
an intermediate flow path including a first suction port, the intermediate flow path being formed between the machine room and the cooking chamber; and
a fan configured to suction air into the intermediate flow path,
wherein the machine room includes:
a second suction port through which air is suctioned, and
a first opening portion and a second opening portion through which air is introduced toward the intermediate flow path,

wherein the intermediate flow path includes a first region and a second region partitioned from each other in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction along which the first suctio

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Seungwoo
• Oh Sungmin
• Jo Jaehee
• Kim Sangjin
• Mok Junesang
• Son Changhyun
• Yun Minho
• Jang Bokhyun

Classifications

• F24C15/32

  Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens · CPC title

• A47J37/0641

  with forced air circulation, e.g. air fryers · CPC title

• F24C15/08

  Foundations or supports plates; Legs or pillars; Casings; Wheels (tops, e.g. hot plates F24C15/10) · CPC title

• F24C5/16

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices · CPC title

• F24C3/126

  on ranges · CPC title