Patent ID: 7847219
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. An electric oven comprising: a door; a compartment having an internal space that is selectively closed by the door, the door having a cooling air opening on a surface facing the compartment, the compartment having an intake opening configured to receive air exhausted through the cooling air opening, the cooling air opening being faced with the intake opening when the door is in a closed position; and a shield element that prevents foreign matter from entering into the door through the cooling air opening, wherein the shield element includes a blocking member provided on the door and configured to selectively open and close the cooling air opening, and an actuator provided on the compartment and configured to engage the blocking member, wherein the actuator drives the blocking member to open the cooling air opening when the door is in a closed position, the blocking member closes the cooling air member when the door is in a opened position and blocks communication of the door and the intake opening of the compartment.