Patent ID: 7094998
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A heating cooker, comprising: a cabinet to define a cooking cavity therein, the cooking cavity being open at a front thereof; a fan chamber defined by recessing a rear wall of the cooking cavity at a predetermined area to a predetermined depth; an air circulation fan installed in the fan chamber to circulate air of the cooking cavity; a heater installed in the fan chamber to heat the air; a chamber cover mounted to the rear wall of the cooking cavity by use of a plurality of setscrews to cover an open front of the fan chamber, the chamber cover having a plurality of air suction ports at a central area thereof, with a plurality of air distribution ports provided along an edge of the chamber cover to guide the air from the fan chamber to the edge of the chamber cover to discharge the air to the cooking cavity, wherein the plurality of air distribution ports are provided along the edge of the chamber cover so that the air is not directly forced onto food in the cooking cavity; and a sensing switch provided outside the cooking cavity to sense a tightened or released state of the setscrews which mount the chamber cover to the rear wall of the cooking cavity.