Patent ID: 6765184
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
A controller for a smoke guiding apparatus of a wall-mounted microwave oven having an exhaust motor which discharges smoke therebelow to the outside of the wall-mounted microwave oven, a guide plate which guides the smoke, and a feed motor which moves the guide plate between an initial position and a guide position of the guide plate, the controller comprising:a switching unit which supplies power to the feed motor so as to move the guide plate between the guide position and the initial position in conjunction with an operation of the exhaust motor driven based on a predetermined temperature of the smoke; a first limit switch which shuts off the power supplied to the feed motor in response to the guide plate reaching the guide position; and a second limit switch which shuts off the power supplied to the feed motor in response to the guide plate reaching the initial position.