Patent ID: 7267450
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: F21W,F24C,H05B

Abstract:
1. A cooking apparatus to cook food using microwaves, comprising: a body defining a cooking cavity; an opening formed through a side of the body; a lamp assembly mounted on the opening, the lamp assembly comprising: a lamp protecting member to prevent the microwaves from passing to the lamp, the lamp protecting member spanning an entirety of the transparent cover, wherein the lamp casing comprises an elastic tongue, the transparent cover comprises a locking depression to engage with the elastic tongue, the elastic tongue is formed to have a size by cutting a portion of a side of the lamp casing to be radially and elastically deformed, and has a projection at a free end thereof, the locking depression is formed on a side of the transparent cover and engages with the elastic tongue, the lamp casing comprises a flange radially outwardly extending from a front edge thereof, the transparent cover comprises: the lamp protecting member defines a plurality of holes each having a size that allows the respective hole to prevent the microwaves from passing therethrough.