Patent ID: 7856973
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: F04D,F05D,F24C,H05B

Abstract:
1. A cooking appliance comprising: an appliance body including a cooking chamber to cook food; a door that opens and closes the cooking chamber, the door having cooling flow passages that absorb heat transferred from the cooking chamber; an intake air duct that communicates with the cooling flow passages, the intake air duct being provided proximate a top side of the cooking chamber; an exhaust duct that communicates with the intake air duct, the exhaust duct being provided proximate the intake air duct; and a fan-motor assembly provided in a space formed by the intake air duct and the exhaust duct such that the fan-motor assembly forms a portion of a connecting passage that connects the intake air duct and the exhaust duct, wherein the fan-motor assembly comprises: an electric element chamber provided above the cooking chamber, and configured to receive elements which operate the cooking appliance; and a fan housing front intake louver configured to allow communication between an interior of the fan housing and the electric element chamber.