Patent ID: 6797930
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
A wall-mounted type microwave oven, comprising:an oven body which defines an exterior appearance of the microwave oven; an intake port which is provided at a bottom panel of the oven body, and allows exhaust gas to be introduced into the oven body therethrough; a main exhaust fan internally provided at an upper portion of the oven body; a main exhaust path which communicates with the intake port and the main exhaust fan; and a slide duct which is provided under the oven body, and retractably extends forward to guide the exhaust gas generated from an area positioned below the oven body, wherein the slide duct comprises: a lower plate, side plates upwardly extended from corresponding sides of the lower plate, a front plate upwardly extended from a front end of the lower plate so as to define an auxiliary exhaust path, which guides the exhaust gas toward the main exhaust path, between the bottom panel of the oven body and the lower plate of the slide duct, an upper plate connected to upper ends of the side plates and the front plate, and an auxiliary exhaust fan which is provided at an internal front portion of the slide duct, and sucks in the exhaust gas generated from a region below the slide duct where the slide duct is extended forward.