Patent ID: 7326896

Claim:
A microwave oven comprising: a component chamber, a cooking chamber, a component chamber penetrating part in fluid communication with the component chamber, a cooking chamber penetrating part in fluid communication with the cooking chamber, and a discharging part discharging air from the microwave oven; and a fan assembly, including an inhaling fan moving air through the component chamber penetrating part and into the component chamber so as to cool the component chamber, and a discharging fan moving air from the cooking chamber, through the cooking chamber penetrating part and through the discharging part, wherein the inhaling fan includes an inhaling fan cover, and the discharging fan includes a discharging fan cover, and a detachment preventing part is connected to at least one of the inhaling fan cover and the discharging fan cover to prevent the at least one of the inhaling fan cover and the discharging fan cover from being detached from the fan assembly, wherein the detachment preventing part projects inward from an end part of at least one of the inhaling fan cover and the discharging fan cover.