Patent ID: 7825358

Claim:
A cooking apparatus, comprising: a cooking cavity provided within an outer casing; an upper space formed over the cooking cavity within the outer casing; a rear space formed behind the cooking cavity within the outer casing, wherein a plurality of components including a magnetron and at least one of a convection heater assembly, a high voltage transformer or a high voltage capacitor are installed in the rear space; a pair of side spaces formed at opposite lateral sides of the cooking cavity within the outer casing; at least one fan installed in the rear space so as to generate an air flow that flows upward through the rear space; and a partition wall that extends along a lower portion of the rear space, from a first of the pair of side spaces to a second of the pair of side spaces, and positioned so as to separate the at least one fan from the plurality of components, wherein the partition wall comprises first and second openings formed therein, wherein the magnetron is positioned above the first opening, and the at least one of the convection heater, the high voltage transformer or the high voltage capacitor is positioned above the second opening.