Patent ID: 6872928

Claim:
A microwave oven comprising: an oven body defined therein with a cooking chamber while being opened at a front end thereof; a door hingeably coupled to the front end of the oven body; a pair of body-side hinge members provided at the oven body, each of the body-side hinge members being provided with at least one of a hinge hole and a hinge shaft; a pair of door-side hinge members provided at the door, each of the door-side hinge members being provided with the other of the hinge hole and hinge shaft; a door hinge bracket provided at the door, the door hinge bracket including the door-side hinge members; and a connecting member adapted to connect the door-side hinge members as an integral structure, wherein: the door includes a door frame having a transparent portion and a shield plate coupled to the door frame inside the door frame; the door hinge bracket is coupled to the shield plate and is fitted around a side edge portion of the shield plate at a front surface of the shield plate; and the shield plate is provided, at the front surface thereof, with a stepped portion for receiving at least a portion of the door hinge bracket such that the front surface of the shield plate is substantially flush with a front surface of the door hinge bracket when the door hinge bracket is coupled to the shield plate.