Patent ID: 7856973

Claim:
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 intake air fan provided in the intake air duct; an exhaust fan provided in the exhaust duct; a bi-axial motor that drives the intake air fan and the exhaust fan; and a fan housing that forms the connecting passage, and receives the exhaust fan and the intake air fan therein; 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.