Patent ID: 8333183

Claim:
A cooking range comprising: a cook top section having a heating body configured to cook foods; an oven section having a cavity and a door, wherein the cavity has a rack configured to accommodate foods and the door is configured to open or close the cavity; a heating source configured to provide heat to the cavity when the cooking range is operated; and an air circulation mechanism having a first duct, a second duct and a fan and configured to discharge air provided from the first duct positioned at a surface of the cavity through the second duct in response to rotation of the fan, wherein the air circulation mechanism is configured to discharge air from a top section through the second duct while the air provided from the first duct is discharged, wherein the air circulation mechanism comprises an upper slot configured to connect the first duct and the second duct, and wherein the upper slot is positioned between a mid-point of the first duct and a front surface of the oven section, and extends from a mid-point of an entire depth-wise length of the oven section up to a front surface of the oven section.