Patent ID: 7482562

Claim:
A microwave range having a hood for removing contaminated air, the microwave range comprising: a chamber; a cooking room, provided inside the chamber, in which food is to be cooked; at least one electric component configured to oscillate microwaves to cook the food; and first and second vent fan assemblies respectively positioned at opposite lateral sides of the chamber, the first and second vent fan assemblies to draw contaminated air in through an air inlet located on a bottom surface of the microwave range below the chamber, and to exhaust the air drawn in through the air inlet, wherein each of the first and second vent fan assemblies comprises a fan motor and a pair of fans respectively driven by the fan motor, and wherein at least one of the vent fan assemblies includes a cooling fan to cool the electric components, and a vent fan to draw in and exhaust the contaminated air.