Patent ID: 7263987

Claim:
A grill cooker, comprising: a heating unit generating heat to grill food; a grilling unit provided above the heating unit, with the food placed on the grilling unit, the grilling unit comprising a grilling pipe above the heating unit; an air cooling unit connected to the grilling unit to cool the grilling unit using air, wherein the air cooling unit comprises: a blowing fan to blow air into the grilling pipe to cool the grilling unit, the grilling pipe has an inlet at one end and an outlet at another end thereof, and an air discharging pipe to connect the blowing fan to the inlet of the grilling pipe, the air entering the grilling pipe by the blowing fan blowing air into the air discharging pipe and being discharged to an area outside of the grilling pipe through the outlet of the grilling pipe to maintain a temperature of the grilling pipe below a predetermined temperature; a cabinet that is open at a top thereof to form an opening, wherein the cabinet includes the heating unit, the grilling unit is seated on the opening of the cabinet, and the air cooling unit is provided on an outer surface of the cabinet; and a connection member provided on an upper portion of the cabinet to connect the air discharging pipe to the inlet of the grilling pipe, wherein the connection member comprises a tapered hole that is tapered in a direction from a top to a bottom of the connection member, the inlet of the grilling pipe being connected to an upper portion of the tapered hole, and the air discharging pipe being connected to a lower portion of the tapered hole to allow the grilling pipe to be removably connected to the air discharging pipe using the connection member.