Patent ID: 7244916

Claim:
A microwave heating and cooking apparatus comprising: a cooking apparatus main body having a heating chamber; a drawer body including a base for carrying a heated target and formed such that said base moves from inside of said heating chamber to outside; drive means for moving said drawer body; and moving speed control means for controlling said drive means in order to vary a moving speed of said drawer body; wherein said moving speed control means controls said drive means such that the moving speed of said drawer body at at least one stage selected from a group consisting of a draw-out initial stage in which said drawer body starts to move from the inside of said heating chamber to the outside, a draw-out final stage in which said drawer body finishes to move from the inside of said heating chamber to the outside, a push-in initial stage in which said drawer body starts to move from the outside of said heating chamber to the inside, and a push-in final stage in which said drawer body finishes to move from the outside of said heating chamber to the inside is relatively slower than the moving speed of said drawer body at an intermediate stage of a draw-out and push-in operation, said drawer body includes a door arranged in a front portion of said heating chamber, said moving speed control means controls said drive means such that the moving speed of said door is gradually increased at the opening initial stage in which said door starts to open and such that said drawer body moves while vibrating, and said drawer body is controllably caused to vibrate during an initial portion of a draw-out operation relative to a remainder of the draw-out operation to avoid user injury due to bumping phenomenon.