Patent ID: 7708007

Claim:
An electric oven comprising: a case; a heating chamber in the case; a door that opens and closes the heating chamber, the door including a first glass facing the heating chamber and a second glass located proximate the first glass, and the first and second glasses forming a first air gap in the door; a valve provided in the door, wherein the valve is selectively operated to allow air inside the first air gap to be discharged from the first air gap to cool the door; and a lock that selectively locks the door, wherein the valve is operatively coupled to the lock such that the lock controls movement of the valve, the lock comprising: an actuator and a rod operatively coupled to the actuator, wherein the rod moves the valve to open the first air gap when the door is locked, and the actuator being mounted in the case and configured to either one of swing and push the rod to hook the door and push the valve.