Cooking apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed is an invention relating to a cooking apparatus. The disclosed invention comprises an air guide in the gap between a door and a control panel, and the air guide positioned in such a way covers, from the front, at least a portion of the structures positioned at the same height as the gap between the door and control panel.

1 . A cooking appliance, comprising:
 a main body having a cooking chamber defined therein;   a door disposed in front of the main body and configured to open and close the cooking chamber;   a control panel disposed on top of the door; and   an air guide disposed in front of the main body and configured to screen at least a portion of the main body.   
     
     
         2 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the air guide includes a guide portion that extends across a space between the door and the control panel, and wherein the air guide includes a plurality of guide portions arranged in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         3 . The cooking appliance of  claim 2 , wherein a space is defined between the door and the guide portion, a space is defined between the guide portion and the control panel, and a space is defined between two guide portions adjacent to each other vertically. 
     
     
         4 . The cooking appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the air guide includes:
 a first guide portion that extends across a space between the door and the control panel in a lateral direction; and   a second guide portion that extends across a space between the first guide portion and the control panel in the lateral direction, wherein each of the first guide portion and the second guide portion has a partition surface that extends across a front space in the lateral direction, and wherein in a side view of the cooking appliance, the partition surface of the first guide portion and the partition surface of the second guide portion are not parallel to each other.   
     
     
         5 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the air guide is disposed between the door and the control panel, and is installed on the door. 
     
     
         6 . The cooking appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the air guide is integrally formed with the door. 
     
     
         7 . The cooking appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the door includes:
 a door frame forming a framework of the door; and   a top cover coupled to an upper end of the door frame and defining an outer appearance of an upper surface of the door, and wherein the air guide is coupled to the top cover.   
     
     
         8 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the air guide is disposed between the door and the control panel and is installed on the main body. 
     
     
         9 . The cooking appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the main body includes:
 a cavity having the cooking chamber defined therein; and   a front panel disposed between the cavity and the door, and wherein the air guide is coupled to the front panel.   
     
     
         10 . The cooking appliance of  claim 9 , wherein an electric component chamber is disposed on top of the cavity, wherein at least a portion of the front panel is disposed in front of the electric component chamber, wherein an exhaust port that provides communication between an inner space of the electric component chamber and the front space is formed in the front panel, and wherein the air guide is coupled to the front panel in an area between a lateral end of the front panel and the exhaust port. 
     
     
         11 . The cooking appliance of  4 , wherein a front space is defined between the door and the control panel, and wherein at least a portion of the front space is divided into a first flow path formed between the door and the first guide portion, a second flow path formed between the first guide portion and the second guide portion, and a third flow path formed between the second guide portion and the control panel. 
     
     
         12 . The cooking appliance of  claim 4 , wherein each of the first guide portion and the second guide portion has a partition surface that extends across a front space in the lateral direction, and wherein in a side view of the cooking appliance, the partition surface of the first guide portion and the partition surface of the second guide portion are not parallel to each other. 
     
     
         13 . The cooking appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the cooking device further comprises a connection protrusion that protrudes upwardly from the door toward the air guide, and wherein the connection protrusion spaces the door and the air guide from each other by a predetermined distance in a vertical direction and connects the door and the air guide to each other. 
     
     
         14 . The cooking appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the connection protrusion includes a plurality of connection protrusions disposed between the door and the air guide and arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined spacing in a lateral direction. 
     
     
         15 . The cooking appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the door includes:
 a door frame forming a framework of the door; and   a top cover coupled to an upper end of the door frame and defining an outer appearance of an upper surface of the door, and wherein the top cover, the connection protrusion, and the air guide are integrally formed with each other.   
     
     
         16 . The cooking appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the air guide includes:
 a guide main body disposed between the door and the control panel; and   a pair of coupling portions respectively disposed on both opposing lateral ends of the guide main body, wherein the pair of coupling portions are spaced apart from each other while the exhaust port is interposed therebetween, and wherein each of the pair of coupling portions is coupled to the front panel.   
     
     
         17 . The cooking appliance of  claim 16 , wherein the air guide further includes an extension that connects the guide main body to each of the coupling portions, and wherein a frontward-backward directional dimension of the extension is smaller than a frontward-backward directional dimension of the guide main body. 
     
     
         18 . The cooking appliance of  claim 9 , wherein the front panel includes:
 a panel main body disposed in front of the cavity; and   a pair of protruding surface portions respectively disposed on both opposing lateral ends of the panel main body, wherein each of the protruding surface portions protrudes in a frontward direction from the panel main body, and wherein the air guide is coupled to the protruding surface portions.   
     
     
         19 . The cooking appliance of  claim 18 , wherein an electric component chamber is disposed on top of the cavity, wherein at least a portion of the front panel is disposed in front of the electric component chamber, wherein an exhaust port for that provides communication between an inner space of the electric component chamber and the front space is formed in the front panel, and wherein the pair of protruding surface portions is laterally spaced apart from each other while the exhaust port is disposed therebetween. 
     
     
         20 . The cooking appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the air guide is disposed in a front space surrounded by the door, the main body, and the control panel, wherein a door exhaust port is defined in an upper end of the door facing the control panel and communicates an inner space of the door with the front space, and wherein the door exhaust port is positioned between the air guide and the main body in a frontward-backward direction.