Cooking apparatus

Abstract

A cooking apparatus may include: a main body; a cooking chamber inside the main body; a door configured to open and close to respectively open and close the cooking chamber; an inlet at a front of the main body and below the door, and configured to allow air to be drawn into the main body through the inlet; and a flow guide inclined downward in a forward direction to guide the flow of air into the inlet.

1 . A cooking apparatus comprising:
 a main body;   a cooking chamber inside the main body;   a door configured to open and close to respectively open and close the cooking chamber;   an inlet at a front of the main body and below the door, and configured to allow a flow of air to be drawn into the main body through the inlet; and   a flow guide inclined downward in a forward direction to guide the flow of air into the inlet.   
     
     
         2 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the flow guide is below the inlet. 
     
     
         3 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the flow guide includes a first surface that is convex upward. 
     
     
         4 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the first surface has a shape of an upper surface of an airfoil. 
     
     
         5 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the flow guide includes a second surface that is opposite to the first surface and is flat. 
     
     
         6 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the flow guide is pivotably coupled to the main body. 
     
     
         7 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the flow guide is pivotably coupled to an edge of the main body, and   the edge is between the front and a bottom of the main body.   
     
     
         8 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a hinge configured to support the flow guide and allow the flow guide to pivot relative to the main body.   
     
     
         9 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a driving device configured to pivot the flow guide.   
     
     
         10 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the main body includes a recess in the front of the main body that is shaped to correspond to a shape of the first surface, and   the recess is configured to accommodate the first surface so that, with the first surface accommodated by the recess, the inlet is covered by the flow guide.   
     
     
         11 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the driving device is configured to pivot the flow guide between a first position where the flow guide is inclined downward in the forward direction and a second position where the first surface is accommodated in the recess. 
     
     
         12 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the flow guide is configured so that, with the flow guide in the second position, the second surface is coplanar with a surface of the front of the main body above the recess. 
     
     
         13 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the driving device is configured to pivot the flow guide between a first position where the flow guide is inclined downward in the forward direction and a second position where the second surface of the flow guide contacts the bottom of the main body. 
     
     
         14 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the inlet is at a portion of the front of the main body that is shaped as a vertical plane. 
     
     
         15 . The cooking apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a length of the flow guide in a forward-backward direction is smaller than a height of the front of the main body that is below the door.