CN117084545A

CN117084545A - Cooking apparatus

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Publication number: CN117084545A
Application number: CN202311230737.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范文杰; 崔武然; 洪明花; 刘石永; 洪力
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-21
Filing date: 2023-09-21
Publication date: 2023-11-21

Abstract

The invention discloses a cooking device, comprising: the food-cooking device comprises a shell, an inner container provided with a cooking space, a drawer for carrying food, an air duct assembly, a first fan, a heating element, a temperature sensor and a control module, wherein a drawing port is formed in the front side of the shell; the inner container is arranged in the shell, and the top of the inner container is provided with an air inlet area and an air return area which are arranged at intervals; the drawer piece is arranged in the cooking space in a drawable manner; the air duct assembly is arranged between the shell and the inner container, an air duct space is arranged between the air duct assembly and the outer wall of the inner container, and the air inlet area and the air return area are positioned in the air duct space; the first fan is positioned in the air duct space; the heating piece is used for heating the cooking space; the temperature sensor is used for detecting the temperature of the cooking space; the control module is respectively and electrically connected with the first fan, the heating element and the temperature sensor, and controls the running state of at least one of the heating element and the first fan according to the detection result. Thereby, the cooking effect of the cooking apparatus can be improved.

Description

Cooking apparatus

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of cooking appliances, in particular to cooking equipment.

Background

In the related art, drawer type microwave oven has the culinary art chamber of placing food, and the oven is through adjusting the temperature in the culinary art chamber in order to cook food, and the oven is difficult to carry out effectual control to the temperature in the culinary art chamber, and the culinary art effect of food is relatively poor, has the space of improvement.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides the cooking equipment which can accurately adjust the temperature in the cooking space and has good cooking effect.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a cooking apparatus includes: the front side of the shell is provided with a drawing port; the inner container is provided with a cooking space, the inner container is arranged in the shell, and the top of the inner container is provided with an air inlet area and an air return area which are arranged at intervals; the drawer piece is used for bearing food and is arranged in the cooking space in a drawable manner; the air duct assembly is arranged between the shell and the inner container, an air duct space is arranged between the air duct assembly and the outer wall of the inner container, and the air inlet area and the air return area are positioned in the air duct space; the first fan is positioned in the air duct space; the heating piece is used for heating the cooking space; a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the cooking space; the control module is respectively and electrically connected with the first fan, the heating piece and the temperature sensor, and the control module controls the running state of at least one of the heating piece and the first fan according to the detection result.

According to the cooking equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, the temperature sensor is arranged in the cooking cavity, so that the control module can correspondingly adjust the first fan and the heating piece according to the detection result of the temperature sensor, thereby accurately adjusting the temperature in the cooking space, being beneficial to improving the cooking effect of the cooking equipment and improving the practicability of the cooking equipment.

According to the cooking equipment provided by some embodiments of the invention, the distance between the temperature sensor and the bottom wall of the cooking space is H1, the height of the cooking space is H2, and H1/H2 is more than or equal to 1/3.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the temperature sensor is a plurality of temperature sensors and the temperature sensors are arranged at intervals.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the plurality of temperature sensors are different in height.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the temperature sensor is disposed on at least one of the top wall of the inner container, the left and right side walls of the inner container, and the rear wall of the inner container.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the number of temperature sensors is equal to or less than 4.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the air duct space comprises a plurality of sub-spaces arranged at intervals, each of the sub-spaces is communicated with the cooking space through the air inlet area and the air return area, and the first fan is arranged in each of the sub-spaces.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the air duct assembly includes a first housing member secured to an outer sidewall of the inner liner and housing the plurality of air intake areas and the plurality of return areas, and a partition disposed within the first housing member to partition the plurality of subspaces.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the divider is a piece of insulating material.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the air duct assembly includes a plurality of spaced apart second enclosure members, each of the second enclosure members being secured to an outer sidewall of the inner liner, each of the second enclosure members and the inner liner cooperatively defining the subspace.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the housing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, a first airflow channel is arranged between the housing and the inner container, a heat dissipation area is arranged on the side wall of the inner container, and the heat dissipation area is communicated with the first airflow channel.

According to some embodiments of the invention, one of the left and right side walls of the inner container is provided with the heat dissipation area, and the other of the left and right side walls of the inner container is provided with the temperature sensor.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the other of the left and right side walls of the inner container is further provided with a light emitting part, the temperature sensor is arranged at any position of a first area, the height dimension of the first area is less than or equal to 81mm and the width dimension of the first area is less than or equal to 260mm, and the minimum distance between the first area and the light emitting part along the height direction is greater than or equal to 30mm and the minimum distance along the width direction is greater than or equal to 60mm.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking space is provided with a first air inlet hole, the first air inlet hole is communicated with the first airflow channel, and a second fan is arranged in the first airflow channel.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the air inlet is disposed below the inner container, the air outlet is disposed above the inner container, the first airflow channel includes a bottom airflow channel, a rear airflow channel and a top airflow channel, the bottom airflow channel is disposed at the bottom of the inner container and is communicated with the air inlet, the upper and lower ends of the rear airflow channel are respectively communicated with the bottom airflow channel and the top airflow channel, the top airflow channel is communicated with the air outlet, the second fan is disposed in the rear airflow channel, and the air channel assembly is disposed in the top airflow channel.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the control module is located within the rear airflow channel.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking apparatus further comprises a guide rail assembly, wherein the guide rail assembly is arranged between the liner and the shell, and the guide rail assembly is connected with the drawer member so that the drawer member is drawably arranged in the cooking space; the first airflow channel further comprises side airflow channels positioned on the left side and the right side of the liner, and the guide rail component is positioned in the side airflow channels.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking apparatus further comprises a wind shielding plate, wherein the wind shielding plate is arranged between the shell and the liner to separate the bottom airflow channel and the side airflow channel, and at least one side of the wind shielding plate is provided with a second air inlet hole for communicating the bottom airflow channel and the side airflow channel.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the inner container is provided with a rear plate, the rear plate is respectively matched with the shell and the air baffle plate to separate the bottom airflow channel, the rear airflow channel and the side airflow channel, the rear plate is provided with a first communication hole and a second communication hole, the first communication hole is communicated with the bottom airflow channel and the rear airflow channel, and the second communication hole is communicated with the side airflow channel and the rear airflow channel.

According to the cooking apparatus of some embodiments of the present invention, the rear plate is provided with the temperature sensor, the temperature sensor is located at any position of a second area, a height dimension of the second area is 120mm or less and a width dimension of the second area is 382mm or less, and a minimum distance between the second area and the first communication hole in a height direction is 50mm or more and a minimum distance between the second area and the first communication hole in a width direction is 26mm or more.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a sectional view of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of a part of the structure of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the installation of a temperature sensor and a top plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the installation of a temperature sensor and a body plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the installation of a temperature sensor and a back plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a duct assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a duct assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view II of a partial structure of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic view III of a partial structure of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the cooking apparatus 100 is configured such that,

a shell 1, a drawing port 11, an air inlet 12, an air outlet 13,

the inner container 2, the cooking space 21, the top plate 22, the air inlet area 221, the return air area 222, the third air inlet hole 223, the rear plate 23, the first air inlet hole 231, the first communication hole 232, the second communication hole 233, the main body plate 24, the heat dissipation area 25, the light emitting portion 26,

drawer member 3, air duct assembly 4, first housing member 41, second housing member 42, partition member 43, air duct space 44, subspace 441, heat shield 45,

a first fan 51, a heating element 52, a temperature sensor 53, a control module 54, a second fan 55, a first motor 56, a lighting element 57, a first area 58, a second area 59,

The air guide assembly 6, the guide rail 61, the sliding piece 62, the air baffle 7, the second air inlet hole 71, the first air flow channel 8, the bottom air flow channel 81, the rear air flow channel 82, the top air flow channel 83, the side air flow channel 84 and the first air guide cover 9.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, features defining "first", "second" may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Next, referring to the drawings, a cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described.

As shown in fig. 1 to 11, a cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the cooking device comprises a shell 1, a liner 2 provided with a cooking space 21, a drawer piece 3 for carrying food, an air duct assembly 4, a first fan 51, a heating piece 52, a temperature sensor 53 and a control module 54, wherein a drawing port 11 is arranged on the front side of the shell 1; the inner container 2 is arranged in the shell 1, and an air inlet area 221 and an air return area 222 which are arranged at intervals are arranged at the top of the inner container 2; the drawer 3 is drawably arranged in the cooking space 21; the air duct assembly 4 is arranged between the shell 1 and the liner 2, an air duct space 44 is arranged between the air duct assembly 4 and the outer wall of the liner 2, and an air inlet area 221 and an air return area 222 are positioned in the air duct space 44; the first fan 51 is located in the air duct space 44; the heating member 52 is used for heating the cooking space 21; the temperature sensor 53 is for detecting the temperature of the cooking space 21; the control module 54 is electrically connected to the first fan 51, the heating element 52, and the temperature sensor 53, respectively, and the control module 54 controls an operation state of at least one of the heating element 52 and the first fan 51 according to the detection result.

Therefore, the control module 54 can correspondingly adjust the first fan 51 and the heating element 52 according to the detection result of the temperature sensor 53, so as to accurately adjust the temperature in the cooking space 21, thereby being beneficial to improving the cooking effect of the cooking device 100 and improving the practicability of the cooking device 100.

For example, referring to fig. 1 to 6, the cooking apparatus 100 is provided with a housing 1, a liner 2, and a drawer 3, a mounting chamber is formed in the housing 1, and a drawing port 11 opened outward is provided at a front side of the housing 1. The inner container 2 is arranged in the installation cavity of the shell 1, a cooking space 21 communicated with the drawing port 11 is arranged in the inner container 2, an air inlet area 221 and an air return area 222 which are arranged at intervals are arranged at the top of the inner container 2, and the air inlet area 221 and the air return area 222 are suitable for being communicated with the cooking space 21. The drawer 3 is matched with the cooking space 21, the drawer 3 can be drawably arranged in the cooking space 21 through the drawing opening 11, and the drawer 3 is used for carrying food. For example, the air intake area 221 and the air return area 222 may be provided as a through-hole structure.

The cooking apparatus 100 further includes an air duct assembly 4, a first fan 51 and a heating element 52, the air duct assembly 4 is disposed in the mounting cavity and located between the housing 1 and the inner container 2, an air duct space 44 is disposed between the air duct assembly 4 and the outer wall of the inner container 2, and an air inlet area 221 and an air return area 222 are both located in the air duct space 44, so that the air duct space 44 can be communicated with the cooking space 21 through the air inlet area 221 and the air return area 222. The first fan 51 is located in the air duct space 44, and the first fan 51 can drive the air flow in the air duct space 44 to flow into the cooking space 21 through the air inlet area 221, and can drive the air flow in the cooking space 21 to flow into the air duct space 44 through the air return area 222, so as to realize the circulation flow of the air flow between the cooking space 21 and the air duct space 44.

The heating member 52 is mounted on the inner container 2, and the heating member 52 may be provided as a heating tube located in the cooking space 21 or may be provided as a microwave device, which is not limited in the present application. The heating member 52 is used for heating the cooking space 21, and the first fan 51 is used for driving the heated air flow to circulate so as to uniformly heat the cooking space 21. It should be emphasized that, compared with the first fan 51 disposed in the cooking space 21, the first fan 51 is not easy to generate turbulence in the present application, and the flow stability of the circulating air flow is high, which is beneficial to improving the temperature uniformity of the cooking space 21.

The cooking apparatus 100 further includes a temperature sensor 53 and a control module 54, where the temperature sensor 53 is mounted on the inner container 2, for example, attached to an outer sidewall of the inner container 2, the temperature sensor 53 is used to detect a temperature in the cooking space 21, the control module 54 may be mounted on an inner side of the casing 1 or an outer side of the inner container 2, and the control module 54 is electrically connected to the first fan 51, the heating element 52 and the temperature sensor 53, respectively, so that the temperature sensor 53 may transmit a detection structure to the control module 54, so that the control module 54 may control an operation state of at least one of the heating element 52 and the first fan 51 according to a detection result.

Specifically, when the temperature sensor 53 detects that the temperature in the cooking space 21 is too high, the control module 54 may control the heating member 52 to reduce the heating power, and may also control the first fan 51 to reduce the operation power; and when the temperature sensor 53 detects that the temperature in the cooking space 21 is too low, the control module 54 may control the heating member 52 to increase the heating power; and when the temperature sensor 53 detects the temperature unevenness in the cooking space 21, the control module 54 may control the first fan 51 to increase the operation power; and when the temperature sensor 53 detects that the temperature in the cooking space 21 is too low and the temperature is not uniform, the control module 54 may control the first fan 51 to increase the operation power and control the heating member 52 to increase the heating power. The above-described embodiments are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the present application. Thereby, the temperature in the cooking space 21 can be precisely adjusted, which is advantageous for improving the cooking effect of the cooking apparatus 100.

According to the cooking apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present application, the temperature sensor 53 is disposed in the cooking cavity, so that the control module 54 can correspondingly adjust the first fan 51 and the heating element 52 according to the detection result of the temperature sensor 53, so as to accurately adjust the temperature in the cooking space 21, thereby being beneficial to improving the cooking effect of the cooking apparatus 100 and improving the practicality of the cooking apparatus 100.

Specifically, the cooking apparatus 100 may be any one of an air fryer, a microwave oven, and an oven.

In some embodiments of the present application, the distance between the temperature sensor 53 and the bottom wall of the cooking space 21 is H1, and the height of the cooking space 21 is H2, H1/H2 is 1/3.

For example, the interval between the temperature sensor 53 and the bottom wall of the cooking space 21 may be set to H1, and the height of the cooking space 21 may be set to H2, satisfying: H1/H2 is more than or equal to 1/3. That is, the interval H1 between the temperature sensor 53 and the bottom wall of the cooking space 21 may be set to be equal to or more than one third of the height H2 of the cooking space 21, for example, may be one half of the height H2 of the cooking space 21, or may be two fifths of the height H2 of the cooking space 21, which is not limited in the present application. Through the arrangement, the position of the temperature sensor 53 can be more close to the placing position of food, and the detection accuracy of the temperature sensor 53 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, the temperature sensors 53 may be provided in plural, and the plural temperature sensors 53 may be disposed at intervals. Through the arrangement, the plurality of temperature sensors 53 can jointly detect from different positions, so that the detection accuracy of the temperature sensors 53 can be improved, the control module 54 can better control the first fan 51 and the heating piece 52, and the reliability of the cooking equipment 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4-6, a plurality of temperature sensors 53 may be provided at different heights. For example, one temperature sensor 53 may be provided at the middle of the cooking space 21 in the vertical direction, and the other temperature sensor 53 may be provided at the top of the cooking space 21. Through the arrangement, the plurality of temperature sensors 53 can jointly detect from different height positions so as to more comprehensively acquire the temperature information in the cooking space 21, so that the control module 54 can more accurately control the first fan 51 and the heating piece 52, and the reliability of the cooking equipment 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the top wall of the liner 2, at least one of the left and right side walls of the liner 2, and the rear wall of the liner 2 are each provided with a temperature sensor 53. For example, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, temperature sensors 53 may be provided on the top wall of the liner 2, the left side wall of the liner 2, and the rear wall of the liner 2; alternatively, the top wall of the liner 2, the right side wall of the liner 2 and the rear wall of the liner 2 may be provided with temperature sensors 53; alternatively, the temperature sensors 53 may be provided on the top wall of the liner 2, the left side wall of the liner 2, the right side wall of the liner 2, and the rear wall of the liner 2. It can be appreciated that by providing the temperature sensor 53 at different side walls of the inner container 2, the accuracy of detecting the temperature uniformity in the cooking space 21 can be improved, which is advantageous for improving the reliability of the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the invention, the number of temperature sensors 53 may be set to 4, such as two, three, or four. Through the arrangement, the processing difficulty of the cooking equipment 100 can be reduced, the cost is saved, the probability of failure of the cooking equipment 100 caused by damage of a single sensor can be reduced, and the reliability of the cooking equipment 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air duct space 44 includes a plurality of sub-spaces 441 spaced apart from each other, each of the sub-spaces 441 communicates with the cooking space 21 through the air inlet area 221 and the air return area 222, and the first fan 51 is disposed in each of the sub-spaces 441.

For example, referring to fig. 7 to 10, the air duct space 44 includes a plurality of subspaces 441, the plurality of subspaces 441 are spaced apart from each other on the outer peripheral wall of the inner container 2, and the inner container 2 is provided with an air inlet region 221 and an air return region 222 corresponding to each subspace 441, so that each subspace 441 can communicate with the cooking space 21 through the air inlet region 221 and the air return region 222, respectively. Meanwhile, a first fan 51 may be provided in each subspace 441, and the first fan 51 is used to drive the air flow in the subspace 441 to flow into the cooking space 21 through the air inlet region 221, and to drive the air flow in the cooking space 21 to flow into the subspace 441 through the air return region 222, so as to realize the circulation flow of the air flow in the subspace 441 and the cooking space 21.

For example, there may be two subspaces 441, and one first fan 51 is disposed in each subspace 441; alternatively, the number of the subspaces 441 may be two, and each subspace 441 is provided with two first fans 51, and the two first fans 51 located in the same subspace 441 are arranged at intervals and are opposite to the air inlet area 221 and the air return area 222 respectively; alternatively, the number of the subspaces 441 may be two, and one first fan 51 is provided in one subspace 441 and the other two first fans 51 are provided, which is not limited in the present application.

Through the arrangement, the air flow can uniformly flow in the cooking space 21, so that the temperature uniformity of the cooking space 21 is improved, and the reliability of the cooking equipment 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 10, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes a first motor 56, the first motor 56 is mounted on a side of the air duct assembly 4 facing away from the inner container 2, and an output end of the first motor 56 may penetrate the air duct assembly 4 and be in power connection with the first fan 51. Therefore, the air flow in the top air flow channel 83 can cool the first motor 56, which is beneficial to preventing the first motor 56 from overheating and improving the working stability of the first fan 51.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the duct assembly 4 includes a first cover member 41 and a partition member 43, the first cover member 41 is fixed to an outer sidewall of the inner container 2 and covers the plurality of air intake areas 221 and the plurality of air return areas 222, and the partition member 43 is disposed in the first cover member 41 to partition the plurality of subspaces 441.

For example, referring to fig. 7 and 9, the duct assembly 4 includes a first cover member 41 and a partition member 43, the first cover member 41 is configured in a groove-like structure, the first cover member 41 is fixed to an outer sidewall of the inner container 2 and is adapted to define a duct space 44 with the outer sidewall of the inner container 2, the first cover member 41 covers a plurality of air intake areas 221 and a plurality of air return areas 222, the partition member 43 is provided in the duct space 44, the partition member 43 is one or more, and the partition member 43 is used for being supported between an inner sidewall of the first cover member 41 and the outer sidewall of the inner container 2 to partition a plurality of subspaces 441, and each subspace 441 corresponds to at least one air intake area 221 and at least one air return area 222, respectively.

Through above-mentioned setting, can reduce the part quantity of wind channel subassembly 4, do benefit to the installation degree of difficulty that reduces wind channel subassembly 4, improve the design rationality of wind channel subassembly 4, promoted cooking equipment 100's practicality.

Further, the partition 43 may be provided as a heat insulating material. Through the above arrangement, heat exchange between the adjacent two subspaces 441 can be avoided, which is beneficial to improving the temperature uniformity of the cooking space 21 and improving the reliability of the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the partition 43 may be preassembled to the first enclosure 41 to reduce the difficulty of installing the duct assembly 4.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the partition 43 may be preloaded onto the liner 2 to improve the accuracy of installation of the partition 43.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air duct assembly 4 includes a plurality of spaced apart second housing members 42, each second housing member 42 being secured to an outer sidewall of the liner 2, each second housing member 42 and liner 2 cooperatively defining a subspace 441.

For example, as shown in fig. 8-9, the duct assembly 4 may be provided to include a plurality of second housing pieces 42, the plurality of second housing pieces 42 being disposed in spaced apart relation, each second housing piece 42 being adapted to be secured to an outer sidewall of the liner 2, the second housing pieces 42 being configured in a channel-like configuration, the second housing pieces 42 being adapted to cooperate with the liner 2 to define a subspace 441. The inner container 2 is provided with at least one air intake area 221 and at least one air return area 222 corresponding to each second housing part 42, so that each subspace 441 can communicate with the cooking space 21 through the air intake area 221 and the air return area 222. Thus, the size of the single second housing piece 42 may be reduced, facilitating reduced processing difficulty, cost savings, and the air duct assembly 4 may be easily maintained, improving the utility of the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the present application, the air duct assembly 4 further comprises a heat shield 45, the heat shield 45 being provided on a side of the first housing member 41 (or the second housing member 42) facing away from the inner liner 2, the heat shield 45 being configured to insulate the first housing member 41 to reduce the effect of the cooking space 21 on the remaining components within the cooking apparatus 100. Thereby, it is advantageous to improve design rationality of the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, the liner 2 includes a main body plate 24, a top plate 22, and a rear plate 23, the main body plate 24 being configured to be opened toward and in a front-rear direction, the top plate 22 being mounted on an upper side of the main body plate 24, the rear plate 23 being mounted on a rear side of the main body plate 24, the top plate 22, and the rear plate 23 together defining a cooking space 21 opened forward. Thereby, the processing difficulty of the liner 2 is reduced.

In some embodiments of the present application, the casing 1 is provided with an air inlet 12 and an air outlet 13, a first airflow channel 8 is provided between the casing 1 and the liner 2, a heat dissipation area 25 is provided on the side wall of the liner 2, and the heat dissipation area 25 is communicated with the first airflow channel 8.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, 9 and 10, the air inlet 12 and the air outlet 13 may be spaced on the housing 1, for example, the air outlet 13 and the air inlet 12 may be respectively provided on different sidewalls of the housing 1, or the air outlet 13 and the air inlet 12 may be respectively provided at different positions on the same sidewall of the housing 1, which is not limited in the present application. Meanwhile, a first airflow channel 8 may be disposed between the casing 1 and the liner 2, where the first airflow channel 8 is respectively communicated with the air inlet 12 and the air outlet 13, and airflow is used to flow from the air outlet 12 into the first airflow channel 8 to dissipate heat of the liner 2. The side wall of the inner container 2 is provided with a heat dissipation area 25, the heat dissipation area 25 is configured as a through hole structure, and the heat dissipation area 25 is used for communicating the cooking space 21 with the first airflow channel 8, so that water vapor and heat in the cooking space 21 can flow to the first airflow channel 8.

Specifically, the external air flow may flow into the first air flow channel 8 from the air inlet 12 and flow through the heat dissipation area 25 along the first air flow channel 8, so that the water vapor and the heat in the cooking space 21 may flow into the first air flow channel 8 through the heat dissipation area 25, and the air flow may carry the heat and the water vapor to flow continuously, so as to flow out of the cooking apparatus 100 from the air outlet 13.

It can be appreciated that the heat dissipation area 25 is used for dissipating heat and exhausting steam from the inner container 2, so that the temperature or pressure of the inner container 2 can be prevented from being too high, the cooking device 100 can be protected, and the reliability of the cooking device 100 can be improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, one of the left and right sidewalls of the liner 2 is provided with a heat dissipation area 25, and the other of the left and right sidewalls of the liner 2 is provided with a temperature sensor 53. For example, referring to fig. 5 and 9, a heat dissipation area 25 may be provided on the left side wall of the inner container, and a temperature sensor 53 may be provided on the right side wall of the inner container 2, so that the temperature sensor 53 and the heat dissipation area 25 may maintain a sufficient distance to avoid interference of the heat dissipation area 25 with the temperature sensor 53. Thereby, the detection accuracy of the temperature sensor 53 can be improved, and the layout design of the cooking apparatus 100 is facilitated.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the other of the left and right side walls of the liner 2 is further provided with a light emitting portion 26, and the temperature sensor 53 is provided at an arbitrary position of the first region 58, the height dimension of the first region 58 being 81mm or less and the width dimension being 260mm or less, and the minimum distance between the first region 58 and the light emitting portion 26 in the height direction being 30mm or more and the minimum distance in the width direction being 60mm or more.

For example, referring to fig. 3, 5 and 9, a heat dissipation area 25 may be provided on the left side wall of the inner container 2, and a light emitting part 26 may be provided on the right side wall of the inner container 2, the light emitting part 26 being constructed in a through-hole structure, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes a light emitting member 57, the light emitting member 57 being installed at the outside of the inner container 2 opposite to the light emitting part 26, the light emitting member 57 being for radiating light into the cooking space 21 through the light emitting part 26 so that a user can observe the cooking space 21.

The temperature sensor 53 and the light emitting unit 26 are disposed on the same side of the liner 2 and at any position of the first region 58, the first region 58 is disposed on the rear lower side of the light emitting unit 26, the height dimension H3 (i.e., the dimension along the up-down direction in fig. 5) of the first region 58 may be 81mm or less, and the width dimension L1 (i.e., the dimension along the front-rear direction in fig. 5) of the first region 58 may be 260mm or less. Meanwhile, a minimum distance between the first region 58 and the light emitting portion 26 in the height direction (i.e., the up-down direction in fig. 5) may be set to 30mm or more, and a minimum distance between the first region 58 in the width direction (i.e., the front-rear direction in fig. 5) may be set to 60mm or more.

Preferably, the height dimension H3 of the first region 58 may be set to 81mm and the width dimension L1 may be set to 260mm, and the minimum distance between the first region 58 and the light emitting portion 26 in the height direction may be set to 30mm and the minimum distance in the width direction may be set to 60mm.

Through the arrangement, the temperature sensor 53 can be located in the area with smaller airflow flow in the first airflow channel 8, so that the influence of airflow on the temperature sensor 53 can be reduced, and the detection precision of the temperature sensor 53 can be improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking space 21 is provided with a first air inlet 231, the first air inlet 231 communicates with the first airflow passage 8, and the second fan 55 is provided in the first airflow passage 8.

For example, referring to fig. 10 and 11, a first air inlet hole 231 may be provided in the liner 2, the first air inlet hole 231 for communicating the cooking space 21 with the first airflow passage 8. Meanwhile, a second fan 55 may be disposed in the first airflow channel 8, where the second fan 55 is used to drive airflow to flow from the air inlet 12 into the first airflow channel 8, and the second fan 55 may drive part of the airflow to flow along the first airflow channel 8 to the air outlet 13, and may also drive part of the airflow to flow into the cooking space 21 through the first air inlet 231, and the airflow flowing into the cooking space 21 may flow back from the heat dissipation area 25 into the first airflow channel 8 and continue to flow along the first airflow channel 8, so as to be discharged out of the casing 1 through the air outlet 13.

Through the above arrangement, the cooking apparatus 100 can effectively adjust the temperature and humidity in the cooking space 21, so that the temperature and humidity in the cooking space 21 can be kept within a certain range, which is beneficial to improving the cooking effect of the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the air inlet 12 is disposed below the liner 2, the air outlet 13 is disposed above the liner 2, the first airflow channel 8 includes a bottom airflow channel 81, a rear airflow channel 82 and a top airflow channel 83, the bottom airflow channel 81 is disposed at the bottom of the liner 2 and is in communication with the air inlet 12, the upper and lower ends of the rear airflow channel 82 are respectively in communication with the bottom airflow channel 81 and the top airflow channel 83, the top airflow channel 83 is in communication with the air outlet 13, the second fan 55 is disposed at the rear airflow channel 82, and the air duct assembly 4 is disposed at the top airflow channel 83.

For example, as shown in fig. 9 to 11, an air inlet 12 and an air outlet 13 may be provided on the front side of the case 1, respectively, the air inlet 12 being provided below the liner 2, and the air outlet 13 being provided above the liner 2. Meanwhile, it may be provided that the first airflow passage 8 includes a bottom airflow passage 81, a rear airflow passage 82, and a top airflow passage 83, the bottom airflow passage 81 being located at the bottom of the liner 2 and extending in the front-rear direction, the front end of the bottom airflow passage 81 being in communication with the air intake 12, the rear airflow passage 82 being located at the rear side of the liner 2 and extending vertically, the lower end of the rear airflow passage 82 being in communication with the bottom airflow passage 81. The top airflow channel 83 is located above the liner 2 and extends in the front-rear direction, the front end of the top airflow channel 83 is communicated with the air outlet 13, the rear end of the top airflow channel 83 is communicated with the upper end of the rear airflow channel 82 through the third air inlet 223, so that the bottom airflow channel 81, the rear airflow channel 82 and the top airflow channel 83 are sequentially communicated, the second fan 55 is located in the rear airflow channel 82, and the air duct assembly 4 is arranged in the top airflow channel 83.

Specifically, when the second fan 55 starts to operate, the external air flow may flow into the bottom air flow channel 81 from the air inlet 12, the air flow may radiate heat from the bottom of the liner 2 in the bottom air flow channel 81, then the air flow may flow into the rear air flow channel 82 to radiate heat from the rear side of the liner 2, then the air flow may flow into the top air flow channel 83 to radiate heat from the air duct assembly 4, and finally the air flow may flow out from the air outlet 13 to the outside of the casing 1. Therefore, the inner container 2 and the air duct assembly 4 can be fully cooled, damage to electronic components in the shell 1 can be avoided, and the reliability of the cooking equipment 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 9, the control module 54 may be positioned within the rear airflow channel 82 such that when airflow passes through the rear airflow channel 82, the airflow may exchange heat with the control module 54 to dissipate heat. Thereby, the control module 54 can be prevented from being overheated to affect the normal operation of the control module 54, and the reliability of the cooking apparatus 100 is improved. In addition, by providing the control module 54 and the duct assembly 4 on different sides of the inner container 2, the control module 54 and the duct assembly 4 can be prevented from interfering with each other, and the design rationality of the cooking apparatus 100 can be improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking apparatus 100 of the present embodiment further includes a rail assembly 6, wherein the rail assembly 6 is disposed between the inner container 2 and the housing 1, and the rail assembly 6 is connected to the drawer 3 such that the drawer 3 is drawably disposed in the cooking space 21; the first airflow channel 8 further includes side airflow channels 84 located on the left and right sides of the liner 2, and the guide rail assembly 6 is located in the side airflow channels 84.

For example, referring to fig. 9 to 11, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes a rail assembly 6, the rail assembly 6 being disposed between the outer sidewall of the inner container 2 and the housing 1, the rail assembly 6 being connected to the drawer 3 such that the drawer 3 is drawably disposed in the cooking space 21. For example, it may be provided that the rail assembly 6 includes a rail 61 and a slider 62, one of the inner container 2 and the drawer 3 is provided with the rail 61, and the other is provided with the slider 62, and the rail 61 is guide-engaged with the slider 62 in a drawing direction of the drawer 3 to drawably locate the drawer 3 in the cooking space 21.

The first airflow channel 8 further includes side airflow channels 84, the two side airflow channels 84 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the liner 2, the side airflow channels 84 are respectively communicated with the bottom airflow channel 81 and the top airflow channel 83, when airflow flows into the bottom airflow channel 81 from the air inlet 12, the airflow can flow into the side airflow channels 84 to dissipate heat from the side wall of the liner 2, and the airflow can flow into the top airflow channel 83 to flow out from the air outlet 13 to the outside of the casing 1, so as to achieve sufficient heat dissipation to the liner 2. Meanwhile, two guide rail assemblies 6 may be provided, and the two guide rail assemblies 6 may be provided in the side air flow passages 84 on the left and right sides, respectively, to support the drawer 3 from both sides.

Through the arrangement, the movement precision of the drawer piece 3 can be improved, the operation handfeel of the drawer piece 3 is improved, the space utilization rate of the cooking equipment 100 can be improved, and the miniaturized design of the cooking equipment 100 is facilitated.

Further, the cooking apparatus 100 may be embedded in furniture, which is advantageous in saving space and improving practicality of the cooking apparatus 100.

In other embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 2, the guide rail assemblies 6 may be provided in the bottom air flow passage 81, the guide rail assemblies 6 may be provided in one, a single guide rail assembly 6 may be provided in the middle of the bottom air flow passage 81 in the left-right direction, or the guide rail assemblies 6 may be provided in plurality, and the plurality of guide rail assemblies 6 may be arranged at intervals in the left-right direction, which is not limited in the present application. Therefore, the method is beneficial to meeting different working conditions.

In some embodiments of the present application, the cooking apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present application further includes a wind shielding plate 7, wherein the wind shielding plate 7 is disposed between the housing 1 and the liner 2 to partition the bottom airflow channel 81 and the side airflow channel 84, and at least one side wind shielding plate 7 is provided with a second air inlet hole 71 for communicating the bottom airflow channel 81 and the side airflow channel 84.

For example, referring to fig. 5 and 9, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes two air baffles 7, wherein the two air baffles 7 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the inner container 2, the air baffles 7 are connected between the inner sidewall of the housing 1 and the outer sidewall of the inner container 2, and the air baffles 7 are used for separating the bottom airflow channel 81 and the side airflow channel 84. The second air inlet holes 71 may be formed in at least one side of the air blocking plate 7, for example, the second air inlet holes 71 may be formed in one side of the air blocking plate 7, or the second air inlet holes 71 may be formed in each of the air blocking plates 7 on both sides, which is not limited in the present application. The second air inlet 71 is used for communicating the bottom air flow channel 81 with the side air flow channel 84, so that air can directly flow into the side air flow channel 84 from the bottom air flow channel 81 to sufficiently dissipate heat from the side wall of the liner 2.

It can be appreciated that the bottom airflow channel 81 and the side airflow channels 84 are separated by the air baffle 7, so that the airflow can stably flow in the bottom airflow channel 81 and the side airflow channels 84, and the airflow flows in from only one side of the cooking apparatus 100 along the left-right direction when the second air inlet holes 71 are formed in the single-side air baffle 7, which is beneficial to reducing turbulence and improving the reliability of the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the liner 2 is provided with a rear plate 23, the rear plate 23 cooperates with the housing 1 and the air barrier 7 to separate the bottom air flow passage 81, the rear air flow passage 82 and the side air flow passage 84, the rear plate 23 is provided with a first communication hole 232 and a second communication hole 233, the first communication hole 232 communicates with the bottom air flow passage 81 and the rear air flow passage 82, and the second communication hole 233 communicates with the side air flow passage 84 and the rear air flow passage 82.

For example, as shown in fig. 3 and 9 to 11, a rear plate 23 may be provided at the rear side of the liner 2, and the rear plate 23 may be engaged with the inner sidewall of the housing 1 and the air baffle 7, respectively, to partition the bottom air flow passage 81, the rear air flow passage 82, and the side air flow passages 84 in the housing 1. Wherein, a first communication hole 232 may be provided at the lower side of the rear plate 23, the first communication hole 232 being opposite to the rear air flow passage 82 and for communicating the bottom air flow passage 81 and the rear air flow passage 82, so that the air flow in the bottom air flow passage 81 may flow into the rear air flow passage 82 through the first communication hole 232. Meanwhile, a second communication hole 233 may be provided at least one side of the rear plate 23 in the left-right direction, the second communication hole 233 being for communicating the side air flow passage 84 and the rear air flow passage 82 such that an air flow may flow between the side air flow passage 84 and the rear air flow passage 82.

Through the arrangement, the air flow in the bottom air flow passage 81 can directly flow to the rear air flow passage 82 through the first communication hole 232, can flow into the side air flow passage 84 through the second air inlet hole 71 and then flow to the rear air flow passage 82 through the second communication hole 233, so that the stable flow of the air flow in the first air flow passage 8 is realized, the turbulence is avoided, and the reliability of the cooking equipment 100 is improved

In a practical arrangement, as shown in fig. 9 to 11, a second air inlet hole 71 may be provided on the left air baffle 7 such that the left side air flow passage 84 may communicate with the rear air flow passage 82 through the second air inlet hole 71, and the left side air flow passage 84 may be provided to communicate with the bottom air flow passage 81 through the second communication hole 233, and the right side air flow passage 84 may be provided to communicate with the rear air flow passage 82 and the top air flow passage 83, respectively, and the heat dissipation area 25 may be provided on the left side of the inner liner 2 and communicate with the top air flow passage 83 through the second air guide cover. When the air flows from the air intake 12 into the bottom air flow passage 81, a part of the air flow may flow into the left side air flow passage 84 to flow into the rear air flow passage 82 after flowing through the left side air flow passage 84, and another part of the air flow directly flows into the rear air flow passage 82. Next, the air flowing into the rear air flow path 82 may be divided into three parts, and the three parts may flow into the top air flow path 83, the right side air flow path 84, and the cooking space 21, respectively, the first part of the air flowing into the right side air flow path 84 may flow through the top air flow path 83 to flow to the air outlet 13, the second part of the air flowing into the top air flow path 83 may flow through the duct assembly 4 to flow to the air outlet 13, and the third part of the air flowing into the cooking space 21 may flow through the top air flow path 83 to the right side through the heat dissipation area 25, and flow through the top air flow path 83 to flow to the air outlet 13, such that the air may flow out to the outside of the housing 1 through the air outlet 13.

It should be noted that the plurality of first communication holes 232 may be provided, and the plurality of first communication holes 232 may be arranged at intervals in the left-right direction, which is advantageous in reducing the size of a single first communication hole 232 and improving the structural strength of the rear plate 23.

In some embodiments of the present application, the side air flow channels 84 on both sides may be in communication with the top air flow channel 83, as the present application is not limited in this regard. Therefore, the method is beneficial to meeting different working conditions.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 11, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes a first air guide cover 9, the first air guide cover 9 is disposed in the rear air flow channel 82, an air guide passage is formed in the first air guide cover 9, an inlet of the air guide passage is disposed opposite to the second fan 55, and an outlet of the air guide passage is opposite to the first air inlet 231 and the third air inlet 223, so that the first air guide cover 9 can guide the air flow to the first air inlet 231 and the third air inlet 223. Thereby, the air flow in the rear air flow path 82 is made to easily flow to the cooking space 21 and the top air flow path 83, and the design rationality of the cooking apparatus 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, the rear plate 23 is provided with the temperature sensor 53, the temperature sensor 53 is located at an arbitrary position of the second region 59, the height dimension of the second region 59 is 120mm or less and the width dimension is 382mm or less, and the minimum distance in the height direction between the second region 59 and the first communication hole 232 is 50mm or more and the minimum distance in the width direction is 26mm or more.

For example, as shown in fig. 6, a temperature sensor 53 may be provided on the rear plate 23, the temperature sensor 53 being located at an arbitrary position of the second region 59, the second region 59 being provided on the upper right side of the first communication hole 232. Wherein the height dimension H4 (i.e., dimension in the up-down direction in fig. 6) of the second region 59 may be set to 120mm or less, and the width dimension L2 (i.e., dimension in the left-right direction in fig. 6) of the second region 59 may be set to 382mm or less. Meanwhile, a minimum distance between the second region 59 and the first communication hole 232 in the height direction (i.e., the up-down direction in fig. 6) may be set to 50mm or more, and a minimum distance between the second region 59 and the first communication hole 232 in the width direction (i.e., the left-right direction in fig. 6) may be set to 26mm or more.

Preferably, the height dimension H4 of the second region 59 may be 120mm and the width dimension L2 may be 382mm, and the minimum distance between the second region 59 and the first communication hole 232 in the height direction may be 50mm and the minimum distance in the width direction may be 26mm.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cooking apparatus, comprising:

the front side of the shell is provided with a drawing port;

the inner container is provided with a cooking space, the inner container is arranged in the shell, and the top of the inner container is provided with an air inlet area and an air return area which are arranged at intervals;

The drawer piece is used for bearing food and is arranged in the cooking space in a drawable manner;

the air duct assembly is arranged between the shell and the inner container, an air duct space is arranged between the air duct assembly and the outer wall of the inner container, and the air inlet area and the air return area are positioned in the air duct space;

the first fan is positioned in the air duct space;

the heating piece is used for heating the cooking space;

a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the cooking space;

the control module is respectively and electrically connected with the first fan, the heating piece and the temperature sensor, and the control module controls the running state of at least one of the heating piece and the first fan according to the detection result.

2. Cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the temperature sensor and the bottom wall of the cooking space is H1, the height of the cooking space is H2, and the H1/H2 is not less than 1/3.

3. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 wherein the temperature sensor is a plurality and the plurality of temperature sensors are spaced apart.

4. A cooking apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the temperature sensors are different in height.

5. The cooking apparatus of claim 4, wherein the temperature sensor is provided on at least one of a top wall of the inner container, left and right side walls of the inner container, and a rear wall of the inner container.

6. A cooking apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the number of temperature sensors is 4 or less.

7. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 wherein said air duct space comprises a plurality of spaced apart subspaces, each of said subspaces communicating with said cooking space through said air intake region and said air return region, each of said subspaces having said first fan disposed therein.

8. The cooking apparatus of claim 7 wherein said duct assembly includes a first housing member secured to an outer sidewall of said liner and housing a plurality of said intake areas and a plurality of said return areas, and a divider disposed within said first housing member to divide a plurality of said subspaces.

9. The cooking apparatus of claim 8, wherein the divider is a piece of insulating material.

10. The cooking apparatus of claim 7 wherein the air duct assembly includes a plurality of spaced apart second enclosure members, each second enclosure member secured to an outer sidewall of the inner liner, each second enclosure member and inner liner cooperatively defining the subspace.

11. Cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein the housing is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, a first airflow channel is provided between the housing and the inner container, a heat dissipation area is provided on a side wall of the inner container, and the heat dissipation area is communicated with the first airflow channel.

12. The cooking apparatus according to claim 11, wherein one of the left and right side walls of the inner container is provided with the heat radiation area, and the other of the left and right side walls of the inner container is provided with the temperature sensor.

13. The cooking apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the other of the left and right side walls of the inner container is further provided with a light emitting portion, the temperature sensor is provided at an arbitrary position of a first region having a height dimension of 81mm or less and a width dimension of 260mm or less, and a minimum distance between the first region and the light emitting portion in the height direction is 30mm or more and a minimum distance in the width direction is 60mm or more.

14. The cooking apparatus of claim 11, wherein the cooking space is provided with a first air inlet, the first air inlet being in communication with the first airflow channel, a second fan being disposed within the first airflow channel.

15. The cooking apparatus of claim 14, wherein the air inlet is disposed below the inner container, the air outlet is disposed above the inner container, the first air flow passage includes a bottom air flow passage, a rear air flow passage and a top air flow passage, the bottom air flow passage is disposed at the bottom of the inner container and is communicated with the air inlet, the upper and lower ends of the rear air flow passage are respectively communicated with the bottom air flow passage and the top air flow passage, the top air flow passage is communicated with the air outlet, the second fan is disposed in the rear air flow passage, and the air duct assembly is disposed in the top air flow passage.

16. The cooking apparatus of claim 15 wherein the control module is located within the rear airflow channel.

17. The cooking apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a rail assembly disposed between the liner and the housing, the rail assembly coupled to the drawer such that the drawer is drawably disposed in the cooking space;

The first airflow channel further comprises side airflow channels positioned on the left side and the right side of the liner, and the guide rail component is positioned in the side airflow channels.

18. The cooking apparatus of claim 17 further comprising a baffle plate disposed between the housing and the liner to separate the bottom airflow channel and the side airflow channels, at least one side of the baffle plate being provided with a second air inlet aperture for communicating the bottom airflow channel and the side airflow channel.

19. The cooking apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the inner container is provided with a rear plate that cooperates with the housing and the air baffle plate to separate the bottom air flow passage, the rear air flow passage, and the side air flow passage, respectively, the rear plate being provided with a first communication hole that communicates with the bottom air flow passage and the rear air flow passage, and a second communication hole that communicates with the side air flow passage and the rear air flow passage.

20. The cooking apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the rear plate is provided with the temperature sensor, the temperature sensor is located at an arbitrary position of a second region having a height dimension of 120mm or less and a width dimension of 382mm or less, and a minimum distance between the second region and the first communication hole in a height direction is 50mm or more and a minimum distance in a width direction is 26mm or more.