EP2097679B1 - Built-in cooking appliance - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGESĀ ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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- F24C15/10—Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings
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- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
- H05B6/02—Induction heating
- H05B6/10—Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
- H05B6/12—Cooking devices
- H05B6/1209—Cooking devices induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them
- H05B6/1245—Cooking devices induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them with special coil arrangements
- H05B6/1263—Cooking devices induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them with special coil arrangements using coil cooling arrangements
Description
- The present invention relates to a built-in cooking appliance, and more particularly, to a built-in cooking appliance with a top plate on which food is cooked.
- A built-in cooking appliance is a kitchen appliance installed on a cabinet (a kind of a built-in case). That is, the built-in cooking appliance is associated with kitchen furniture so that a user can conveniently use the same. The built-in cooking appliance makes the interior of the kitchen beautiful.
- In recent years, a built-in cooking appliance having a top plate, which can cook the food using heat transmitted to the food through the top plate, has been developed. Such a built-in cooking appliance having the top plate is called a hot plate, a hob, a range, or a cook-top. Regardless of the name, a concept of the present invention may be applied to any cooking appliances having the top plate. In the following description, a terminology of a cooking appliance means a cooker having the top plate.
- In order to operate components of the cooker under a thermally stable state, a typical cooking appliance is designed such that air flows in and out of the cooking appliance. To realize this, the top plate is mounted protruding above the top surface of the top plate by a predetermined height. In this case, it is difficult to clean a portion around the top plate and an outer appearance is deteriorated.
- In the typical cooking appliance, water may flow into a main body of the cooking appliance through an air passage hole formed on the top plate or a portion around the top plate. The water flowing into the main body of the cooking appliance may cause a short circuit or malfunction of the cooking appliance. This problem must be most considered in designing the cooking appliance as the cooking appliance is used in the kitchen where the water is frequently used. In addition, the cooking appliance such as a hot plate has a heating element therein. Accordingly, such a cooking appliance is designed to resist to heat. However, when the temperature is raised too high, the cooking appliance may overwork, which may be a cause of malfunction of the cooking appliance. To resolve this, a cooking appliance has been developed that has a cooling channel connecting an inner part of the cooking appliance to the outside for discharging hot air in the cooking appliance to the outside. However, when water flows into the cooking appliance through the cooling channel, it may be another cause of malfunction of the cooking appliance.
- Further, since the cooking appliance is designed to cook food in a state where a dishware such as a cook pot is disposed on a flat surface of the top plate, the dishware must be stably secured on the flat surface. However, although a location where the dishware will be located is graphically marked on the top plate, the cooking appliance does not have any means for physically securing the dishware on the top plate. Therefore, when the top plate is slippery due to, for example, oil, the dishware disposed on the top surface of the top plate may inadvertently move to an undesired location or fall down from the top plate to the cabinet.
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EP0663567A1 discloses a ventilation system for a ceramic hob that fits beneath the glass or ceramic top surface. - Embodiments provide a built-in cooking appliance that is configured to effectively cool an inside of the cooking appliance without protruding the top plate above the cabinet. Embodiments also provide a built-in cooking appliance that can be used safely and is free from the possibilities that the cooking appliance is damaged by internal heat and water flows into the cooking appliance.
- In short, embodiments provide a built-in cooking appliance that is configured to improve operation reliability and user's convenience in using and cleaning it.
- In one embodiment, a built-in cooking appliance includes a body frame of a main body; a heating body in the body frame; a top plate disposed in an upper portion of the body frame to support a dishware to be heated; a cabinet configured to support the top plate; a support in a contact space between the cabinet and the top plate; and a plurality of channels provided in the support to discharge air flowing out from the body frame, a size of each of the channels being small enough to prevent flow of water while allowing flow of air, wherein the top plate seats on a top surface of the cabinet.
- In another embodiment, a built-in cooking appliance includes a top plate; a cabinet configured to support the top plate; and a support configured to support at least a portion of the top plate, the support having at least one vertical airflow hole through which air flows.
- In further another embodiment, a built-in cooking appliance includes a body frame of a main body; a top plate disposed in an upper portion of the body frame; and a support configured to support a lower side of the top plate, and wherein the support has a close adhesion unit with one surface contacting the top plate and the other surface contacting the cabinet, and the close adhesion unit has at least one airflow hole through which air flows.
- According to the embodiments, a cooling efficiency of the cooking appliance can be improved and safety and convenience in using the cooking appliance can also be improved.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a built-in cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a cooker is being installed. -
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the built-in cooking appliance ofFig. 1 , when the cooker is completely installed. -
Fig. 3 is a partly broken perspective view of the built-in cooking appliance ofFig. 1 . -
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line I-I' ofFig. 2 . -
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a support illustrated inFig. 4 . -
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modification of the support illustrated inFig. 5 . -
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a built-in cooking appliance according to an example not forming part of the present invention, when a cooker is completely installed. -
Fig. 8 is a partly broken perspective view of the built-in cooking appliance ofFig. 7 . -
Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line II-II' ofFig. 7 . -
Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a support illustrated inFig. 9 . -
Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a modification of the support illustrated inFig. 10 . - Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a built-in cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a cooker is being installed, andFig. 2 is a perspective view of the built-in cooking appliance ofFig. 1 , when the cooker is completely installed. - Referring to
Figs. 1 and 2 , a built-in cooking appliance according to this embodiment includes acabinet 1 installed in a kitchen, adepressed portion 2 formed on a surface of thecabinet 1 , and acooker 5 having a first portion received in thedepressed portion 2 and a second portion seating on a top surface of thecabinet 1. - In more detail, the
depressed portion 2 is depressed to a predetermined depth from the top surface of thecabinet 1 to receive the first portion of thecooker 5. - The
depressed portion 2 is smaller than an area of the top surface of thecooker 5. Therefore, when thecooker 5 is received in thedepressed portion 2, an edge portion of thecooker 5 seats on the top surface of thecabinet 1. In more detail, a top plate (51 inFig. 3 ) provided on an upper end of thecooker 5 seats on the top surface of thecabinet 1 - Therefore, since the
top plate 51 seats on the top surface of thecabinet 1, only thetop plate 51 protrudes above the top surface of thecabinet 1. Accordingly, the protruding height of thecooker 5 above thecabinet 1 can be minimized. Here, when thecooker 5 is installed on thecabinet 1, a rear end portion of thetop plate 51 seats on a support (7 inFig. 3 ) provided on the top surface of thecabinet 1. A portion of the top surface of thecabinet 1 may be depressed to receive thesupport 7 on which the rear end portion of thetop plate 51 seats. - In this case, a front edge portion and both side edge portions of the
top plate 51 seat on the top surface of thecabinet 1 and a rear edge portion of thetop plate 51 seats on thesupport 7, thereby sealing up thedepressed portion 2. Then, heat inside thecooker 5 cannot be discharged to the outside. - Therefore, the
support 7 according to this embodiment is provided with a structure for discharging heat inside thecooker 5 to the outside, which will be described later. - As the
top plate 51 seats on thecabinet 1 as described above, dishware can be stably set on the top surface of thetop plate 51. In addition, since only thetop plate 51 protrudes above the top surface of thecabinet 1, an outer appearance of the cooking appliance can be improved. - Meanwhile, although a bottom of the
depressed portion 2 is closed, air may be introduced into thedepressed portion 2 through other clearances of thecabinet 1 and the introduced air may be directed into thecooker 5. -
Fig. 3 is a partly broken perspective view of the built-in cooking appliance ofFig. 1 ,Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line I-I' ofFig. 2 , andFig. 5 is a perspective view of a support illustrated inFig. 4 . - Referring to
Figs. 3 through 5 , thecooker 5 includes atop plate 51 functioning as a support plate on which a dishware is located and amain body 52 disposed under thetop plate 51. - Outer appearance of the
main body 52 is defined by a body frame. Aheater 54 for generating heat and afan 53 for discharging the heat generated in themain body 52 to the outside are provided inside themain body 52. Any types of heaters such as a direct heating type or an induction heating type may be used as theheater 54. - As described above, since the front and side edge portions of the
top plate 51 seat on the top surface of thecabinet 1, only thetop plate 51 protrudes above thecabinet 1. - On the other hand, the rear edge portion of the
top plate 51 is supported by thesupport 7 installed on thecabinet 1. In more detail, thesupport 7 has a plate-like shape and is coupled to thecabinet 1 at the portion of the top surface of thecabinet 1 on which the rear end portion of thetop plate 51 is placed. - Therefore, a top surface of the
support 7 is coupled to a bottom surface of thetop plate 51 and a bottom surface of thesupport 7 is coupled to the top surface of thecabinet 1. - A coupling member may be used to couple the
support 7 to thetop plate 51 and thecabinet 1. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, an adhesive may also be used. - A plurality of
channels 72 may be formed horizontally in thesupport 7 to discharge heat inside thecooker 5 to the outside. The plurality ofchannels 72 are horizontally arranged at predetermined intervals. - Preferably, the size of the
channel 72 is small enough to prevent the entry of foreign materials, especially fluid, while permitting air to be discharged. Accordingly, thechannel 72 may also be regarded as a kind of micro-channel. - Although the
support 7 is described to have a plate-like shape in the above description, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, thesupport 7 may also have a p shape such that a horizontal portion of thesupport 7 contacts the top surface of thecabinet 1 and a vertical portion of thesupport 7 contacts a surface of thecabinet 1 that is formed by the depression. In this case, the horizontal portion of thesupport 7 may serve to support thetop plate 51 and the vertical portion of thesupport 7 may serve to couple thesupport 7 to thecabinet 1. - Although the
support 7 may have a variety of shapes, it is preferable that a top surface of thesupport 7 contacts thetop plate 51, a bottom surface of thesupport 7 contacts thecabinet 1, and the plurality of channels are formed between the contacting surfaces to minimize a protruding height of thecooker 5. - The following will describe an airflow process for cooling the inside of the
cooker 5. - First, when the
fan 53 operates, cool air is introduced into thecooker 5. The cool air may be introduced through anair inlet 55 formed on a bottom of themain body 52 aligned with thefan 53. - The cool air introduced through the
air inlet 55 may be sucked through the clearance of thecabinet 1, which is formed on a front portion of thedepressed portion 2. Needless to say, when the bottom of thedepressed portion 2 has an opening, the cool air may be sucked through the bottom of thedepressed portion 2. - The air sucked by the
fan 53 flows into anair outlet 56 formed on the rear portion of themain body 52 via a control unit (not shown) and theheater 54. - The air flowing out through the
air outlet 56 is discharged to the outside through thechannel 72. - In order not to direct the air flowing out through the
air outlet 56 to other spaces in thedepressed portion 2 but to thechannel 72, anairflow guide 65 may be further provided on a rear portion of themain body 1. - In the drawing, a plurality of the airflow guides 65 are provided corresponding to a plurality of the
air outlets 56. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, only oneairflow guide 65 extending toward thechannels 72 may also be provided. - As described above, since the
channels 72 are provided in thesupport 7, the air heated in thecooker 5 can be discharged to the outside through thechannels 72. The size of thechannel 72 is small enough to prevent the entry of foreign materials while permitting air to be discharged - In addition, since the
channels 72 are too small to be seen by the naked eye, thechannels 72 do not disfigure the cooking appliance. - The following will describe relationship between the cooker according to this embodiment and fluid around the
cooker 5. - First, since the
cooker 5 is installed in a place such as the kitchen where the water is frequently used, it must be considered to prevent the water from flowing into thecooker 5. To realize this, the bottom surface of thetop plate 51 and the corresponding surface of thecabinet 1 are sealed together at front and both sides of thetop plate 51 by a sealing member. Therefore, only thesupport 7 in which thechannels 72 are formed is a weak point through which the external fluid may be introduced into thecooker 5. - However, since the
channels 72 are so small that the external fluid cannot substantially flow through them. In addition, the external fluid around thechannels 72 may evaporate by heat emitted from thecooker 5 itself or air discharged through thechannels 72. Even though a great quantity of water is poured around thechannels 72 especially when upsetting a kettle, for example, penetration of the water into the channels caused by capillary effect can also be prevented. Therefore, the external fluid never flows into thecooker 5. -
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modification of the support illustrated inFig. 5 . - Only different features from the foregoing embodiment will be described with reference to
Fig. 6 . - Referring to
Fig. 6 , the support 8 includes a plurality ofchannels 82 provided on a top surface or a bottom surface of the support 8, which is different from thesupport 7 ofFig. 5 including the plurality ofchannels 82 provided through thesupport 7. - That is, the
channels 82 are depressed to a predetermined depth from the top or bottom surface of the support 8. Accordingly, the top or bottom surface of the support 8 has an unevenness shape, which makes the support 8 to be more easily manufactured in comparison to thesupport 7 having throughchannels 72. - Although the
channels 82 are illustrated to be provided on a surface of the support 8 contacting thecabinet 1 inFig. 6 , thechannels 82 may also be formed on a surface of the support 8 contacting thetop plate 51. - Furthermore, the
supports 7 and 8 may also be formed by bending a plate-like member up and down a number of times to form a channel (not shown). In this case, the ridges and valleys formed by the bendings contact the top plate and the cabinet to support them and the channels are formed between the ridges and valleys. - The following will describe modifications of the above described embodiment.
- First, the
support 7 is described to be exposed to the surroundings in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a separate top frame can be provided around thesupport 7 to cover thesupport 7 and improve the outer appearance of the cooking appliance. In this case, the top frame includes an opening through which air discharged through the channels can flow further to the outside. - Although the channels are described to have square cross sections in the drawings, they may also have semicircular or circular cross sections to reduce resistance to air flow.
- In addition, the rear edge of the main body may extend to the top surface of the cabinet to replace the support. In this case, channels are formed in the extended portion of the main body and include a vertical portion and a horizontal portion extending from the vertical portion to facilitate airflow.
- Although the support is described to be provided between the top plate and the cabinet in the drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and the invention may be embodied in many different forms. The following will describe modifications of the support in detail. The same elements as those of the above described embodiment are referred to by the same reference numerals and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
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Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a built-in cooking appliance according to an example not forming part of the invention when a cooker is completely installed. - Referring to
Fig. 7 , the built-in cooking appliance includes acabinet 1 installed in a kitchen, adepressed portion 2 depressed downward from a surface of thecabinet 1 to provide a space for receiving a cooker, a seating portion 3 stepped from edges of thedepressed portion 2, and acooker 5 at least a portion of which is seated on the seating portion 3. - In detail, the seating portion 3 is depressed downward from edges of the
depressed portion 2 to support at least a portion of edge portions of thecooker 5. - In more detail, the seating portion 3 supports the top plate (51 in
Fig. 3 ) provided on an upper top end of thecooker 5. - The depth of the seating portion 3 depressed downward from the edges of the
depressed portion 2 is substantially the same as the thickness of thetop plate 51. Accordingly, a top surface of thetop plate 51 is at a level with a top surface of thecabinet 1. - The seating portion 3 is provided on a portion on which a front edge portion and both side edge portions of the
cooker 5 seat except a portion on which a rear edge portion of thecooker 5 seats. This is because a space through which internal heat of thecooker 5 is discharged should be provided between the rear edge portion of thecooker 5 and thecabinet 1. In other words, this is because the top surface of thecooker 5 is substantially at a level with the top surface of thecabinet 1 and therefore there is no channel to discharge the internal heat of thecooker 5 to the outside if even the rear edge portion of thecooker 5 seats on the receiving portion 3. - As the top surface of the
top plate 51 is at a level with the top surface of thecabinet 1 as described above, a dishware can be stably set on the top surface of thetop plate 51. Furthermore, since thetop plate 51 does not protrude above the top surface of thecabinet 1, outer appearance of the cooking appliance can be improved. - Meanwhile, although a bottom of the
depressed portion 2 is closed, air may be introduced into thedepressed portion 2 through other clearances of the cabinet and the introduced air may be directed into thecooker 5. -
Fig. 8 is a partly broken perspective view of the built-in cooking appliance ofFig. 7 ,Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line II-II' ofFig. 7 , andFig. 10 is a perspective view of a support illustrated inFig. 9 . - Referring to
Figs. 8 through 10 , since the front and side edge portions of thetop plate 51 seat on the seating portion 3 and the seating portion 3 is depressed to a predetermined depth from the top end of thecabinet 1 as described above, the top surface of thetop plate 51 is at a level with the top surface of thecabinet 1. - On the other hand, the rear edge portion of the
top plate 51 is supported by thesupport 7 provided on thecabinet 1. In more detail, thesupport 700 is coupled to a surface of thecabinet 1 that is formed by the depression. The rear edge portion of thetop plate 51 seats on thesupport 700 such that a side surface of the rear edge portion of thetop plate 51 contacts thesupport 700. In other words, one surface of thesupport 700 contacts the side surface of the rear edge portion of thetop plate 51 and the other surface of thesupport 700 contacts thecabinet 1. - Therefore, since a space between the
top plate 51 and thecabinet 1, if any, is occupied by thesupport 700, foreign materials can be prevented from being introduced into thecooker 5. - In this case, through airflow holes are provided in the
support 700 so that internal heat of thecooker 5 can be discharged to the outside. - The following will describe the
support 700 in more detail. -
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coupling portion 720 contacts a side surface of the rear edge portion of thetop plate 51 to prevent foreign materials from being introduced into thecooker 5. Therefore, thecoupling portion 720 may also be regarded as a close adhesion unit. - The coupling portion includes a plurality of
airflow holes 730 for discharging air heated in thecooker 5. The airflow holes 730 vertically pass through thecoupling portion 720 so that air can flow therethrough. -
- Preferably, the size of the
airflow hole 72 is small enough to prevent the entry of foreign materials while permitting air to be discharged. Accordingly, theairflow hole 72 may also be regarded as a kind of micro-channel. - The
coupling portion 720 further includes a plurality ofcoupling holes 750 to which coupling members are coupled. Although substantiallynumerous airflow holes 730 can be provided through thecoupling portion 720, the number ofairflow holes 730 are preferably restricted so as not to cause interferences between the airflow holes 730 and the coupling holes 750. - Meanwhile, the supporting
portion 740 extends horizontally from thecoupling portion 720 to support the rear edge portion of thetop plate 51. Since the seating portion 30 can provide substantially sufficient support to thetop plate 740, there is substantially no limitation on a length of the supportingportion 740 as far as it can provide any support to thetop plate 740. - The following will describe an installing process of the
cooker 5. - First, the
support 700 is installed on thecabinet 1. At this point, thesupport 700 is installed at a location where the rear portion of thecooker 5 is supported. In more detail, the coupling members are coupled to the coupling holes 750. Then, one surface of thecoupling portion 720 contacts a surface of thecabinet 1 that is formed by the depression. - In this state, a lower portion of the
cooker 5, i.e., themain body 52 of thecooker 5, is inserted into thedepressed portion 2. Then, the front and both side edges of thetop plate 51 seat on the seating portion 3 and the rear edge portion seats on thesupport 700, thereby completing the installation of thecooker 5. - The following will describe an airflow process for cooling the inside of the
cooker 5. - First, when the
fan 53 operates, cool air is introduced into thecooker 5. The cool air may be introduced through an air inlet formed on a bottom of themain body 52 aligned with thefan 53. - The cool air introduced through the
air inlet 55 may be sucked through the clearance of thecabinet 1, which is formed on a front portion of thedepressed portion 2. Needless to say, when the bottom of thedepressed portion 2 has an opening, the cool air may be sucked through the bottom of thedepressed portion 2. - The air sucked by the
fan 53 flows into anair outlet 56 formed on the rear portion of themain body 52 via a control unit (not shown) and theheater 54. - The air flowing out through the
air outlet 56 is discharged to the outside through theairflow hole 730. - In order not to direct the air flowing out through the
air outlet 56 to other spaces in thedepressed portion 2 but to theairflow hole 730, anairflow guide 65 may be further formed on a rear portion of themain body 1. - In the drawing, although a plurality of the airflow guides 65 are formed corresponding to a plurality of the
air outlets 56, only oneairflow guide 65 extending toward the airflow holes 730 may also be provided. - As described above, since the airflow holes 700 are provided in the
support 700, the air heated in thecooker 5 can be discharged to the outside through the airflow holes 730. The size of theairflow hole 72 is small enough to prevent the entry of foreign materials while permitting air to be discharged. - In addition, since the airflow holes 730 are too small to be seen by the naked eye, the airflow holes 730 do not disfigure the cooking appliance.
- As the airflow holes 730 are provided in the
support 700, the top surface of thetop plate 51 is at a level with the top surface of thecabinet 1, improving an outer appearance of the cooking appliance. - The following will describe relationship between the cooker according to this embodiment and fluid around the
cooker 5. - First, since the
cooker 5 is installed in a place such as the kitchen where the water is frequently used, it must be considered to prevent the water from flowing into thecooker 5. To realize this, the bottom surface of thetop plate 51 and the corresponding surface of the seating portion 3 are sealed together at front and both sides of thetop plate 51 by a sealing member. Therefore, only thesupport 700 in which the airflow holes 730 are formed is a weak point through which the external fluid may be introduced into thecooker 5. - However, since the airflow holes 730 are so small that the external fluid cannot substantially flow through them. In addition, the external fluid around the airflow holes 730 may evaporate by heat emitted from the
cooker 5 itself or air discharged through the airflow holes 730. -
Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a modification of the support illustrated inFig. 10 . - Only different features from the foregoing embodiment will be described with reference to
Fig. 11 . Referring toFig. 11 , thesupport 800 includes a plurality ofairflow holes 810 provided on one surface of thesupport 800, which is different from thesupport 700 ofFig. 10 including the plurality ofairflow holes 730 provided through thesupport 7. - That is, the airflow holes 810 are depressed to a predetermined depth from the one surface of the
support 800. Accordingly, the one surface of thesupport 800 has an unevenness shape, which makes thesupport 800 to be more easily manufactured in comparison to thesupport 700 having through airflow holes 730. - Although the airflow holes 810 are illustrated to be provided on a surface of the
support 800 contacting thecabinet 1 inFig. 11 , the airflow holes 810 may also be provided on a surface of thesupport 800 contacting thetop plate 51. - The following will describe modifications of the above described embodiment.
- First, although the seating portion 3 is described as a continuously stepped portion of the
cabinet 1 itself in the drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the seating portion 3 can be a separate member coupled to thecabinet 1 or a plurality of members fixed to thecabinet 1 with predetermined intervals. - In addition, the support is described to be exposed to the surroundings in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a separate top frame can be provided around the support to cover the support and improve the outer appearance of the cooking appliance. In this case, the top frame includes an opening through which air discharged through the airflow holes can flow further to the outside.
- In addition, it is also possible to couple the
support 700 to all of the four depressed side surfaces of the cabinet to support the cooker instead of forming the seating portion 3. In this case, the installation process may be more complicated, however, manufacturing of the cabinet may be more convenient because the seating portion need not to be formed and operation thereof may also be more convenient. - In this case, it is preferable to form airflow holes only in a support coupled to a rear edge of the top plate as described in the embodiment, instead of forming them in all of the supports.
- According to the built-in cooking appliance of the present invention, the cooker can be effectively cooled. Therefore, reliability and outer appearance of the built-in cooking appliance and safety thereof in using and cleaning it can be improved. Furthermore, heat inside the cooking appliance can be effectively discharged to the outside.
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- A built-in cooking appliance comprising:a body frame of a main body (52);a heating body (54) in the body frame;a top plate (51) disposed in an upper portion of the body frame to support a dishware to be heated;a cabinet (1) configured to support the top plate (51);wherein the built-in cooking appliance further comprises a support (7, 8) in a contact space between the cabinet (1) and the top plate (51),characterized in that, the support (7, 8) includes a plurality of channels (72, 82) to discharge air flowing out from the body frame, a size of each of the channels being small enough to prevent flow of water while allowing flow of air,wherein a front edge portion and both side edge portions of the top plate (51) seat on the top surface of the cabinet (1) and a rear edge portion of the top plate (51) seats on the support (7, 8).
- The built-in cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the support (7, 8) contacts the cabinet and the top plate.
- The built-in cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the support (7, 8) contacts a top surface of the cabinet (1) and a bottom surface of the top plate (51).
- The built-in cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the channels (72) are provided inside the support (7).
- The built-in cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the channels (82) are provided in an outer surface of the support (8).
- The built-in cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the channels (72, 82) extend horizontally.
- The built-in cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the channels (82) are depressed to a predetermined depth from the top or bottom surface of the support (8).
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