Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Munemitsu Toyoda

Yutaka Takagi

Koichiro Adachi

The present invention is directed to a turntable in a combination microwave and electric oven wherein a sheath heater is disposed between the turntable and a bottom wall of the oven cavity. The turntable is made of an enameled metal plate to ensure stable, or, uniform cooking in both of the microwave cooking mode and electric cooking mode. In a preferred form, openings are formed in the enameled metal turntable to stir the microwave energy during the microwave cooking mode.

Enameled metal turntable in a combination microwave and electric oven

A microwave oven with a capability of functioning as an electric heating oven comprises an oven cavity surrounded by a heat insulating wall or an athermanous wall. A forced air flow reating means includes a damper means for creating the air flow within the oven cavity when the microwave heating operation is performed, and for creating the air flow around the oven cavity wall when the electric heating operation is performed.

Microwave oven with a capability of functioning as an electric heating

A sheath heater is disposed below a turntable in a combination microwave and electric oven to maintain an oven temperature at a predetermined value. The sheath heater is shaped in such a manner that a loop size surrounded by the sheath heater is greater than the turntable size. That is, the sheath heater substantially protrudes beyond the periphery of the turntable to enhance the heating efficiency of the oven.

Heater disposed below a turntable in a combination microwave and

A microwave oven with a capability of functioning as an electric heating oven comprises an oven cavity surrounded by a heat insulating wall or an athermanous wall. A forced air flow creating means includes a damper means for creating the air flow within the oven cavity when the microwave heating operation is performed, and for creating the air flow around the oven cavity wall when the electric heating operation is performed.

A combination microwave oven and electric heating oven comprises a selection lever for selectively performing microwave heating cooking and electric heating cooking. A switching means is associated with the selection lever so as to intermittently energize a timer motor during an electric heating cooking mode, whereby a timer arrangement associated with the timer motor functions as a short interval timer when the combination microwave oven and electric heating oven is placed in a microwave heating cooking mode and the timer arrangement functions as a long interval timer when the combination microwave oven and electric heating oven is placed in the electric heating cooking mode.

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Osaka, Japan

Munemitsu Toyoda