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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A microwave oven comprises a magnetron; a body casing having a cooking compartment receiving microwaves from the magnetron and a cooling compartment formed adjacent to the cooking compartment; a thermoelement installed between the cooking compartment and the cooling compartment, and having a radiator and a heat absorber; a hot air transmitting unit transmitting hot air generated from the radiator of the thermoelement to the cooking compartment; and a cool air transmitting unit transmitting cool air generated from the heat absorber of the thermoelement to the cooling compartment. With this configuration, the cooking compartment can be used as a warmer. Also, the cooling compartment can be used as a cooler.