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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2003
Hyang-ki Kim, Suwon, KR;
IN Ki Jeon, Suwon, KR;
Sung Kwang Kim, Ansan, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A microwave oven includes a body which defines an appearance of the microwave oven, a cooking cavity provided therein, a microwave-supplying unit which generates microwaves to irradiate the microwaves into the cooking cavity, a plurality of vent holes which are formed on a sidewall of the cooking cavity to ventilate the cooking cavity, a water collecting depression which is formed on a bottom of the cooking cavity to contain water therein to generate steam, and a vent hole control unit which selectively closes the vent holes. During a steam cleaning operation of the microwave oven, the vent holes are closed to prevent a leakage of the steam from the cooking cavity to the outside of the microwave oven.