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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
May. 23, 2003
Applicant:
Hyang-ki Kim, Suwon, KR;
Inventor:
Hyang-Ki Kim, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B006/80 ; H05B006/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microwave oven includes a cabinet which defines an appearance of the microwave oven, a cooking cavity which is provided in the cabinet, a steam generating unit which is provided at a predetermined portion of the cabinet, and a steaming unit which is provided in the cabinet so as to define a space separated from the cooking cavity. The microwave oven further includes a steam guide passage which is provided in the cabinet to guide steam generated from the steam generating unit into the steaming unit.