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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Masayuki Iwamoto, Osaka, JP;
Masamitsu Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;
Masayuki Iwamoto, Osaka, JP;
Masamitsu Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a drawer type cooking device having an operation unit disposed on an upper portion of a drawer body so as to increase the height of the drawer body within a cooking device body as much as possible, capable of facilitating power supply and signal transmission between the control unit within the cooking device body and the operation unit when the drawer body is opened and closed. Slide mechanismsdisposed on left, right and bottom portions enabling the drawer bodyto be moved into and out of the cooking device bodyare composed of conductive materials, so as to provide a slidable state with constant conduction. By transmitting data via serial communication and supplying power to the operation unit from the cooking device bodyto the drawer body, it becomes possible to dispose the operation unit on a doorbeing opened and closed. By forming the operation unit including a microcomputer for communication on the drawer body, it becomes possible to increase the ceiling height of the drawer body, increase the ceiling height and capacity of the heating chamber, and enlarge the height limitation of an object to be cooked. An illuminating light sourcedisposed on the doorof the drawer bodycan also receive power supply via the arrangement described above to illuminate food loaded in the drawer body