Oven and door assembly for oven

Abstract

A door assembly for an oven includes a door configured to open and close a heating chamber of an oven, and a glass substrate removably mounted to a surface of the door facing the heating chamber. An oven includes a housing having a heating chamber formed therein for irradiation of microwaves into the heating chamber. A door is configured to open and close the heating chamber, the door having a filter that prevents microwaves from leaking from the heating chamber. A glass substrate is removably mounted to a surface of the door facing the heating chamber.

Description

[0001]This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0013795, filed on Feb. 13, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a door assembly for an oven and an oven therewith.[0004]2. Discussion of the Related Art[0005]As typical home appliances with heating chambers, there are electric ovens and microwave ovens, and combination electric and microwave ovens. Each of those ovens is provided with a heating chamber in a housing to be opened / closed with a door, and heats a heating object, such as food or the like placed in the heating chamber, with heat of a heater or a microwave.[0006]During heating of the food, oil, flavorings, moisture, and the like vaporize from the food. Substances vaporized in this manner stick to an inside wall of the heating chamber and an inside surface of the door. In general, since the inside wall of the heating cha...

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Benefits of technology

[0019]The filter may be positioned at a side of the door and has an inlet arranged to face a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the door is opened and closed. The oven may further include a sealing member positioned between the housing and the glass substrate when the door is in a closed condition to prevent contaminant and heat leakage from the heating chamber. The sealing member may be positioned between the heating chamber and the filter when the door is in the closed condition to prevent contamination of the filte

Problems solved by technology

In general, since the inside wall of the heating chamber and the inside surface of the door are constructed of metal, it is difficult to remove contaminants stuck to the inside wall of the heating chamber and the inside surface of the door.

Particularly, in a case that microwaves are irradiated into the heating chamber, removal of the contaminant from a filter, which is provided to the inside surface of the door for preventing microwaves from leaking, becomes more difficult.

However, the housing, w

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