Air filter mounting/demounting apparatus for over-the-range microwave oven

摘要

An air filter mounting/demounting apparatus for a microwave oven having easy mounting and demounting of the air filter is provided. The apparatus includes a base plate having an inlet port through which air is admitted to serve as a hood, an air filter installed at a position corresponding to the inlet port and configured to filter foreign substances being admitted through the inlet port, an air filter bracket coupled to the base plate, an air filter holder at which the air filter is assembled coupled to the air filter bracket to enable a sliding movement along the guide rail, a latch unit configured to be coupled to the base plate to maintain and release engagement of the air filter holder aged, and a spring installed at an inside the latch unit to deliver an elastic force to the air filter holder.

主权项

1. An apparatus for mounting/demounting an air filter for an over-the-range microwave oven, the apparatus comprising:
a base plate provided with an inlet port, through which air is admitted, by operation of an exhaust fan; an air filter installed at a position corresponding to the inlet port, and configured to filter a foreign substance in the air from being admitted through the inlet port; an air filter bracket coupled to the base plate, and provided at an upper portion thereof with a guide rail; an air filter holder for the air filter detachably assembled thereto, and coupled to the air filter bracket so as to enable a sliding movement along the guide rail; a latch unit configured to be coupled to the base plate to keep the air filter holder engaged and to release the air filter holder from being engaged; and a spring installed at an inside the latch unit to deliver an elastic force to the air filter holder, wherein when the air filter holder that is engaged by the latch unit is released by an external force, the air filter holder is withdrawn to an outside by the elastic force of the spring in a sliding manner and the air filter is mounted or demounted on/from the air filter holder in a state that the air filter holder is withdrawn.