WALL TYPE MICROWAVE OVEN AND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A wall type microwave oven having a hood device and an output control method thereof are disclosed. The microwave oven includes a first switch section for sw itching a power supply to a hood motor of the hood device, and a second switch section for switching power supply to a hood lamp of the hood device. A third switch section controls the output of the microwave oven by several stages. A control section switches/c ontrols the third switch section, responsive to a control of the first or second switch sect ion, such that when the microwave oven is operated with the hood motor or said hood lamp, outpu t of the microwave oven is to be a low level. The output control method includes the step s of operating the microwave oven in a high output mode when an operation command the reto is inputted; turning on a hood lamp or a hood motor when there is an operation comm and thereto is inputted during an operation of the microwave oven in a high output m ode, and switching the microwave oven from a high output mode to a low output mode; turni ng off the hood lamp or the hood motor when a stop command thereto is inputted during a n operation of the microwave oven in a low output mode, and switching the microwav e oven from a low output mode to a high output mode; and operating the microwave oven i n a low output mode when an operation command thereto is inputted during an operation of the hood lamp or the hood motor. Thus, under the limited installation circumferences , it is possible to design the microwave oven capable of making the utmost use the outpu t of the high voltage transformer and to prevent the overload of the microwave oven.