Kitchen unit cooking stove having internal cooling system.

摘要

A cooking stove such as an induction heating cooking stove which is fitted into an aperture on top of a kitchen unit has one or more independent heater units mounted within an outer case, below a top plate on which cooking pans, etc. can be heated. Each heater unit consists of an open-ended box-shaped internal chassis having one or more heater elements mounted on a top face thereof and an aperture formed in a bottom face thereof. Each internal chassis is provided with a motor-driven cooling fan which acts to produce a flow of cooling air through the interior of the chassis and out through the lower aperture into a ventilation duct, and hence to the atmosphere via a cooling air inlet/outlet section which can be conveniently provided at the upper rear part of the top of the stove. No additional ventilation apertures need be provided in the kitchen unit, and the number of heater elements can be readily varied as required, while the overall design is extremely simple and readily manufactured.