# US 11,029,033 B2 · Cooker > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,029,033 B2 - Document ID: US11029033B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/066,510 - Filed: 2017-01-10 - Published: 2019-01-03 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-11 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ji-Woon Je; Han Seong Kang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029033B2 ## CPC - F24C 7/043: {Stoves} - B21D 53/74: frames for openings, e.g. for windows, doors, handbags - C23D 5/00: Coating with enamels or vitreous layers - F24C 7/08: Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices - F24C 15/08: Foundations or supports plates; Legs or pillars; Casings; Wheels (tops, e.g. hot plates F24C15/10) - F24C 15/10: Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings (cover lids or splash guards F24C15/12; spillage trays or grooves F24C15/14) - F24C 7/081: {on stoves} - F24C 7/082: {on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination} - F24C 15/102: {electrically heated} - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION - B21D: WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL (working or processing of wire B21F) - C23D: ENAMELLING OF, OR APPLYING A VITREOUS LAYER TO, METALS ## Abstract Provided is a cooker which has a frame forming a side plate, which can be easily manufactured and can reduce manufacturing cost. The cooker includes a cooktop assembly for cooking and directly heating a container in which food is accommodated. The cooktop assembly includes a side plate having at least two frames coupled to each other, and a top plate located at an upper portion of the side plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cooker comprising: an oven having a cooking chamber; a cooktop assembly located over the oven and configured to heat a container configured to accommodate food therein, the cooktop assembly comprising first and second frames coupled to each other, the first frame being formed from a first sheet and having an upper portion, the second frame being formed from a second sheet and having an upper portion, and a top plate seated on the upper portions of the first and second frames, wherein the first frame includes a front surface and side surfaces of the cooktop assembly and the second frame includes a rear surface of the cooktop assembly and a flange, and wherein an end of at least one of the side surfaces of the first frame and the flange of the second frame are welded together to form a support for the top plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the first and second frames are formed of stainless steel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the first frame comprises the side surfaces being bent from the front surface of the cooktop assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the side surfaces comprise two side surfaces provided on one side and the other side of the front surface of the cooktop assembly and facing each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cooker according to claim 4, wherein the front surface and the two side surfaces are formed by bending the first frame. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The cooker according to claim 4, wherein when the flange of the second frame and ends of the two side surfaces of the first frame are welded to each other, a space for accommodating a heating source is formed by the first frame and the second frame. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cooker according to claim 6, wherein one side of the second frame welded to the side surface of the first frame forms a plane. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The cooker according to claim 4, wherein an edge formed by the front surface and the side surface of the first frame is formed to be rounded. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cooker according to claim 8, wherein a flange formed at the edge formed by the front surface and the side surface of the first frame has a narrower width than a flange formed at a portion other than the edge formed by the front surface and the two side surfaces of the first frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the first and second frames are formed through a cutting process, a bending process, a piercing process and a joining process. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the first and second frames are formed of SUS 430 material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the first and second frames are formed of a metal material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the top plate is coated with enamel. ### Claim 14 A cooker comprising: an oven having a cooking chamber; a cooktop assembly over the oven and configured to heat a container configured to accommodate food; and a control unit provided at one side of the cooktop assembly, wherein the cooktop assembly includes a top plate and first and second frames formed from first and second sheets, respectively, the first and second frames joined together so that the top plate is seated on upper portions of the first and second frames, and wherein the second frame includes a flange which is welded to the first frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cooker according to claim 14, wherein the first and second frames are formed of stainless steel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the second frame comprises a rear surface, a connecting portion, a front surface of a control unit, and an upper surface of the control unit being integrally formed.