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US 11,141,017 B2Granted
Control method of cooking apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJin-Hee Cho, Dong Ho Lee
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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJin-Hee Cho, Dong Ho Lee
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A control method of a cooking apparatus. The control method of the cooking apparatus includes controlling an operation of the water supply pump to supply water to the steam generator, controlling an operation of the water supply pump for a period of time to additionally supply water to the steam generator when a level of water supplied to the steam generator reaches a position. The method includes controlling an operation of a drain pump to discharge the water from the steam generator when the period of time expires, and respectively controlling an operation of a steam heater installed in the steam generator and a bottom heater installed on a bottom surface of the cooking apparatus, when the level of the water in the steam generator reaches the position at which the water is discharged from the steam generator.
A control method of a cooking apparatus which includes a storage container configured to store water and a steam generator to receive the water from the storage container and a float-less switch configured to sense a level of water, the control method comprising:
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Cooking-vessels: for cooking food in steam; Devices for extracting fruit juice by means of steam ; Vacuum cooking vessels
General methods of cooking foods, e.g. by roasting or frying: using water or steam
Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels
On ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination: on baking ovens
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This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0062354, filed on May 19, 2017, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a control method of a cooking apparatus configured to control a steam generation amount.
In recent, cooking apparatuses configured to cook food using the heat of steam have been used.
These and/or other aspects of the disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking apparatus according to an embodiment;
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment, FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a case in which a steam supplier 140 is applied to the rear side of the cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the steam supplier 140 according to an embodiment.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the cooking apparatus 100 includes a main body 104 configured to form an outer appearance and provided with a cooking compartment 102 therein, a cover 106 configured to cover an upper side, both lateral sides, and a rear side of the main body 104, a convection heater 108 and a convection fan 110 disposed on the upper side and the rear side to heat the cooking compartment 102, a steam supplier 140 configured to generate steam and supply the steam to the inside of the cooking compartment 102, and a bottom heater 120 configured to additionally supply steam by heating water supplied to a bottom surface 105 of the cooking compartment 102.