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US 11,690,143 B2Granted
Cooking apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsWansoo Kim, Yangkyeong Kim, Byungkyu Park
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a first housing provided with an inverter for induction heating; and a second housing including a working coil to which a current supplied from the inverter is transferred, heated as a container for receiving cooking food is arranged thereon, wherein the first housing and the second housing constitute spaces detached from each other.
Claims10
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a heating plate portion provided with an inverter and a working coil for induction heating,
- a container portion provided with a space, in which cooking food is received, and heated by the working coil, and
- a lid portion for opening or closing the space in which the cooking food is received,
- wherein the heating plate portion, the container portion and the lid portion are detachably provided,
- wherein the container portion comprises:
- a housing configured to define an appearance, and
- a container arranged inside the housing, and configured to compart any space heated by the working coil and in which anything is received,
- wherein a flange is disposed on an upper surface of the container, and an upper surface of the housing is disposed to have a predetermined area,
- the flange and the upper surface of the housing are separately extended to a same height,
- the lid portion is in contact with the flange and is in contact with the upper surface of the housing at the same height,
- wherein the container portion is provided with a recess into which the heating plate portion is partially inserted and fixed, wherein the recess is formed in the housing to be recessed towards the container,
- wherein the heating plate portion includes a protrusion at an upper portion of the heating plate portion, and the protrusion is inserted in the recess,
- wherein the working coil is arranged to surround a sectional surface where a lower surface of the container is arranged,
- wherein the heating plate portion includes a transmission coil arranged outside the working coil for wirelessly transmitting a power, and
- the container portion includes a reception coil arranged on an inclined surface of the recess for wirelessly receiving the power.
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