Electric kettle

An electric kettle comprising:

• a body to receive water or food therein;
• a lid configured to shield an open upper side of the body;
• a base provided at a lower side of the body and configured to support the body;
• a heating module provided in a side of the body and configured to apply heat to the body such that the content contained in the body is heated;
• a handle provided at a side of the body and configured to be held by hand;
• and
• a control means provided in the handle, the control means configured to control power supplied to the heating module or to control a temperature of a content contained in the body,
• wherein the handle comprises:
• a handle support supporting multiple parts provided therein and constituting a frame of the handle, and
• a handle cover coupled to the handle support and covering the multiple parts provided in the handle support,
• wherein the handle support comprises:
• a pillar frame which is a part covered by a hand of a user;
• and
• a side wall frame having space formed therein such that the control means is installed in the space, and
• the handle cover comprises:
• a pillar piece covering at least one surface of the pillar frame;
• a side piece formed at an upper side of the pillar piece and covering an outer part of the side wall frame;
• and
• a top piece formed at a side of the side wall frame and shielding an open upper portion of the side wall frame,
• wherein the top piece comprises:
• a first manipulation part configured to be pressed or touched by a user such that power supplied to the electric kettle is turned on/off, and
• a second manipulation part formed at a side of the first manipulation part and configured to be pressed or touched by a user such that a temperature of an inside of the body is set or controlled,
• wherein the control means comprises:
• a main PCB provided with multiple control parts;
• a touch PCB provided at a side of the main PCB and configured to detect the pressing or touching transmitted through the first manipulation part or/and the second manipulation part of the top piece;
• and
• a touch booster provided at a side of the touch PCB and configured to transmit the pressing or touching of the first manipulation part or/and the second manipulation part of the top piece to the touch PCB.