Cooking appliance
AssigneeLG Electronic Inc.
InventorsDong Hun Kim, Dong Kwan Yu
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Abstract
A cooling appliance is proposed. A casing (100, 200) may include a cavity (S) therein, and a heat source module may be arranged inside the casing (100, 200). Furthermore, a camera module (730) may be arranged at a rear surface of the casing (100, 200) and capture the inside space of the cavity (S). Accordingly, in the casing (100, 200), heat sources and the camera module (730) may be arranged without interference therebetween, and the camera module (730) can secure a wide view angle at a rear portion of the casing (100, 200).
Claims18
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a casing having a cavity therein;
- a door provided at the casing, to open and close the cavity;
- a heat source arranged inside the casing, to heat an inside space of the cavity;
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- a camera arranged at a rear surface of the casing, to capture the inside space of the cavity,
- wherein the casing comprises an inner casing and an outer casing arranged outside the inner casing,
- wherein a camera mounting part is provided at an inner rear plate of the inner casing, the camera mounting part protruding toward an outer rear plate of the outer casing,
- wherein the camera mounting part has an inclined flat surface provided with a capture opening, and
- wherein the camera is arranged behind the inclined flat surface to capture the inside space of the cavity through the capture opening.
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a casing having a cavity therein, of which a front surface has an air inlet part and an air outlet part at different heights;
- a door provided at the casing, to open and close the cavity;
- a heat source arranged inside the casing, to heat an inside space of the cavity;
- a cooling fan arranged at a first electric chamber provided behind the air inlet part, to transfer suctioned air into a second electric chamber provided behind the air outlet part;
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- a camera arranged in a third electric chamber connecting the first electric chamber to the second electric chamber, to capture the inside space of the cavity,
- wherein the casing comprises an inner casing comprising an inner rear plate and an outer casing comprising an outer rear plate, the third electric chamber being provided between the inner rear plate and the outer rear plate,
- wherein a camera mounting part is formed on the inner rear plate and protrudes toward the outer rear plate, and
- wherein the camera mounting part has an inclined flat surface provided with a capture opening, and the camera is arranged behind the inclined flat surface to capture the cavity through the capture opening.
A cooking appliance comprising:
- an inner casing comprising an inner side plate, an inner rear plate, and an inner upper plate, the inner casing having a cavity therein;
- an outer casing arranged outside the inner casing, and comprising an outer side plate, an outer rear plate, an outer upper plate, and an outer lower plate;
- a heat source arranged in an electric chamber provided between the inner casing and the outer casing, to heat an inside space of the cavity;
- a camera mounting part provided at the inner rear plate and protruding toward the outer rear plate, the camera mounting part having an inclined flat surface provided with a capture opening;
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- a camera arranged behind the inclined flat surface, to capture the inside space of the cavity through the capture opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.