# US 2008/0184983 A1 · Cooking apparatus and heater supporter for the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0184983 A1 - Document ID: US20080184983A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 11/930,927 - Filed: 2007-10-31 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2007-02-07 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Seung Jo Baek; Young Jun Lee; Hyoung Jun Kim; Byeong Wook Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080184983A1 ## CPC - F24C 7/067: {on ranges} - H05B 3/06: Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or holders - H05B 3/145: {Carbon only, e.g. carbon black, graphite} - H05B 3/44: heating conductor arranged within rods or tubes of insulating material - H05B 3/68: Heating arrangements specially adapted for cooking plates or analogous hot-plates - H05B 3/74: Non-metallic plates {, e.g. vitroceramic, ceramic or glassceramic hobs, also including power or control circuits} - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A heater supporter for use in a cooking apparatus is provided. The heater supporter may include a clip portion that receives a heater, an extension portion that supports the clip portion, and a hook portion that couples the heater supporter to an installation plane of the heater. The extension portion may include an elastic portion that elastically supports the clip portion and heater therein, and maintains at least a predetermined distance between the heater and the installation plane. The heater supporter may be formed of a single panel to simplify fabrication and reduce cost. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cooking apparatus, comprising: a cook-top comprising at least one burner; a heater configured to emit heat; and a supporter configured to position the heater within the burner, the supporter including a clip configured to be coupled to the heater, and a spacer configured to maintain a predetermined space between the clip and the heater. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heater is configured to discharge heat to an outside of the clip and the heater through the predetermined space maintained therebetween by the spacer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clip is configured to at least partially surround the heater, and wherein the spacer is provided on a surface of the clip facing the heater. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spacer comprises at least one protrusion formed on an inner surface of the clip facing an outer surface of the heater. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cooking apparatus of claim 4, wherein the protrusion is integrally formed with the clip by an embossing process. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clip is configured to elastically support the heater within the burner. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cooking apparatus of claim 6, wherein the clip has an opened circular shape, the clip having at least one opened portion configured to receive the heater within the clip. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cooking apparatus of claim 7, wherein opposite ends of the opened portion of the clip are configured to be spread apart so as to receive the heater within the clip, and to elastically return to an initial position so as to retain the heater within the clip. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supporter further comprises an extended bar that extends from the clip, wherein the extended bar maintains a predetermined space between the heater and an installation plane of the heater. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cooking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the extended bar elastically supports the heater positioned in the clip so as to at least partially absorb an external shock applied to the heater. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The cooking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the extended bar includes an elastic portion that elastically supports the heater positioned in the clip, wherein the elastic portion comprises a bent portion of the extended bar. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The cooking apparatus of claim 9, wherein the supporter further comprises a hook member formed at a distal end of the extended bar opposite the clip, wherein the hook member is configured to be inserted into and fixed to the installation plane so as to position the heater within the burner. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supporter is made of a Kanthal D alloy. ### Claim 14 A heater supporter for a cooking apparatus, the heater supporter comprising: a clip configured to receive a heater; a spacer configured to maintain a predetermined space between the clip and the heater received therein; an extended bar having a first end extending from the clip; and a hook member extending from a second end of the extended bar opposite the first end and configured to be fixed to an installation plane of the heater. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The heater supporter of claim 14, wherein the clip includes: a first arc; and a second arc facing the first arc, wherein the first and second arcs are configured to at least partially surround an outer periphery of the heater positioned in the clip. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The heater supporter of claim 15, wherein a first end of the second arc is positioned adjacent to a first end of the first arc, and wherein a second end of the second arc is spaced apart from a second end of the first arc so as to form an opening therebetween. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The heater supporter of claim 15, wherein the elastic portion includes: a first bent portion that extends from the first arc toward the installation plane so as to elastically support the first arc; and a second bent portion facing the first bent portion, wherein the second bent portion extends from the second arc toward the installation plane so as to elastically support the second arc. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The heater supporter of claim 17, wherein the hook member includes: a first hook formed at an end of the first bent portion opposite the first arc and extending toward the installation plane; and a second hook facing the first hook, wherein the second hook is formed at an end of the second bent portion opposite the second arc and extending toward the installation plane. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The heater supporter of claim 14, wherein the extended bar includes an elastic portion configured to elastically support the heater so as to maintain the heater in a position at least a predetermined distance apart from the installation plane of the heater. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The heater supporter of claim 19, wherein the hook member is configured to be coupled to the installation plane so as to position the heater at a predetermined position within a burner of a cooking apparatus. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The heater supporter of claim 20, wherein the clip, the extended bar and the hook member are integrally formed. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The heater supporter of claim 21, wherein the clip, the extended bar and the hook are formed from a single metal panel, wherein the clip includes first and second arcs, the extended bar includes first and second extension portions, and the hook member includes first and second hooks all formed along the single metal panel. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The heater supporter of claim 22, wherein the first and second arcs are formed at opposite ends of the single metal panel, the first and second extension portions extend from distal ends of the first and second arcs, respectively, and the first and second hooks extend from distal ends of the first and second extensions, respectively, with distal ends of the first and second hooks positioned at a center of the single metal panel. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The heater supporter of claim 23, wherein the single metal panel is bent at its center, such that the first and second hooks, first and second extensions, and first and second arcs face each other, respectively, to form the hook member, extension bar and clip, respectively. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The heater supporter of claim 22, wherein the first and second hooks are formed at opposite ends of the single metal panel, the first and second extension portions extend from distal ends of the first and second hooks, respectively, and first and second arcs extend from distal ends of the first and second extensions, respectively, with distal ends of the first and second arcs positioned at a center of the single metal panel. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The heater supporter of claim 25, wherein the single metal panel is bent at its center, such that the first and second hooks, first and second extensions, and first and second arcs face each other, respectively, to form the hook member, extension bar and clip, respectively. ### Claim 27 A method of making a heater supporter for a cooking apparatus, the method comprising: providing a metal panel; cutting the metal panel to form a clip portion, an extension portion extending from a clip portion, and a hook portion extending from the extension portion; bending the clip portion to form a receiving space for a heating element; and bending the extension portion to form an elastic portion that elastically supports the clip. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein cutting the metal panel to form the clip portion, the extension portion and the hook portion comprises: forming first and second clips at opposite ends of the metal panel; forming first and second extensions at distal ends of the first and second clips, respectively; and forming first and second hooks at distal ends of the first and second extensions, respectively, such that distal ends of the first and second hooks are positioned at a center of the metal panel. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, further comprising: bending the metal panel at the center between the first and second hooks such that the first and second hooks, first and second extensions, and first and second clips face each other, respectively. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The method of claim 27, wherein cutting the metal panel to form the clip portion, the extension portion and the hook portion comprises: forming first and second hooks at opposite ends of the metal panel; forming first and second extensions at distal ends of the first and second hooks, respectively; and forming first and second clips at distal ends of the first and second extensions, respectively, such that distal ends of the first and second clips are positioned at a center of the metal panel. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, further comprising bending the metal panel at the center between the first and second clips such that the first and second hooks, first and second extensions, and first and second clips face each other, respectively.