Steam generator and cooking appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSungho CHOI
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Abstract
A steam generator is provided. The steam generator may include a steam chamber, a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber, a water supply, through which water to generate steam may be supplied into the steam chamber, one or more interference members disposed in the steam chamber to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply, and at least one discharge to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber. The one or more interference members may be disposed under the at least one discharge and above the water supply.
Claims30
A steam generator, comprising:
- a steam chamber;
- a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber;
- a water supply, through which water to generate steam is supplied into the steam chamber;
- one or more interference members disposed in the steam chamber to interfere with a flow of the water introduced through the water supply;
- and
- at least one discharge to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber, wherein the one or more interference members are disposed under the at least one discharge and above the water supply.
A steam generator, comprising:
- a steam chamber;
- a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber;
- a water supply, through which water to generate steam is supplied into the steam chamber;
- at least one discharge to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber;
- and
- at least one steam guide tube to guide the steam within the steam chamber into the at least one discharge.
A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a cooking chamber to provide a cooking space for items to be cooked;
- and
- a steam generator mounted on an outer surface of the cooking chamber, wherein the steam generator comprises:
- a steam chamber;
- a steam heater to supply heat into the steam chamber;
- a water supply, through which water to generate steam is supplied into the steam chamber;
- and
- at least one discharge to discharge the steam generated in the steam chamber, wherein the steam chamber is partitioned into a plurality of spaces, and wherein the steam successively flows into the plurality of spaces and is discharged to outside of the steam generator through the at least one discharge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.