# US 2019/0170358 A1 · Combination type cooker

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- Number: US 2019/0170358 A1
- Document ID: US20190170358A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/266,866
- Filed: 2019-02-04
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-08-25
- Assignees: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicants: LG Electronics Inc.
- Inventors: Hyunwoo PARK; Dongjae LEE; Seungyoun KIM
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170358A1

## CPC

- F24C 11/00: Combinations of two or more stoves or ranges, e.g. each having a different kind of energy supply
- A47J 36/36: Shields or jackets for cooking utensils minimising the radiation of heat, fastened or movably mounted
- A47J 36/38: for withdrawing or condensing cooking vapors from cooking utensils
- A47J 37/0682: {gas-heated}
- F24C 3/008: {Ranges}
- F24C 3/047: {Ranges}
- F24C 15/101: {provisions for circulation of air}
- F24C 15/30: Arrangements for mounting stoves or ranges in particular locations
- F24C 15/322: {with forced circulation}
- H05B 6/1209: {induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them}
- H05B 6/1263: {using coil cooling arrangements}
- H05B 6/42: Cooling of coils
- F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A combination type cooker may include a top plate with a surface, a case that is configured to define a space shielded by the top plate, a gas burner that is provided inside the case, and in which a heat plate is heated by combustion of a fuel gas, an induction burner that is provided inside the case, and that is configured to heat a cooking container by induction, and a barrier that is provided between the gas burner and the induction burner, and that is configured to partition an inside of the case into a first space where the gas burner housed, and a second space where the induction burner is housed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A combination type cooker comprising:
a top plate with a surface;
a case that is configured to define a space shielded by the top plate;
a gas burner that is provided inside the case, and in which a heat plate is heated by combustion of a fuel gas;
an induction burner that is provided inside the case, and that is configured to heat a cooking container by induction; and
a barrier that is provided between the gas burner and the induction burner, and that is configured to partition an inside of the case into a first space where the gas burner housed, and a second space where the induction burner is housed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cooker according to claim 1, further comprising:
an insulator case that accommodates the gas burner and that is disposed at a first side of the barrier; and
an induction case that accommodates the induction burner and that is disposed at a second side of the barrier.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cooker according to claim 2, wherein the barrier comprises:
a partitioning portion that is configured to extend from a front end of the case to a rear end of the case;
a plate supporting portion which is bent from one end of the partitioning portion, and that is configured to support a lower surface of the top plate; and
a burner fixing portion which is bent from the other end of the partitioning portion, and that is configured to couple with the insulator case and the induction case, and that is configured to fix the gas burner and the induction burner.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The cooker according to claim 3, wherein the partitioning portion is configured to be bent several times and is configured to pass the gas burner and the induction burner.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The cooker according to claim 3, further comprising coupling portions that are configured to connect the insulator case and the induction case with the burner fixing portion and that are provided at the insulator case and the induction case.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The cooker according to claim 2, further comprising one pair of plate brackets installed at each of a left side and a right side of a lower surface of the top plate, the pair of plate brackets being configured to fix each of the insulator case and the induction case.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The cooker according to claim 6, wherein the plate bracket comprises:
an extending portion that is configured to extend along the lower surface of the top plate;
a top plate fixing portion that is located at an upper end of the extending portion, and that is configured to be fixed to the top plate;
an operation unit fixing portion that is bent inward from a front end of the extending portion, and that is configured to fix both ends of an operation unit provided inside the case; and
a bracket fixing portion that is located at the top plate fixing portion, that is configured to extend downward, and that is configured to fix outer ends of the insulator case and the induction case.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The cooker according to claim 7, wherein the operation unit is in contact with the lower surface of the top plate, and is configured to respond to a user performing a touch operation.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

The cooker according to claim 2, further comprising a main fan that is provided at a space between the operating unit, the gas burner, and the barrier, that is configured to suction air outside the case, and that is configured to cool a gas burner accommodating space partitioned by the barrier.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The cooker according to claim 9, further comprising an induction fan that is provided at a space where the induction burner is provided, that is configured to suction the air outside the case, and that is configured to cool an induction burner accommodating space partitioned by the barrier.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The cooker according to claim 10, further comprising a plurality of switching elements that are provided inside the induction case, the induction fan being located at one side of the induction case, and being configured to enable cooling air to pass through the induction case.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The cooker according to claim 11, wherein the induction case is provided between the induction fan and a grille vent located at a rear of the top plate.

### Claim 13 (depends on 7)

The cooker according to claim 7, further comprising an electronic valve unit that is provided inside the case, that is configured to control gas supply to the gas burner, and that is controlled by an operation of the operation unit.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The cooker according to claim 13, further comprising a side barrier that is provided at the case, that is configured to connect a rear surface of the case with one side surface, and that is configured to partition an inside of the case, wherein the electronic valve unit is accommodated in an independent space partitioned by the barrier and separated from the gas burner.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The cooker according to claim 14, further comprising a sub-fan that is provided at a space where the electronic valve unit is accommodated, that is configured to suction air outside the case, and that is configured to cool the electronic valve unit.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the barrier is configured to cross an exhaust portion through which air in the case is discharged.

### Claim 17 (depends on 2)

The cooker according to claim 2, further comprising a plurality of burners accommodated in the insulator case.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the case is buried and installed at furniture in a built-in method.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the combination type cooker is configured to be disposed above an oven of a gas oven range.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the case is an outer case which is configured to define an exterior exposed to an outside when the combination type cooker is installed.
