Cooking apparatus

A cooking apparatus, comprising:

• a housing;
• a heat source on one side of the housing;
• a control panel coupled to the housing;
• a knob rotatably mounted on the control panel so as to operate the heat source;
• a button movably coupled to the knob;
• a stopper between the control panel and the button and including an anti-rotation portion configured to prevent a rotation of the knob;
• and
• a locking pin secured to the button so as to be received in the anti-rotation portion and configured to prevent the rotation of the knob while the locking pin is received in the anti-rotation portion.

A cooking apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• a heat source on one side of the housing;
• a control panel to cover a portion of a front side of the housing;
• a knob mounted on the control panel so as to operate the heat source and configured to be movable toward the control panel;
• a button movably coupled to the knob;
• a pin including a first pin position secured to the button so as to be moved based on the button being moved and a second pin position moved from the first pin position based on the button being moved;
• and
• a stopper between the control panel and the button and including an anti-rotation portion contactable with the pin at the first pin position of the knob to prevent the knob from moving toward the control panel,
• wherein based on the knob being moved toward the control panel and the pin being at the second pin position, the knob is rotated.