Cooking appliance and method for controlling a cooking appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsGyeongmin KIM, Hyun Woo PARK, Doo Hyun KIM
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Abstract
A cooking appliance and a method for controlling a cooking appliance are provided. The cooking appliance and method may include, in response to selection of a self-cleaning operation, a first heating operation of driving a broil heater and a fan, and a second heating operation of driving a convection heater and the fan. A rotational speed of the fan in the first heating operation and a rotational speed of the fan in the second heating operation may be the same.
Claims20
A method for controlling a cooking appliance having a self-cleaning operation, the cooking appliance comprising a cavity that forms a cooking chamber, a broil heater installed on a first surface of the cavity and disposed inside of the cooking chamber, a convection heater installed on a second surface of the cavity and disposed inside or outside of the cooking chamber, and a fan configured to operate to blow hot air into the cooking chamber, the method comprising:
- in the self-cleaning operation, performing a first heating operation of driving the broil heater and the fan;
- and
- then performing a second heating operation of driving the convection heater and the fan.
A cooking appliance having a self-cleaning operation, comprising:
- a cavity that forms a cooking chamber;
- a broil heater installed on a first surface of the cavity and disposed inside of the cooking chamber;
- a convection heater installed on a second surface of the cavity and disposed inside or outside of the cooking chamber;
- a fan module including a fan configured to rotate to blow hot air into the cooking chamber;
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- a control unit configured to control operations of the broil heater, the convection heater, and the fan module, wherein, in the self-cleaning operation, the control unit sequentially performs a first heating operation of driving the broil heater and the fan and a second heating operation of driving the convection heater and the fan.
A method for controlling a cooking appliance having a self-cleaning operation, the cooking appliance comprising a cavity that forms a cooking chamber, a broil heater installed on a first surface of the cavity and disposed inside of the cooking chamber, a convection heater installed on a second surface of the cavity and disposed inside or outside of the cooking chamber, and a fan configured to operate to blow hot air into the cooking chamber, the method comprising:
- in the self-cleaning operation, sequentially performing:
- a first heating operation of driving the broil heater and the fan for a first predetermined period of time;
- a second heating operation of driving the convection heater and the fan for a second predetermined period of time;
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- a third heating operation of driving the broil heater and the convection heater alternately each for a third predetermined period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.