Cooking apparatus having heaters
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYun-Ic Hwang
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus having a heater is disclosed. The cooking apparatus is operated in a cleaning mode to clean a cooking chamber. When the cleaning mode is selected, the heater is moved to one of various positions to afford a sufficient space to clean the cooking chamber.
Claims21
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a cooking chamber defined in the cooking apparatus;
- and
- a heater provided in the cooking chamber,
- wherein when the cooking apparatus is operated in a cleaning mode, the heater is moved to a first position to assure a sufficient space to allow an inside of the cooking chamber to be easily cleaned in the cleaning mode.
A control device for a cooking apparatus including a heater in a cooking chamber of the cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a cleaning button to allow a user to select a cleaning mode;
- and
- a control unit to control the heater to be moved, thereby affording a sufficient space to clean the cooking chamber, when the cleaning mode is selected.
A cooking apparatus with a cooking chamber therein, comprising:
- a heater movably provided in the cooking chamber and when a cleaning mode is initiated, the heater is moved from a first position to one or more other positions to ensure a sufficient space to clean an inside of the cooking chamber.
A control device for a cooking apparatus including a rotatable heater in a cooking chamber of the cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a cleaning button to initiate a cleaning mode;
- and
- a control unit to control the heater to be rotated, thereby ensuring a sufficient space to clean an inside of the cooking chamber.
A control device for a cooking apparatus including a rotatable heater in a cooking chamber of the cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a cleaning button to initiate a cleaning mode;
- and
- a control unit to control the heater to be rotated from a first position to one or more other positions, thereby ensuring a sufficient space to clean an inside of the cooking chamber.
A method of controlling a cooking apparatus having a cooking chamber therein, comprising:
- initiating a cleaning mode;
- and
- rotating a heater provided in the cooking chamber from a first position to one or more other positions to ensure a sufficient space to clean an inside of the cooking chamber.
A method of controlling a cooking apparatus having a cooking chamber therein, comprising:
- initiating a cleaning mode by a manipulation of a cleaning button;
- after said initiating, rotating a heater provided in the cooking chamber from a first position to one or more other positions to ensure a sufficient space to clean an inside of the cooking chamber;
- and
- after said initiating, manipulating again the cleaning button to rotate the heater to the first position.
A cooking apparatus with a cooking chamber therein, comprising:
- at least two heaters movably provided in the cooking chamber and when a cleaning mode is initiated, the at least two heaters are rotated in directions away from walls of the cooking chamber.
A cooking apparatus with a cooking chamber therein, comprising:
- at least two heaters movably provided in the cooking chamber and when a cleaning mode is initiated, the at least two heaters are rotated in respective directions from respective first positions to respective second positions so as to ensure sufficient space to clean an inside of the cooking chamber.
A cooking apparatus with a cooking chamber therein, comprising:
- at least two heaters movably provided in the cooking chamber and when a cleaning mode is initiated, the at least two heaters are rotated in respective directions from respective first positions to respective second position in which the respective second positions are farther from respective inner side wall of the cooking chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.