Cooking apparatus and heater supporter for the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSeung Jo Baek, Young Jun Lee, Hyoung Jun Kim, Byeong Wook Park
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Abstract
A heater supporter for use in a cooking apparatus is provided. The heater supporter may include a clip portion that receives a heater, an extension portion that supports the clip portion, and a hook portion that couples the heater supporter to an installation plane of the heater. The extension portion may include an elastic portion that elastically supports the clip portion and heater therein, and maintains at least a predetermined distance between the heater and the installation plane. The heater supporter may be formed of a single panel to simplify fabrication and reduce cost.
Claims20
A cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a cook-top comprising at least one burner;
- a heater configured to emit heat;
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- a supporter configured to position the heater within the burner, the supporter including:
- a clip having an open circular shape with an opened portion formed along its periphery to receive the heater into the clip;
- a spacer provided on the clip and configured to maintain a predetermined space between the clip and the heater;
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- an extended bar that extends from the clip, wherein the extended bar includes:
- an extension portion that extends outward from the clip, wherein the extension portion is rigid;
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- an elastic portion that extends from a distal end of the extension portion and is elastically deformable to elastically support the heater positioned in the clip, wherein the extension portion maintains a predetermined distance between the heater and an installation plane of the heater in the burner.
A heater supporter for a cooking apparatus, the heater supporter comprising:
- a clip configured to receive a heater, the clip comprising:
- a first arc;
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- a second arc facing the first arc, wherein the first and second arcs are configured to at least partially surround an outer periphery of the heater positioned in the clip, and wherein a first end of the second arc is positioned adjacent to a first end of the first arc, and wherein a second end of the second arc is spaced apart from a second end of the first arc so as to form an opening therebetween;
- a spacer provided in the clip and configured to maintain a predetermined space between the clip and the heater received therein;
- an extended bar, comprising:
- an extension portion having a first end coupled to and extending outward from the clip, wherein the extension portion is rigid and maintains a predetermined distance between the heater and an installation plane of the heater;
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- an elastic portion having a first end coupled to and extending from a second end of the extension portion is elastically deformable to elastically support the heater in the clip;
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- a hook member extending from a second end of the elastic portion and configured to be fixed to the installation plane of the heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.