Steam generator and cooking apparatus having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsIn Ki Jeon, Sun Ki Kim, Hae Sang Jung, Ga Young Jo
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are a steam generator capable of preventing water inflow into a cooking compartment and easily discharging water therefrom and a cooking apparatus having the steam generator. The steam generator includes a first part to store water therein, a second part extending from the first part and having a smaller width than the first part, a heater disposed in the first part to heat water in the first part, and a temperature sensor mounted to an outer surface of the first part to detect a temperature of the heater. Whether the steam generator lacks water is determined by detecting a temperature of the heater using the temperature sensor.
Claims13
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a main body defining a cooking compartment therein, the cooking compartment being formed with a steam supply hole at a portion thereof to spray steam into the cooking compartment;
- a chamber mounted to the main body to store water therein;
- a steam generator mounted to the main body to supply steam to the cooking compartment through the steam supply hole;
- a water supply pump to pump water from the chamber to the steam generator;
- a drain pump to pump water from the steam generator to the chamber;
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- a heater disposed in the steam generator,
- wherein the steam generator includes a first part in which water supplied from the chamber is stored, and a second part extending upward from the first part and having a smaller width than the first part's width, and
- a temperature sensor mounted to an outer surface of the first part, the temperature sensor being located at a position corresponding to a position of the heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.