公开(公告)号：US11083321B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16269170

申请日：2019-02-06

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yoojin Jung ,  Hoonseob Sim ,  Jaekyung Yang ,  Yongsoo Lee ,  Hakjoo Lim

IPC: A47J27/04 ,  A47J36/24 ,  A47J36/32 ,  F24C15/32 ,  F24C7/08

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a main body that defines a cooking chamber, a steam generator comprising a steam heater that is configured to heat food in the cooking chamber by generating steam, a lower heater located vertically below a bottom wall of the cooking chamber and configured to heat food in the cooking chamber, and a controller configured to control the steam heater and the lower heater. The controller is configured to: based on selection of a steam cooking mode, operate the steam heater to generate steam; and turn on the lower heater in a state in which steam cooking is performed.

公开(公告)号：US11828458B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US16481053

申请日：2018-01-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hoonseob Sim ,  Jaekyung Yang ,  Suyong Lee ,  Yongsoo Lee

IPC: F22B1/28 ,  A47J27/04 ,  F22B37/26 ,  F22B37/08 ,  F24C7/08 ,  F24C15/00 ,  F22B29/02 ,  F22B37/50 ,  F22D5/34 ,  F24C3/12 ,  F22B37/70

CPC classification number: F22B1/28 ,  A47J27/04 ,  F22B1/282 ,  F22B1/284 ,  F22B29/023 ,  F22B37/08 ,  F22B37/26 ,  F22B37/50 ,  F22B37/70 ,  F22D5/34 ,  F24C3/12 ,  F24C3/128 ,  F24C7/08 ,  F24C15/003 ,  A47J2027/043

Abstract: A steam generator and a cooking apparatus including a steam generator are provided. The steam generator may include a heater, an inflow tube, a steam generation tube, and a discharge tube and an adaptor unit connected to the steam generator may be provided. The inflow tube and the discharge tube and the discharge tube may be connected at a predetermined angle to the adaptor unit. Thus, the steam generation tube connecting the inflow tube to the discharge tube may also be inclined.