Lg Electronics Inc.

Byungkyu Park

Hyeunsik Nam

Wan Soo Kim

Hyunwook Moon

Yangkyeong Kim

Wansoo Kim

Seungbok Ok

Woo Jin Choi

Euisung Kim

Wonchul Choi

Wontae Kim

Seongjun Kim

Dooyong Oh

Jae-woo Lee

Eui Sung Kim

Youngjun Lee

Byeongwook Park

Hyungwook Moon

An electric pressure cooker includes: a main body; an inner pot configured to be accommodated in the main body; a lid fastening ring configured to be fastened to an upper surface of the main body; an inner lid that is disposed radially inside of the lid fastening ring and that includes a steam outlet and a first flow path guide member that are disposed at a lower surface of the inner lid; and an inside lid that is configured to be coupled to the lower surface of the inner lid and that includes a second flow path guide member disposed at an upper surface of the inside lid. The inner lid and the inside lid define a steam flow path configured guide steam generated in the inner pot to the steam outlet by the first flow path guide member and the second flow path guide member.

Electric pressure cooker to prevent clogging of steam exhaust flow path

An electric pressure cooker includes: a main body, an internal pot, a lid coupling ring configured to rotate relative to the main body, an internal lid that is disposed in the lid coupling ring and that defines a steam inlet, a steam discharge module configured to rotate relative to the internal lid and discharge steam; a lid handle that is configured to rotate the lid coupling ring relative to the main body and that includes a button configured to receive external force; and an external force delivery part configured to receive the external force from the button and transmit the external force to rotate the steam discharge module. The button is configured to: in a first manipulation state, allow rotation of the lid handle; and in a second manipulation state, apply the external force to the external force delivery part to thereby rotate the steam discharge module.

Electric pressure cooker discharging internal steam when lid is opened

The apparatus comprises a case, a magnetic member which is provided at a bottom surface of the case and attaches the case to the outer surface of the cooking vessel by forming an attractive force with respect to the outer surface of the cooking vessel, first and second temperature sensors which are disposed at the bottom surface of the case while being spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other in the vertical direction, and measure temperatures of two measurement points located at the outer surface of the cooking vessel and spaced the predetermined distance apart from each other in the vertical direction, respectively and a controller which is provided in the case and estimates the temperature of the food based on an average value of the temperatures measured respectively by the first and second temperature sensors and a desired temperature value provided by a user.

Apparatus for estimating temperature of food

A wireless induction heating cooker includes a main body, a lid coupled to the main body, an internal pot stored in the main body, a first power receiving coil placed at a lower portion of an edge area of the internal pot, a lateral surface heating coil placed on an outer circumferential surface of the internal pot and connected with the first power receiving coil, a power transmitting coil provided on one lateral surface of an upper portion of the main body and supplied with electric currents induced to the first power receiving coil, and a second power receiving coil provided on one lateral surface of the lid and supplying electric currents induced by a magnetic field generated in the power transmitting coil to at least one of electronic devices.

Wireless induction heating cooker and wireless induction heating system including same

A wireless induction heating cooker is configured to operate on an induction heating apparatus. The wireless induction heating cooker includes a main body, an internal pot configured to be disposed in the main body, a plurality of receiving coils disposed at a bottom surface of the main body and arranged along a circumferential direction of the internal pot, and a plurality of lateral surface heating coils spaced apart from the bottom surface of the main body and arranged along a lateral surface of the internal pot. Each of the plurality of lateral surface heating coils is connected to one of the plurality of receiving coils that is disposed at an opposite side with respect to a reference line passing through the bottom surface of the main body.

Wireless induction heating cooker having improved cooking uniformity

A cooking apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a first housing provided with an inverter for induction heating; and a second housing including a working coil to which a current supplied from the inverter is transferred, heated as a container for receiving cooking food is arranged thereon, wherein the first housing and the second housing constitute spaces detached from each other.

Cooking apparatus

A wireless induction heating cooker includes a main body configured to receive and heat food objects therein, a lid configured to couple to an upper surface of the main body, and an inner pot configured to be accommodated in the main body and to be heated based on a magnetic field being generated by a heating coil of an induction heating device. The inner pot defines a heat conduction space that is surrounded by a bottom surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface of the inner pot.

Wireless induction heating cooker with improved heat conduction efficiency

A steam exhausting device coupled to a cover of an electric pressure cooker includes: a housing that has an upper surface defining a first opening and a lower surface defining a second opening; a steam pipe that is spaced apart from the second opening and that extends along a vertical line passing the second opening; a pressure member arranged in the housing along the vertical line and configured to move down to a discharge end of the steam pipe; a lever disposed in the housing and having a first end connected to the pressure member; a button connected to a second end of the lever and configured to move vertically along a vertical axis passing the first opening, where the button includes a magnetic body; and an electromagnet disposed at a bottom surface of the housing. The vertical axis passes the electromagnet.

Steam exhausting device and electric pressure cooker comprising steam exhausting device

A wireless induction heating cooker is configured to be operated on an induction heating apparatus. The wireless induction heating cooker includes a main body, a lid that is configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the main body and that includes an output module, an internal pot configured to be disposed within the main body, a plurality of temperature sensors that are disposed at an outer surface of the internal pot and that are arranged along a circumferential direction of the internal pot, and a control module. The control module is configured to determine an alignment state of the main body relative to the induction heating apparatus based on measured values of the plurality of temperature sensors, and control the output module to output a guide signal corresponding to the alignment state.

Wireless induction heating cooker and wireless induction heating system comprising the same

Disclosed is a support structure for an induction heating device that includes a working coil configured to heat an object. The support structure includes: a housing including an upper surface that is recessed do inward and that is configured to seat the object; a repeating coil that is located inside of the housing, that is configured to generate magnetic induction or magnetic resonance with the working coil, and that is configured to heat the object on the upper surface of the housing based on magnetic induction or magnetic resonance with the working coil; and a compensation capacitor located inside of the housing and connected to the repeating coil, where the compensation capacitor is configured to control output of the repeating coil.

Support structure for object to be heated

A filtering module includes a cyclone having a contaminated air inlet part into which external contaminated air and cleaning water cleaning the contaminated air are each introduced, and a cleaned air outlet part through which air cleaned by bringing the cleaning water into contact with the contaminated air is discharged; a water tank coupled to the cyclone, to which the cleaning water cleaning the contaminated air is introduced, and storing mixed water in which a pre-stored fluid and the cleaning water are mixed; and a fluid circulating part providing the mixed water stored in the water tank to the contaminated air inlet part.

Cyclone for air cleaning and filtering module having the same

A smart table is disclosed. The smart table includes a plate, an inverter configured to convert direct current (DC) power into alternative current (AC) power and to supply the AC power, a coil unit disposed below the plate and including a plurality of working coils heated by the AC power, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to recognize an RFID tag of a home appliance placed on the plate and to receive information on the home appliance from the RFID tag, and a processor configured to drive one or more of the plurality of working coils as wireless power transmission coils to perform control to transmit wireless power to the home appliance based on the received information.

Smart table and method for operating the same

An induction heating device is disclosed. The induction heating device includes a working coil for creating a magnetic field for induction of eddy currents in cooking equipment so as to heat the cooking equipment, a power supply unit for providing induction voltage to operate the working coil, and a case for accommodating the power supply unit and the working coil. The case includes a first case and a second case, and the first case and the second case define therebetween an insertion space into which a plate is fitted.

Induction heating device

A hanger-type cooking information providing device is disclosed. The hanger-type cooking information providing device includes a clip portion including a water level sensor and configured to be hung on a cooking container, a contact portion including a temperature sensor configured to contact one lateral surface of the cooking container and to measure temperature, and a main body portion including a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit, to an external device, at least one of water level information sensed by the water level sensor, temperature information sensed by the temperature sensor, water boiling notification information, information on elapsed cooking time, and information on remaining cooking time.

Hanger-type cooking information providing device

An electronic induction heat cooking apparatus is provided. The electronic induction heat cooking apparatus includes a rectifier for rectifying an input voltage and outputting a direct current (DC) voltage, a plurality of switching elements for switching the DC voltage output through the rectifier, a cooling fan for cooling the plurality of switching elements, a plurality of heating coils for heating a cooking utensil by controlling the plurality of switching elements, and a controller for controlling the plurality of switching elements according to a plurality of operation modes. In an operation mode for generating maximum heat among the plurality of operation modes, a switching element for generating maximum heat among the plurality of switching elements is arranged closer to the cooling fan than at least one of the other switching elements.

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Seoul, South Korea

Byungkyu Park