Lg Electronics Inc.

Hitachi-Lg Data Storage Korea, Inc.

Moonho Choi

Euisu Jung

Hwichang Son

Jaesung Lee

Yoonchul Rhim

Seunghon Yoo

Hyeonggi Kim

In one aspect, a cooking appliance includes a cabinet forming a cavity configured to provide a food accommodation space; at least one door covering the cavity; a handle rotatably coupled to the door; and a handle supporter disposed inside the door and configured to rotatably support the handle relative to the door. In another aspect, a cooking appliance includes a drawer configured to be withdrawn from or inserted into the cooking appliance; a first rail disposed on the drawer; a second rail disposed on a frame of the cooking appliance and configured to accommodate a sliding motion of the first rail; a link component disposed at the first rail; a sliding control assembly disposed at the second rail and configured to accommodate the link component to automatically insert the drawer into the frame and to mitigate an impact of the drawer being fully inserted into the frame.

Cooking appliance

A cooking appliance includes a cabinet that defines an exterior of the cooking appliance, a cooking unit provided within the cabinet, the cooking unit configured to perform cooking using a first heat source, a drawer provided under the cooking unit, the drawer configured to perform cooking using a second heat source and to be inserted in and withdrawn from the cabinet, and a damping module configured to absorb a closing shock transmitted to the drawer based on the drawer being closed by being inserted into the cabinet.

A cooking appliance is disclosed. The cooking appliance includes a cabinet defining the external appearance of the cooking appliance, a cooking unit provided in the cabinet for performing cooking using a heat source, a panel having a through hole, a heat source control unit provided at the rear of the panel, the heat source control unit having a shaft extending to the front of the panel through the through hole, a knob provided at the front of the panel in a state of being connected to the shaft for rotating the shaft according to user's manipulation, a knob ring provided between the knob and the panel for receiving at least a portion of the knob, and a knob ring holder coupled to the knob ring at the rear of the panel for allowing the knob ring to move on a front surface of the panel in a radial direction of the knob ring.

A home appliance includes a cabinet. The home appliance further includes a door that defines a penetration hole that is located in a front surface of the door. The home appliance further includes a handle. The home appliance further includes a handle link that is configured to rotate about a handle link rotating shaft that is located inside the door, wherein a portion of the handle link is exposed outside the door through the penetration hole and a length of the portion of the handle link varies based on an opening angle of the door. The home appliance further includes a link that is configured to convert a rotation motion of the door into a rotation of the handle link and that is configured to guide rotation of the door based on the handle link being restrained by having a variable length.

Home appliance having movable handle

A cooking appliance may include a cabinet that forms an outer appearance, at least one cooking device provided in the cabinet to cook items using a gas flame, a panel formed with at least one through-hole, a gas valve provided behind the panel and including a valve shaft that penetrates the at least one through-hole and extends in a forward direction from the panel, a knob provided in front of the panel to be connected with the valve shaft to cause rotation and forward-backward movement of the valve shaft through a user's manipulation, and a bearing secured between the knob and the panel to support a circumference of the valve shaft in order to prevent restriction of movement of the knob and the valve shaft.

A home appliance comprises a cabinet having a chamber, a door configured to open or close the chamber by being rotated about a door rotating shaft, and a handle assembly provided at the exterior of a front surface of the door. The handle assembly includes a handle configured to assist a user in opening or closing the door, a handle link rotating shaft, a handle link attached to the handle, and a distance spacer provided between the handle link and the handle link rotating shaft to maintain a distance between the handle link and the handle link rotating shaft. The handle link is rotatable about the handle link rotating shaft as the door is rotated to an open position and extends out of the door in an increasing length as an opening angle of the door increases.

Home appliance having movable door handle

An optical disc drive is disclosed. The optical disc drive comprises a housing including an upper housing and a lower housing; and a herringbone pattern that is protruded toward the inner space of the housing on the inner surface of the upper housing and causes an air flow generated by the rotation of an optical disc to be switched to the direction of the optical disc. The herringbone pattern comprises at least one inflection point, and makes an acute angle at the inflection point relative to the direction of the air flow formed along the inner surface of the upper housing. Accordingly, the optical disc can be stably chucked and rotated by switching the air flow generated by the rotation of the optical disc to the direction of the optical disc.

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Seoul, South Korea

Moonho Choi