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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
Cuckoo Electronics Co., Ltd., Yangsan-si, KR;
Won Young Kim, Busan, KR;
Seung Yun Kim, Busan, KR;
Soo Ho Son, Busan, KR;
Ho Sang Bang, Busan, KR;
Young Bae Shin, Yangsan-si, KR;
CUCKOO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Yangsan-si, KR;
Abstract
An electric cooker is configured to cook in a pressure state and a non-pressure state of an inner pot, thereby improving the cooking quality and convenience of use. The electric cooker includes a main body provided, at an upper end thereof, with a flange portion and configured to accommodate an inner pot therein; a lid coupled to an upper portion of the main body and opened/closed by an opening/closing unit; a locking ring rotated by interworking with the opening/closing unit, selectively engaged with the flange portion, and provided, at an upper surface thereof, with a marker configured to indicate a rotational direction; a pressure switching unit arranged to pass through the lid and opened or closed by interworking with the opening/closing unit to discharge internal steam from the inner pot; a sensor unit configured to sense the marker when the locking ring is rotated to be locked or unlocked; and a control unit that activates power supply to the main body when a sensing signal is received from the sensor unit.