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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/12 (2006.01); A47J 27/04 (2006.01); H05B 6/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/04 (2013.01); H05B 6/12 (2013.01); H05B 6/36 (2013.01); A47J 2027/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a case in which a cooking chamber is formed; a door for opening or closing the front opening of the case; a steam generating device mounted to the outer surface of the case; and a steam supply tube for connecting the steam generating device to the cooking chamber, wherein the steam generating device includes: a housing fixed to the case; a drawer which can be pushed into and pulled out of the housing and is filled with water for steam generation; and an induction unit installed at the bottom of the housing so as to heat water filled in the drawer by using electromagnetic induction.