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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
May. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/20 (2006.01); A47J 27/14 (2006.01); A47J 27/04 (2006.01); F24C 13/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/16 (2006.01); F24C 7/06 (2006.01); F24C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/166 (2013.01); A47J 27/04 (2013.01); F24C 7/067 (2013.01); F24C 15/003 (2013.01); H05B 3/20 (2013.01); A47J 2027/043 (2013.01); H05B 2203/013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a case having a cooking chamber formed therein; a door for opening/closing a front opening of the case; a steam generation device mounted on the exterior of the case; and a steam supply pipe for connecting the steam generation device and the cooking chamber, wherein the steam generation device can comprise: a housing fixed to the case; a drawer provided so as to be able to be withdrawn from and put into the housing, and into which water for generating steam is filled; and a heating unit mounted on the lower surface of the drawer so as to heat the water filled inside the drawer.