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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seongjae Ji, Suwon-si, KR;
Sanghyun Yeo, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaeseok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jihyung Ha, Suwon-si, KR;
Moonkyu Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaegyeong MA, Suwon-si, KR;
Byungduck Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Sunghoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungcheol Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A cooking apparatus includes a case, a cooking chamber formed inside the case, a camera configured to obtain an image inside of the cooking chamber, a transparent member, a camera cooling fan configured to blow air toward the camera, a motor configured to rotate the camera cooling fan, and a controller to be electrically connected to the camera and the motor. The controller is configured to operate the camera to obtain a first image inside of the cooking chamber, configured to identify foreign substance-related information of a lens of the camera or the transparent member based on the first image, and configured to control an operation of the motor to perform a cleaning mode, in which the camera cooling fan is rotated at a first rotation speed for a first rotation time, based on the determining that the foreign substance is present.