Gas cooker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10408461-B2
Application number	US-201615255453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2016
Priority date	Sep 3, 2015
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

A gas cooker that includes a case defining an interior area, the case including an opening to the interior area; a plate covering, fully or in part, the opening of the case; a burner unit that is located in the interior area of the case, wherein the burner unit includes a heating element that is heated using gas; an operation unit that is located at a first portion of the case and that is configured to control the burner unit based on user input; an exhaust outlet that is located at a second portion of the case; and a first cooling unit that is located in the interior area of the case and that is configured to generate air flow toward the exhaust outlet is disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A gas cooker comprising:
a case defining an interior area, the case including an opening to the interior area;
a plate covering, fully or in part, the opening of the case;
a burner unit that is located in the interior area of the case, wherein the burner unit includes a heating element that is heated using gas;
an operation unit that is located at a first portion of the case and that is configured to control the burner unit based on user input;
a barrier that is located in the interior area of the case and that divides the interior area into a first area and a second area;
an exhaust outlet that is located at a second portion of the case; and
a first cooling unit that is located in the interior area of the case and that is configured to generate air flow toward the exhaust outlet,
wherein the burner unit includes:
a plurality of burners, and
an insulating case that includes a plurality of openings that hold the plurality of burners, and

wherein the barrier is coupled to a first surface of the insulating case, a first surface of the case, and a second surface of the case.

2. The gas cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the operation unit includes:
a circuit unit that is coupled with the plate and that includes a touch sensor configured to sense the user input, and
wherein the first cooling unit is configured to generate air flow between the circuit unit and a first surface of the case.

3. The gas cooker of claim 2 , further comprising:
a spark plug configured to ignite fire to provide heat to the heating element; and
a valve configured to control an amount of gas that is provided to the burner unit, wherein the circuit unit includes:
a first circuit unit that includes the touch sensor, and
a second circuit unit that is configured to control the first cooling unit, the spark plug, and the valve, and
wherein the first cooling unit is configured to provide air flow between the first circuit unit and the second circuit unit.

4. The gas cooker of claim 1 , wherein the burner unit includes:
a burner port configured to hold the heating element,
a mixing tube coupled to the burner port,
a nozzle configured to provide gas to the mixing tube, and
a blocking member configured to block air flow that is provided from the first cooling unit.

5. The gas cooker of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of burners include:
a first burner located at a first position inside the case, and
a second burner located at a second position inside the case,
wherein the first cooling unit is located at a third position, inside the case, that is a position among the operation unit, the first burner, and the second burner.

6. The gas cooker of claim 1 , wherein the insulating case includes:
a concaved portion that is coupled with the first cooling unit,
wherein the first cooling unit is configured to generate air flow to the plate through the concaved portion of the insulating case.

7. The gas cooker of claim 6 , wherein the case includes:
a first cooling unit installing portion that is coupled to the first cooling unit and that includes one or more openings that allow air to flow into the interior area from an exterior of the case.

8. The gas cooker of claim 7 , further includes:
a bracket that is coupled between the first cooling unit and the concaved portion of the insulating case.

9. The gas cooker of claim 8 , wherein the bracket includes:
a coupling portion that is coupled to the concaved portion of the insulating case, and
a fixing portion that is coupled to the first cooling unit and that enables coupling of the first cooling unit to the first cooling unit installing portion of the case.

10. The gas cooker of claim 8 , wherein the insulating case is located in the interior area of the case and isolated from a first surface of the case and a second surface of the case, and
wherein the first cooling unit is configured to generate air flow between the insulating case and the case.

11. The gas cooker of claim 10 , wherein the insulating case includes an exhaust opening that is located on a first surface of the insulating case and that allows air to flow from the first cooling unit to pass through the exhaust opening.

12. A gas cooker comprising:
a case defining an interior area, the case including an opening to the interior area;
a plate covering, fully or in part, the opening of the case;
a burner unit that is located in the interior area of the case, wherein the burner unit includes a heating element that is heated using gas;
an operation unit that is located at a first portion of the case and that is configured to control the burner unit based on user input;
an exhaust outlet that is located at a second portion of the case;
a first barrier that is located in the interior area of the case and that divides the interior area into a first area and a second area;
a first cooling unit that is located in the first area of the interior area and that is configured to generate air flow toward the exhaust outlet through the first area; and
a second cooling unit that is located in the second area of the interior area and that is configured to generate air flow toward the exhaust outlet through the second area,
wherein the burner unit includes:
a plurality of burners, and
an insulating case that includes a plurality of openings that hold the plurality of burners, and

wherein the first barrier is coupled to a first surface of the insulating case, a first surface of the case, and a second surface of the case.

13. The gas cooker of claim 12 , further includes:
a second barrier that is located in the first area of the interior area and that divides the first area into a third area and a fourth area,
wherein the first cooling unit is located in the third area.

14. The gas cooker of claim 13 , wherein the first barrier is coupled to a first surface of the case and a second surface of the case.

15. The gas cooker of claim 13 , wherein the burner unit includes an exhaust opening that allows air to flow from the first cooling unit and the second cooling unit toward the exhaust outlet,
wherein the first barrier is coupled to a first surface of the burner unit.

16. The gas cooker of claim 15 , wherein the burner unit is isolated from a first surface of the case, and
wherein air flow from the first cooling unit passes between the burner unit and the case.

17. The gas cooker of claim 13 , further comprising:
a regulator configured to control gas pressure; and
a valve unit configured to control an amount of gas that is provided to the burner unit,
wherein the regulator and the valve unit are located in the second area of the interior area.

18. The gas cooker of claim 12 , wherein the first barrier includes:
a seating portion that holds the second cooling unit; and
a partitioning portion that is bent from the seating portion and that divides the interior area into the first area and the second area.

19. A gas cooker comprising:
a case defining an interior area, the case including an opening to the interior area;
a plate covering, fully or in part, the opening of the case;
a burner unit that is located in the interior area of the case, wherein the burner unit includes a heating element that is heated using gas;
an operation unit that is located at a first portion of the case and that is configured to control the burner unit based on user input;
an exhaust outlet that is located at a second portion of the case; and
a first cooling unit that is located in the interior are

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Wie Jeahyuk
• Park Hyunwoo
• Kim Youngsoo
• Yang Daebong

Classifications

• F24C15/101

  provisions for circulation of air · CPC title

• F23D14/78

  Cooling burner parts · CPC title

• F24C3/126

  on ranges · CPC title

• F24C3/124 Primary

  Control panels · CPC title

• F24C3/103

  of electric ignition devices · CPC title