Cooking appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11408612-B2
Application number	US-202016739518-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2020
Priority date	Jan 11, 2019
Publication date	Aug 9, 2022
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022

Abstract

A cooking appliance is provided such that upper and front surfaces of a housing are open and a door can open and close the upper and front surfaces of the housing. The cooking appliance having such a configuration can provide an expanded passage required to enable a user to easily and conveniently insert or withdraw food or a tray into or from a cooking compartment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooking appliance comprising:
a housing having a cooking compartment, and including a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a back surface; and
a door to open and close the cooking compartment,
wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are disposed to face each other,
a first opening is formed in at least a part of an upper surface facing the bottom surface,
a second opening is formed in at least a part of a front surface facing the back surface,
the front surface and the upper surface are open such that the first opening and the second opening are connected to each other, and
the door includes a door upper surface part that covers the first opening and a door front surface part that is connected to a front side of the door upper surface part and covers the second opening, and is rotatable about a rear side of the door upper surface part to open and close the first opening and the second opening,

wherein a plate is bent to form at least three of the bottom surface, the first side surface, the second side surface, and the back surface,
wherein the plate is formed in a T-shape in which a rectangular metal plate is orthogonal to a middle of another rectangular metal plate having long and short sides in a long-side direction;
two first bending lines formed in straight lines parallel to the short sides of the another rectangular metal plate and a second bending line formed in a straight line parallel to the long sides of the another rectangular metal plate are provided on the another rectangular metal plate;
the two first bending lines are disposed to be separated from each other in the long-side direction of the another rectangular metal plate;
the second bending line is disposed between the two first bending lines;
the another rectangular plate is bent centering on the two first bending lines in a U-shape, so that a surface disposed in the middle of the another rectangular plate in the long-side direction is formed as the bottom surface, and surfaces bent centering on the bottom surface are formed as the first side surface and the second side surface; and

the another rectangular metal plate is bent centering on the second bending line in an L-shape, so that the surface disposed in the middle of the another rectangular metal plate in the long-side direction is the bottom surface, and a surface bent centering on the bottom surface is formed as the back surface.

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein side surface cover parts are formed at ends of the respective first and second side surfaces which are adjacent to the front surface and protrude in directions away from each other.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2 , wherein the bottom surface and the first side surface, the bottom surface and the second side surface, and the first side surface or the second side surface and one of the side surface cover parts are integrally connected without joints.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 2 , further comprising a pair of hinge assemblies that are disposed at opposite sides of the housing, are coupled with the rear side of the door upper surface part, and rotatably support the door.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 4 , wherein:
one of the pair of hinge assemblies is coupled with the first side surface; and
the other of the pair of hinge assemblies is coupled with the second side surface.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 5 , wherein:
the hinge assembly coupled with the first side surface is disposed in a space surrounded by the first side surface and the side surface cover part, is in contact with the first side surface and the side surface cover part, and is coupled with the first side surface and the side surface cover part; and
the hinge assembly coupled with the second side surface is disposed in a space surrounded by the second side surface and the side surface cover part, is in contact with the second side surface and the side surface cover part, and is coupled with the second side surface and the side surface cover part.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein:
the plate is formed of a rectangular metal plate having long and short sides;
two bending lines are disposed to be separated from each other in a long-side direction of the plate;
the bending lines are formed in straight lines parallel to the short sides of the plate; and
the plate is bent centering on the bending lines in a U-shape, so that a surface disposed in the middle of the plate in the long-side direction is formed as the bottom surface, and surfaces bent centering on the bottom surface are formed as the first side surface and the second side surface.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein bottom surface cover parts formed to protrude in a direction away from the upper surface are provided at at least one of an end of the bottom surface which is adjacent to the front surface and an end of the bottom surface which is adjacent to the back surface.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8 , further comprising a heating part disposed at a lower portion of the bottom surface,
wherein the bottom surface cover parts are provided at the end of the bottom surface which is adjacent to the front surface or the end of the bottom surface which is adjacent to the back surface, and
a front or a rear of the heating part are blocked by the bottom surface cover parts.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a heating part disposed at a lower portion of the bottom surface;
a control board that is disposed behind the back surface and controls an operation of the heating part; and
a back surface case that is disposed behind the back surface and houses the control board therein,
wherein a space in which the heating part is disposed and a space in which the control board is disposed are connected to each other.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Hag Soo
• Kwag Dongseong
• Yun Donghyok
• Yoon Sung Mun

Classifications

• A47J37/0635

  with reflectors · CPC title

• A47J37/0629

  with electric heating elements · CPC title

• F24C15/08 Primary

  Foundations or supports plates; Legs or pillars; Casings; Wheels (tops, e.g. hot plates F24C15/10) · CPC title

• A47J37/0623 Primary

  Small-size cooking ovens, i.e. defining an at least partially closed cooking cavity (A47J37/0605 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05B6/105

  using a susceptor · CPC title