Cooker with gasket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11849882-B2
Application number	US-202117315732-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2021
Priority date	Sep 2, 2015
Publication date	Dec 26, 2023
Grant date	Dec 26, 2023

Abstract

A cooker with a gasket may include a top plate on which a plurality of burners may be placed; a manifold panel provided in front of the top plate and including thereon a plurality of knobs to control output powers of the plurality of burners; and a gasket that extends along a front end of the top plate and is compressed between the top plate and the manifold panel to hermetically seal the top plate and the manifold panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooker with a gasket, comprising:
a top plate under which a plurality of burners is located;
a manifold panel provided in front of the top plate and including a plurality of knobs to control output powers of the plurality of burners; and
the gasket extends along a front end of the top plate and is compressed between the top plate and the manifold panel to hermetically seal the top plate and the manifold panel, wherein the gasket includes:
a support plate having a plate shape; and
a close-contact member formed along a top end and first and second side ends of the support plate, wherein at least one evacuation unit is formed in the support plate, wherein the at least one evacuation unit is configured to couple a case forming an exterior of the cooker and the top plate to each other by a coupling member, and wherein the at least one evacuation unit is formed by cutting a part of the support plate to expose the coupling member configured to couple the case and the top plate to each other.

2. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the support plate is formed of a metal material, and wherein the close-contact member is formed of an elastic material.

3. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the close-contact member includes:
a close-contact portion provided on the support plate and formed to be thicker than the support plate; and
an adhesive portion that extends from an end portion of the close-contact portion and is adhered to one surface of the support plate.

4. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the close-contact member is molded using an insert-injection method to be coupled to the support plate.

5. The cooker according to claim 1 , further including a plurality of fixing holes formed in the support plate in a lengthwise direction of the support plate, and a plurality of fixing protrusions formed on a front surface of the top plate to be inserted into the plurality of fixing holes.

6. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling member is a screw to be coupled to the manifold panel.

7. The cooker according to claim 1 , further including:
an oven formed under the top plate such that a cooking space therein is opened or closed by an oven door.

8. The cooker according to claim 1 , further including:
a drain-pan bracket provided between the support plate and the manifold panel, wherein the drain-pan bracket extends to below the gasket and is then bent at least once, such that the drain-pan bracket guides water passing through the gasket to both of sides of the gasket.

9. The cooker according to claim 8 , wherein the coupling member is a screw to be coupled to the drain-pan bracket.

10. The cooker according to claim 8 , wherein a contact portion is formed on the drain-pan bracket to be closely adhered to the gasket and to extend to below the gasket, and wherein the drain-pan bracket and the gasket are fixed via screws engaged with the top plate while passing through the contact portion and the gasket.

11. The cooker according to claim 8 , wherein a barrier is provided at a rear surface of the manifold panel to shield the rear surface of the manifold panel, wherein a placement device having a step is formed on the barrier, such that the drain-pan bracket and the gasket are placed thereon in a state in which the drain-pan bracket and the gasket are coupled to each other.

12. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the gasket is formed of an elastic member, and a plurality of fixing devices is formed on one surface of the gasket in a lengthwise direction of the gasket to pass through insertion holes of the top plate.

13. The cooker according to claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of fixing devices includes:
a protrusion that extends from one surface of the gasket and configured to pass through one of the insertion holes;
a confinement portion that extends from an end portion of the protrusion and formed to be larger than a diameter of each of the insertion holes; and
an extension that extends from an end portion of the confinement portion and formed to be smaller than the diameter of each of the insertion holes.

14. The cooker according to claim 13 , wherein the confinement portion is formed on the end portion of the protrusion to be larger than the diameter of each of the insertion holes, and an inclined surface is formed along a circumference of the confinement portion, such that a diameter thereof tapers toward the extension.

15. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein at least one case coupling hole is formed in the top plate to couple the top plate to the case.

16. The cooker according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one case coupling hole is exposed by the at least one evacuation unit.

17. The cooker according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one case coupling hole is formed in first and second sides of the support plate.

18. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one evacuation unit is formed in first and second sides of the support plate.

19. A cooker with a gasket, comprising:
a top plate under which a plurality of burners is located;
a manifold panel provided in front of the top plate and including a plurality of knobs to control output powers of the plurality of burners; and
the gasket extends along a front end of the top plate and is compressed between the top plate and the manifold panel to hermetically seal the top plate and the manifold panel, wherein the gasket includes:
a support plate having a plate shape; and
a close-contact member formed along a top end and first and second side ends of the support plate, wherein at least one evacuation unit is formed in the support plate, wherein the at least one evacuation unit is configured to couple the manifold panel and the top plate to each other by a coupling member, and wherein the at least one evacuation unit is formed by cutting a part of the support plate to expose the coupling member configured to couple the manifold panel and the top plate to each other.

20. A cooker with a gasket, comprising:
a top plate under which a plurality of burners is located;
a manifold panel provided in front of the top plate and including a plurality of knobs to control output powers of the plurality of burners;
the gasket extends along a front end of the top plate and is compressed between the top plate and the manifold panel to hermetically seal the top plate and the manifold panel, and a drain-pan bracket provided between the gasket and the manifold panel, wherein the gasket includes:
a support plate having a plate shape; and
a close-contact member formed along a top end and first and second side ends of the support plate, wherein at least one evacuation unit is formed in the support plate, wherein the at least one evacuation unit is configured to couple the drain-pan bracket and the top plate to each other by a coupling member, and wherein the at least one evacuation unit is formed by cutting a part of the support plate to expose the coupling member configured to couple the drain-pan bracket and the top plate to each other.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Chun Young
• Jung Euisu
• Lee Jeonghoon
• Lee Sangkyun

Classifications

• A47J37/0629 Primary

  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

• F24C15/14

  Spillage trays or grooves · CPC title

• F28F9/0226

  with resilient gaskets · CPC title

• F28F9/165

  by using additional preformed parts, e.g. sleeves, gaskets (F28F9/185 takes precedence) · CPC title