Cooking appliance
US12042090B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24C15/34
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a cooking appliance. A working coil provided at a lower portion of the cooking appliance. The working coil heats a tray disposed in a cooking compartment in an IH mode. A temperature measurement module, which measures a temperature of the tray in a contact mode, is provided in the center of the working coil. The temperature measurement module includes a module body that is elastically biased upward by a spring. The module body is inserted into the spring and supports upper and lower ends of the spring. When the module body is installed on the working coil, the lower end of the spring is supported by an installation base of the working coil. The module body and the installation base are fastened in a key-to-key groove structure.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.