Abstract: A cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus includes a main body provided with a cooking chamber, and a steam supply device generating steam to supply the steam to the cooking chamber. The steam supply device includes a water storage unit to store water, a steam generator that is supplied with water from the water storage unit to generate steam, a water supply tube to transfer water in the water storage unit to the steam generator, and a water collection tube to transfer residual water in the steam generator to the water storage unit. Accordingly, a period to put water may be increased since the residual water in the steam generator is collected.

Abstract: A metal panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a cooking device using the metal panel capable of improving an external appearance of edges, enhancing efficiency of a manufacturing process and reducing the manufacturing cost. The manufacturing method of a metal panel includes cutting a metal plate to form a cutaway portion at a specified area of a border, bending the border on opposite sides of the cutaway portion, and coupling a bracket to a cutaway groove formed at the border by the bending.

Abstract: A cooking appliance including a body provided with a heating part, a control panel detachably provided at the body, and a coupling unit configured to allow the control panel to come into close contact with the body. The coupling unit includes a first lever rotatably provided at an inner side of the control panel and is configured to receive an external force outside the control panel. The coupling unit also includes a second lever provided in between the control panel and the body to allow the control panel to come into close contact with the body while interlocked with an operation of the first lever.

Abstract: A steam cooking apparatus includes a steam generating unit to generate steam from a supply of water, a steam container to cook food using the steam from the steam generating unit, a steam supply pipe coupled to the steam generating unit in order to supply the steam container with the steam generated by the steam generating unit, a steam pipe coupled to the steam container in order to supply the steam container with the steam passing through the steam supply pipe, and a steam pipe connection tube including a first connection portion coupled with the steam supply pipe and a second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe, the second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe being formed to have a diameter which is expanded toward the steam pipe so as to guide the steam pipe.

Abstract: A steam cooking apparatus includes a steam generating unit to generate steam from a supply of water, a steam container to cook food using the steam from the steam generating unit, a steam supply pipe coupled to the steam generating unit in order to supply the steam container with the steam generated by the steam generating unit, a steam pipe coupled to the steam container in order to supply the steam container with the steam passing through the steam supply pipe, and a steam pipe connection tube including a first connection portion coupled with the steam supply pipe and a second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe, the second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe being formed to have a diameter which is expanded toward the steam pipe so as to guide the steam pipe.

Abstract: A cooker capable of fixing a rail assembly to the inside of a cooking compartment by a fixing device includes a cooking compartment in which food is placed for cooking, a fixing bracket mounted at an inner wall of the cooking compartment, a rack provided so as to be withdrawn from the cooking compartment, a rail assembly mounted on the rack and enabling the rack to be inserted and withdrawn from the cooking compartment, and a locking device mounted on the rail assembly, and having one side locked with the fixing bracket such that the rail assembly is fixed without being moved inside the cooking compartment.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus includes a main body provided with a cooking chamber, and a steam supply device generating steam to supply the steam to the cooking chamber. The steam supply device includes a water storage unit to store water, a steam generator that is supplied with water from the water storage unit to generate steam, a water supply tube to transfer water in the water storage unit to the steam generator, and a water collection tube to transfer residual water in the steam generator to the water storage unit. Accordingly, a period to put water may be increased since the residual water in the steam generator is collected.

Abstract: An oven in which a cooking space in a cooking chamber is dividable into a plurality of individual cooking spaces by a partition member. The oven includes a door assembly including a main door rotatably combined with a main body and provided with a plurality of openings corresponding to the respective plurality of individual cooking spaces and a plurality of individual doors rotatably combined with the main body to open and close the respective plurality of openings. The door assembly may selectively open and close the entirety of the cooking space or the respective plurality of individual cooking spaces, and thus a heat loss or danger of burn generated due to opening and closing the main door when only the individual cooking space is used may be prevented.

Abstract: Provided is a heating cooker which allows a door on a cooking chamber to be opened without direct handling of the door by a user. The heating cooker includes a body having a cooking chamber defined therein, a door hingably mounted to the body to open and close the cooking chamber, a door holder positioned in the body to hold the door and keep the cooking chamber closed by the door, and a hinge part connected between the door and the body to guide rotation of the door such that when the door is released from the door holder, the door is automatically opened.

Abstract: A steam cooking apparatus includes a steam generating unit to generate steam from a supply of water, a steam container to cook food using the steam from the steam generating unit, a steam supply pipe coupled to the steam generating unit in order to supply the steam container with the steam generated by the steam generating unit, a steam pipe coupled to the steam container in order to supply the steam container with the steam passing through the steam supply pipe, and a steam pipe connection tube including a first connection portion coupled with the steam supply pipe and a second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe, the second connection portion coupled with the steam pipe being formed to have a diameter which is expanded toward the steam pipe so as to guide the steam pipe.

Abstract: A steam cooking apparatus with improved water supply and drainage structures. The apparatus includes a body, a cooking compartment, a steam generator to supply steam into the cooking compartment, a water vessel to store water and supply the water into the steam generator, a water supply device including a holder and a slider slidably mounted in the holder so as to be withdrawn from the body, a first water supply tube connecting the slider and the water vessel, a second water supply tube connecting the water vessel and the steam generator, and a drain tube to drain water in the steam generator to the outside of the body. The drain tube includes an end fixed to the slider so that the end of the drain tube is withdrawn with the slider from the body when water in the steam generator is drained to the outside.

Abstract: A method of controlling a cooking apparatus which includes a main body having at least one heating unit, a control panel installed on the main body, and a temperature display unit that is provided on the control panel, displaying a temperature of the heating unit through change in color, and having a plurality of light emitting elements, includes determining whether or not the heating unit is in operation; detecting a current temperature of the heating unit when the heating unit is in operation; and displaying a temperature section, to which the detected current temperature of the heating unit belongs, among a plurality of preset temperature sections through the change in the color of the temperature display unit.

Abstract: A metal panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a cooking device using the metal panel capable of improving an external appearance of edges, enhancing efficiency of a manufacturing process and reducing the manufacturing cost. The manufacturing method of a metal panel includes cutting a metal plate to form a cutaway portion at a specified area of a border, bending the border on opposite sides of the cutaway portion, and coupling a bracket to a cutaway groove formed at the border by the bending.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus and a method of controlling steam cleaning thereof realize optimal cleaning performance by maintaining an internal temperature of a cooking chamber at a temperature suitable for steam condensation at the time of cleaning the inside of the cooking chamber using steam. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber, a steam supplying unit to supply steam into the cooking chamber, a temperature sensing unit to sense an internal temperature of the cooking chamber, and a control unit to compare the sensed internal temperature with a reference temperature and operate the steam supplying unit if the internal temperature of the cooking chamber is less than the reference temperature.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus and a method of controlling the same utilize the operations of measuring a temperature of a cooking chamber, and periodically turning on and off a convection fan, which circulates air in the cooking chamber, when the temperature of the cooking chamber reaches a target temperature.

Abstract: Provided is a heating cooker which allows a door on a cooking chamber to be opened without direct handling of the door by a user. The heating cooker includes a body having a cooking chamber defined therein, a door hingably mounted to the body to open and close the cooking chamber, a door holder positioned in the body to hold the door and keep the cooking chamber closed by the door, and a hinge part connected between the door and the body to guide rotation of the door such that when the door is released from the door holder, the door is automatically opened.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cooking apparatus and a method of controlling the same, which are capable of easily recognizing change in temperature of one of an oven and a cooktop through change in color corresponding to the temperature change at a position remote from the cooking apparatus, and which are capable of easily recognizing the temperature of the cooktop through a temperature display unit at a position that is somewhat lower than the cooktop by installing a temperature display unit at a position higher than the cooktop. To this end, the cooking apparatus includes a main body having at least one heating unit, a control panel installed on an upper surface of the main body, and a temperature display unit that is provided on the control panel, which displays a temperature of the heating unit through change in color.

Abstract: Provided is a heating cooker which includes a body constituting an appearance thereof, an upper panel on which a cooking container is laid, a heater positioned under the upper panel to heat the cooking container laid on the upper panel, a fan housing liftably positioned at one side of the body to be raised above the upper panel and having an air intake port and an air discharge port, a blast fan and a fan motor positioned in the fan housing to forcibly blow air toward a surface of the upper panel, a fan housing lifter to raise and lower the fan housing, a temperature sensor to detect the temperature of the upper panel, and a controller to control the heater, the fan motor, and the fan housing lifter. The upper panel heated by the heater can be forcibly cooled by air from the fan housing.

Abstract: A steam generating apparatus, and an oven including the same. The apparatus includes a water tank adapted to enable convenient cleaning, and is adapted to heat water in the water tank via an induction heating method to generate steam rapidly. The water tank is provided with a steam discharging pipe. The apparatus further includes an induction coil assembly, an induction heating member fitted to the water tank such that it is located near the induction coil assembly, a barrier inserted into the water tank such that only a small amount of water is directly heated by the induction heating member which generates heat by the induction coil assembly, and a cover closing an upper portion of the water tank. The steam discharging pipe is connected with a steam supplying pipe which communicates a cavity with a cooking compartment to supply steam from the apparatus to the cooking compartment.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes a heater mounting unit that mounts a heater on a reflecting plate in a simple manner and allows an internal construction of the cooking apparatus to be simple. The cooking apparatus also includes a cabinet, at least one heater mounted in the cabinet, a grill unit positioned on a top of the cabinet to allow food to be cooked while being laid thereon, at least one reflecting plate mounted behind the heater to reflect heat radiated toward a position behind the heater, and at least one elastic mounting unit to mount the heater on the reflecting plate through an elastic deformation thereof. Accordingly, an efficiency of production of the cooking apparatus may be improved, and the cooking apparatus may have a simple internal construction.