US 12,082,315 B2
Cooking appliance
Jeonghyun Lee, Seoul (KR); and Sungho Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/090,750.
Application 17/090,750 is a continuation of application No. 15/855,298, filed on Dec. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,863,589.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0180502 (KR), filed on Dec. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0059021 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. H05B 3/68 (2006.01); B65B 25/00 (2006.01); B65B 29/08 (2006.01); B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 51/14 (2006.01); F24C 15/18 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 3/68 (2013.01) [B65B 25/001 (2013.01); B65B 29/08 (2013.01); B65B 31/024 (2013.01); B65B 51/146 (2013.01); B65B 51/148 (2013.01); F24C 15/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a cooktop case including a barrier that divides the cooktop case into a first area and a second area;
a high-temperature cooking unit including a top plate, the high-temperature cooking unit being provided in the first area, wherein the top plate is installed at the cooktop case and provides a surface on which a container for cooking and food may be placed, and wherein the high-temperature heating unit heats the container or food placed on the top plate; and
a low-temperature cooking unit located in the second area of the cooktop case, the low-temperature cooking unit including:
a housing including a container mount;
a first container having a space to accommodate a liquid therein, the first container being configured to be coupled with the container mount;
a heater that heats a liquid accommodated in the first container; and
a cover installed on the housing to cover or open the first container.