US 12,467,633 B2
Water supply device, and steam supply device and cooking device including same
Jihyun Kim, Seoul (KR); and Sungho Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/524,384.
Application 18/524,384 is a continuation of application No. 16/482,629, granted, now 11,885,501, previously published as PCT/KR2018/001529, filed on Feb. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0017041 (KR), filed on Feb. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133558 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F24C 15/00 (2006.01); A47J 27/04 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F24C 15/18 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/003 (2013.01) [A47J 27/04 (2013.01); F24C 7/085 (2013.01); F24C 15/18 (2013.01); A47J 2027/043 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water supply device, comprising:
a housing disposed in a main body of a cooking device and to define an accommodating space, and one side of the housing is opened to outside of the main body;
a water tank that defines a storage space to store water and has an inlet to introduce water into the storage space, and the water tank is disposed with respect to the housing to change between an insertion position of the water tank and a withdrawal position of the water tank, the insertion position including that the inlet is provided in the accommodating space and the withdrawal position including that the inlet is exposed to an outside of the accommodating space;
a connector installed in the housing to be movable forward and rearward in the accommodating space and moves forward and rearward to change the position of the water tank to the insertion position or the withdrawal position; and
a power generator adapted to provide power to move the connector rearward, wherein the power generator is installed in the connector and moves the connector rearward.