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Granted Patent B2
US 11,668,472 · App. 16/817,479 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Cook top, range hood and control methods thereof

Inventors: Sook-young Ji (Suwon-si, KR); Jin-seok Kwon (Suwon-si, KR); Seung-hun Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR); Dong-wook Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
F24C15/2021A47J27/62F24C7/087F24C15/105F24C15/2042
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Patent No.
US 11,668,472
App. No.
16/817,479
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cook top includes an inputter configured to receive input of a user manipulation, and a cooker configured to heat a cooking device placed on the cook top. A communicator is configured to perform communication with a user terminal device and a range hood. A processor is configured to: control an operating state of the cooker according to the user manipulation, transmit a signal for controlling an operating state of the range hood to correspond to the operating state of the cooker to the range hood, and control the communicator to transmit state information of the cook top that includes information of the operating state of the cooker to the user terminal device.

Claims (55)

1. A range hood comprising:

an exhaust fan configured to discharge indoor air to outdoors through an exhaust pipe;

a communicator configured to communicate with a cook top;

an inputter;

a display; and

a processor configured to:

based on receipt of a control signal from the cook top, control an operating state of the exhaust fan to correspond to an operating state of a heating element included in the cook top, and

control the communicator to transmit state information of the range hood to the cook top,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform pairing with the cook top in response to receiving a pairing command input through the inputter, and

control the display to display an indicator to indicate, through the display, that the range hood is in a paired state with the cook top after the pairing with the cook top is completed.

2. The range hood according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the receipt of the control signal indicating a start of operation of the cook top from the cook top, control the exhaust fan to start operation of the exhaust fan, and

based on a receipt of a second control signal indicating a stop of the operation of the cook top from the cook top, control the exhaust fan to stop the operation of the exhaust fan.

3. The range hood according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify, based on the control signal, a power level of the heating element; and

control an operating intensity level of the exhaust fan based on the identified power level.

4. The range hood according to claim 1 , wherein:

the communicator comprises a Bluetooth module configured to communicate with the cook top in a Bluetooth method, and

the Bluetooth module is disposed at an end of a lower portion of the inputter and the display not to overlap with the inputter and the display.

5. The range hood according to claim 1 , the range hood further comprising:

a light unit configured to provide light to the cook top,

wherein the state information of the range hood comprises information on at least one of an operating state of the exhaust fan, an operating intensity level of the exhaust fan, and an operating state of the light unit.

6. The range hood according to claim 1 , wherein:

the processor is further configured to control the communicator to transmit the state information of the range hood to a portable device through the cook top, and

the portable device is configured to display the state information of the range hood.

7. The range hood according to claim 1 , the range hood further comprising:

a sensor,

wherein the processor is further configured to, based on smoke being sensed through the sensor, control the exhaust fan to operate.

8. The range hood according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the smoke being sensed through the sensor, control the communicator to transmit, to a portable device through the cook top, information for notifying a user of the portable device of the smoke being sensed.

9. A method for controlling a range hood communicating with a cook top, the method comprising:

performing pairing with the cook top in response to receiving a pairing command input;

displaying an indicator to indicate that the range hood is in a paired state with the cook top after the pairing with the cook top is completed;

based on receiving a control signal from the cook top, controlling an operating state of an exhaust fan of the range hood to correspond to an operating state of a heating element included in the cook top; and

transmitting state information of the range hood to the cook top,

wherein the controlling the operating state of the exhaust fan comprises discharging indoor air to outdoors through an exhaust pipe.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the controlling the operating state comprises:

based on receiving the control signal indicating a start of operation of the cook top being received from the cook top, controlling the exhaust fan to start operation of the exhaust fan, and

based on receiving a second control signal indicating a stop of the operation of the cook top from the cook top, controlling the exhaust fan to stop the operation of the exhaust fan.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

identifying, based on the control signal, a power level of the heating element; and

wherein the controlling the operating state comprises controlling an operating intensity level of the exhaust fan based on the identified power level.

12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

performing pairing with the cook top in response to receiving a pairing command input; and

displaying an indicator to indicate that the range hood is in a paired state with the cook top after the pairing with the cook top is completed.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein:

the range hood further includes a light unit to provide light to the cook top, and

the state information of the range hood comprises information on at least one of an operating state of the exhaust fan, an operating intensity level of the exhaust fan and an operating state of the light unit.

14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein:

the transmitting comprises transmitting the state information of the range hood to a portable device through the cook top, and

the portable device is configured to display the state information of the range hood.

15. The range hood according to claim 9 , the method further comprising:

based on smoke being sensed through a sensor of the range hood, controlling the exhaust fan to operate.

16. The method according to claim 15 , the method further comprising:

based on the smoke being sensed through the sensor, transmitting, to a portable device through the cook top, information for notifying a user of the portable device of the smoke being sensed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2020
From: JI, SOOK-YOUNG; KWON, JIN-SEOK; CHOI, SEUNG-HUN; KIM, DONG-WOOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052102/0865 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0116458 · Sep 9, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15645930 · Jul 10, 2017
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