Cooker
Provided is a cooker which has a frame forming a side plate, which can be easily manufactured and can reduce manufacturing cost. The cooker includes a cooktop assembly for cooking and directly heating a container in which food is accommodated. The cooktop assembly includes a side plate having at least two frames coupled to each other, and a top plate located at an upper portion of the side plate.
1. A cooker comprising:
an oven having a cooking chamber;
a cooktop assembly located over the oven and configured to heat a container configured to accommodate food therein, the cooktop assembly comprising
first and second frames coupled to each other, the first frame being formed from a first sheet and having an upper portion, the second frame being formed from a second sheet and having an upper portion, and
a top plate seated on the upper portions of the first and second frames,
wherein the first frame includes a front surface and side surfaces of the cooktop assembly and the second frame includes a rear surface of the cooktop assembly and a flange, and
wherein an end of at least one of the side surfaces of the first frame and the flange of the second frame are welded together to form a support for the top plate.
2. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second frames are formed of stainless steel.
3. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame comprises the side surfaces being bent from the front surface of the cooktop assembly.
4. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the side surfaces comprise two side surfaces provided on one side and the other side of the front surface of the cooktop assembly and facing each other.
5. The cooker according to claim 4 , wherein the front surface and the two side surfaces are formed by bending the first frame.
6. The cooker according to claim 4 , wherein when the flange of the second frame and ends of the two side surfaces of the first frame are welded to each other, a space for accommodating a heating source is formed by the first frame and the second frame.
7. The cooker according to claim 6 , wherein one side of the second frame welded to the side surface of the first frame forms a plane.
8. The cooker according to claim 4 , wherein an edge formed by the front surface and the side surface of the first frame is formed to be rounded.
9. The cooker according to claim 8 , wherein a flange formed at the edge formed by the front surface and the side surface of the first frame has a narrower width than a flange formed at a portion other than the edge formed by the front surface and the two side surfaces of the first frame.
10. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second frames are formed through a cutting process, a bending process, a piercing process and a joining process.
11. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second frames are formed of SUS 430 material.
12. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second frames are formed of a metal material.
13. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the top plate is coated with enamel.
14. A cooker comprising:
an oven having a cooking chamber;
a cooktop assembly over the oven and configured to heat a container configured to accommodate food; and
a control unit provided at one side of the cooktop assembly,
wherein the cooktop assembly includes a top plate and first and second frames formed from first and second sheets, respectively, the first and second frames joined together so that the top plate is seated on upper portions of the first and second frames, and
wherein the second frame includes a flange which is welded to the first frame.
15. The cooker according to claim 14 , wherein the first and second frames are formed of stainless steel.
16. The cooker according to claim 1 , wherein the second frame comprises a rear surface, a connecting portion, a front surface of a control unit, and an upper surface of the control unit being integrally formed.