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Granted Patent B2
US 12,631,341 · App. 18/066,177 · Granted May 19, 2026

Cooking appliance

Inventors: Jiho Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Sangjun Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
F24C15/02F24C7/085H05B6/6414H05K7/1402H05K7/1427
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Patent No.
US 12,631,341
App. No.
18/066,177
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooking appliance according to a concept of the disclosure includes: a cooking room; and a door configured to open or close the cooking room, wherein the door includes: a door body forming an accommodating space in which a printed circuit board is accommodated; a front panel positioned in front of the door body to cover the accommodating space; and a panel bracket fixed to the front panel and configured to detachably couple the front panel with the door body, and the accommodating space is exposed to an outside of the cooking appliance upon separating of the front panel from the door body.

Claims (56)

1 . A cooking appliance comprising:

a cooking room; and

a door configured to open or close the cooking room,

wherein the door comprises:

a door body forming an accommodating space in which a printed circuit board is accommodated;

a front panel positioned in front of the door body to cover the accommodating space; and

a panel bracket fixed to the front panel and configured to detachably couple the front panel with the door body, the panel bracket including a fixing rail to support a board case and an incision portion for penetration by a connector, and

wherein the accommodating space is exposed to an outside of the cooking appliance upon separating of the front panel from the door body.

2 . The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein:

the panel bracket comprises:

a bracket body fixed to a rear surface of the front panel; and

a coupling protrusion protruding from the bracket body and coupled with the door body, and

the door body comprises a coupling hole in which the coupling protrusion is inserted.

3 . The cooking appliance of claim 2 , wherein:

the coupling protrusion is inserted in the coupling hole in a first direction, and

the coupling protrusion inserted in the coupling hole is coupled with the door body by sliding in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

4 . The cooking appliance of claim 3 , wherein the coupling protrusion comprises:

a protrusion portion protruding from the bracket body in the first direction; and

a hook portion extending from one end of the protrusion portion in the second direction.

5 . The cooking appliance of claim 4 , wherein:

the door body comprises a coupling jaw forming a portion of the coupling hole, and

according to sliding of the coupling protrusion, the coupling jaw is inserted in a separation space formed by the coupling protrusion.

6 . The cooking appliance of claim 3 , wherein the coupling protrusion is in a shape of a bent panel, and forms a coupling space opening in the second direction.

7 . The cooking appliance of claim 6 , wherein:

the door body comprises a guide protrusion corresponding to the coupling space and formed between a pair of guide grooves extending from the coupling hole, and

according to sliding of the coupling protrusion, the guide protrusion is configured to insert in the coupling space and the coupling protrusion is configured to insert in the pair of guide grooves.

8 . The cooking appliance of claim 2 , wherein:

the panel bracket comprises a coupling flange bent from a lower end, and

the door body comprises a coupling groove that corresponds to the coupling flange and in which the coupling flange is inserted.

9 . The cooking appliance of claim 8 , wherein the panel bracket is coupled with the door body by a coupling member penetrating a bottom of the door body and the coupling flange.

10 . The cooking appliance of claim 2 , wherein:

the door body comprises a recess opening toward the front direction and forming the accommodating space, and

the door further comprises the board case accommodated in the recess and configured to receive the printed circuit board.

11 . The cooking appliance of claim 10 , wherein the board case is fixed to the panel bracket by a coupling member, and upon coupling of the panel bracket with the door body, the board case is accommodated in the recess.

12 . The cooking appliance of claim 11 , wherein:

the fixing rail protrudes from a rear surface of the bracket body to support a side portion of the board case, and

the coupling member is coupled with the board case by penetrating the fixing rail.

13 . The cooking appliance of claim 10 , wherein the board case is fixed to the door body by a coupling member, in a state of inserting into the recess.

14 . The cooking appliance of claim 10 , wherein the front panel comprises an input electrically connected with the printed circuit board.

15 . The cooking appliance of claim 14 , wherein:

the input is electrically connected with the printed circuit board by the connector,

the incision portion is penetrated by the connector, and

the board case is positioned at a location corresponding to the incision portion.

16 . A cooking appliance including:

a housing;

a door body rotatably coupled with the housing;

a front panel positioned in front of the door body and forming a front of the cooking appliance; and

a panel bracket having a first side fixed to the front panel and configured to detachably couple the front panel with the door body and a second side configured to hook-couple with the door body, the panel bracket including a fixing rail to support a board case and an incision portion for penetration by a connector.

17 . The cooking appliance of claim 16 , wherein the panel bracket includes a coupling protrusion coupled with the door body and including:

a protrusion portion protruding toward the door body, and a hook portion bent from an end of the protrusion portion in a horizontal direction.

18 . The cooking appliance of claim 16 , wherein:

the panel bracket is configured to slide in a horizontal direction with respect to the door body, and

the front panel is configured to slide together with the panel bracket.

19 . The cooking appliance of claim 16 , further includes:

the board case installed in the door body, which opens towards the front panel, and is configured to accommodate a printed circuit board.

20 . The cooking appliance of claim 19 , wherein the front panel is configured to cover the board case in a front direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2022
From: JEONG, JIHO; PARK, SANGJUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 062095/0263 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0083651 · Jul 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021008033 · Jun 25, 2021
Related Publication 20230119872A1 · Apr 20, 2023
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