U.S. patent application number 10/689746 was filed with the patent office on 2004-08-12 for grill unit and cooking apparatus with the same.
This patent application is currently assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Hahm, Kyung-Hee, Han, Dae-Sung, Han, Yong-Woon, Jang, Seong-Deog, Kang, Han-Seong, Kim, Chul, Yeo, Joo-Yeong.
Application Number | 20040154607 10/689746 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36934189 |
Filed Date | 2004-08-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040154607 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Han, Dae-Sung ; et
al. |
August 12, 2004 |
Grill unit and cooking apparatus with the same
Abstract
A grill unit and a cooking apparatus with the grill unit, which
allows heat to be easily transferred to food from a heating unit,
and prevents generation of noise due to overheating of the grill
pipes. The grill unit includes a plurality of grill pipes; and
water tanks respectively connected to ends of the grill pipes to
supply water into the grill pipes, wherein a height of a
cross-section of each of the grill pipes is greater than a width
thereof.
Inventors: |
Han, Dae-Sung;
(Hwasung-City, KR) ; Kim, Chul; (Yongin-City,
KR) ; Han, Yong-Woon; (Kunpo-City, KR) ; Jang,
Seong-Deog; (Suwon-City, KR) ; Hahm, Kyung-Hee;
(Seoul, KR) ; Yeo, Joo-Yeong; (Hwasung-City,
KR) ; Kang, Han-Seong; (Suwon-City, KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
STAAS & HALSEY LLP
SUITE 700
1201 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON
DC
20005
US
|
Assignee: |
Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd.
Suwon city
KR
|
Family ID: |
36934189 |
Appl. No.: |
10/689746 |
Filed: |
October 22, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
126/39R ;
126/50 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47J 37/0786 20130101;
A47J 37/0704 20130101; A47J 37/067 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
126/039.00R ;
126/050 |
International
Class: |
F24C 003/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 6, 2003 |
KR |
2003-7560 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A grill unit, comprising: a plurality of grill pipes; and water
tanks respectively connected to ends of the grill pipes to supply
water into the grill pipes, wherein a height of a cross-section of
each of the grill pipes is greater than a width thereof.
2. The grill unit according to claim 1, wherein the height of the
cross-section of each of the grill pipes is about 1.2 to about 2.0
times the width thereof.
3. The grill unit according to claim 2, wherein a distance between
neighboring grill pipes is about 3.0 to about 6.0 times the width
of the cross-section of each of the grill pipes.
4. The grill unit according to claim 3, wherein the width of the
cross-section of each of the grill pipes is about 4 mm and the
distance between neighboring grill pipes is about 12 mm to about 24
mm.
5. The grill unit according to claim 1, wherein the cross-section
of each of the grill pipes has an oval shape with a height of the
oval being greater than a width thereof.
6. The grill unit according to claim 2, wherein the height of the
cross-section of each of the grill pipes is about 5 mm to about 8
mm and the width of the cross-section of each of the grill pipes is
about 4 mm.
7. A cooking apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having at least one
heater; and a grill unit mounted on a top surface of the cabinet to
support food, the grill unit comprising a plurality of grill pipes,
and water tanks respectively connected to ends of the grill pipes
to supply water into the grill pipes, wherein a height of a
cross-section of each of the grill pipes is greater than a width
thereof to circulate the water in the grill pipes.
8. The cooking apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the height
of the cross-section of each of the grill pipes is about 1.2 to
about 2.0 times the width thereof.
9. The cooking apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a distance
between neighboring grill pipes is about 3.0 to about 6.0 times the
width of the cross-section of each of the grill pipes.
10. The cooking apparatus according to claim 7, wherein each end of
each grill pipe comprises: a laterally extended part; and an
upwardly extended part that is upwardly bent and extended from the
laterally extended part and open at a top thereof to interface with
an inside of a corresponding one of the water tanks to reinforce
the rigidity of portions of each grill pipe connected to the
corresponding water tank.
11. The cooking apparatus according to claim 10, wherein each grill
pipe comprises: inclined parts at respective ends of each grill
pipe, each inclined part being downwardly bent at a predetermined
angle and extended from respective laterally extended parts; and a
horizontally extended part on which food is placed, sides of which
extending from respective inclined parts, the horizontally extended
part being positioned lower than the respective water tanks to
place the food near the at least one heater.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Application
No. 2003-7560, filed Feb. 6, 2003, in the Korean Intellectual
Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by
reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates, in general, to a grill unit
and cooking apparatus with the same and, more particularly, to a
grill unit and cooking apparatus with the same, which prevents
grill pipes from overheating and improves cooking efficiency.
[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0005] Generally, it is well known that meat or processed meat,
such as sausage, is most delicious when grilled. Therefore, persons
enjoy cooking meat or processed meat using a cooking apparatus with
a grill unit and eating the cooked meat or processed meat.
[0006] The cooking apparatus for this kind of cooking includes a
heating unit for directly applying heat to food, and a grill unit
mounted on top of the heating unit to support food while spacing
the food apart from the heating unit. This structure allows food
put on the grill unit to be heated by heat transferred from the
heating unit. However, when cooking is performed using the cooking
apparatus equipped with a grill unit, high temperature heat is
directly transferred from the heating unit to the grill unit, so
the part of food in contact with the grill unit easily burns, thus
deteriorating the taste of the food and negatively affecting the
health of those eating the burned food. Also, water contained in
the grill pipes of the grill unit is easily heated by the heating
unit, and noise is generated when water vapor generated in the
grill pipes is discharged to water tanks of the grill unit.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] It is an aspect of the present invention to provide a grill
unit and cooking apparatus with the same, in which a width of each
of the grill pipes is sufficiently narrow so that heat may be
easily transferred to food from a heating unit arranged below the
grill pipes, and the amount of water contained in the grill pipes
is sufficiently maintained to prevent the grill pipes from
overheating.
[0008] Additional aspects and/or advantages of the invention will
be set forth in part in the description that follows and, in part,
will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice
of the invention.
[0009] To achieve the above and/or other aspects of the present
invention, there is provided a grill unit including a plurality of
grill pipes; and water tanks respectively connected to ends of the
grill pipes to supply water into the grill pipes, wherein a height
of a cross-section of each of the grill pipes is greater than a
width thereof.
[0010] The height of the cross-section of each of the grill pipes
is about 1.2 to about 2.0 times the width thereof.
[0011] The distance between neighboring grill pipes is about 3.0 to
about 6.0 times the width of the cross-section of each of the grill
pipes.
[0012] To achieve the above and/or other aspects of the present
invention, there is provided a cooking apparatus, including a
cabinet having at least one heater; and a grill unit mounted on a
top surface of the cabinet to support food, the grill unit
including a plurality of grill pipes, and water tanks respectively
connected to ends of the grill pipes to supply water into the grill
pipes, wherein a height of a cross-section of each of the grill
pipes is greater than a width thereof to circulate the water in the
grill pipes while preventing the water from overheating, thereby
reducing an amount of water vapor formed in the grill pipes and
reducing noise generated as the water vapor is discharged to the
water tanks.
[0013] These, together with other aspects and/or advantages that
will be subsequently apparent, reside in the details of
construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and
claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a
part thereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts
throughout.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] These and/or other aspects and advantages of the invention
will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the
following description of the preferred embodiments, taken in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings, of which:
[0015] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cooking
apparatus with a grill unit, according to the present
invention;
[0016] FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the construction of the
grill unit of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the construction and
arrangement of grill pipes of the grill unit of the present
invention; and
[0018] FIG. 4 is a detailed perspective view showing the
construction of the grill pipes of the grill unit of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0019] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be
described in detail with reference to the attached drawings,
wherein the like reference numerals refer to the like elements
throughout. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many
different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the
embodiment set forth herein; rather, this embodiment is provided so
that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will
fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the
art.
[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, a cooking apparatus with a grill unit
according to the present invention includes a cabinet 10 formed in
a box shape, and a grill unit 20 mounted on a top of the cabinet 10
to grill food put on the grill unit 20. Further, the cooking
apparatus includes a plurality of heaters 11 mounted in the cabinet
10 to heat food put on the grill unit 20, a heat reflecting member
30 that guides the heat from the heaters 11 to the food on the
grill unit 20 and collects oil dripping from the food, and a cover
member 40 that covers the upper portion of the grill unit 20 and
has a plurality of holes 41 and 42 perforated therethrough.
[0021] The cabinet 10 has an opening 12 formed in the top thereof
to allow heat generated by the heaters 11 mounted in the cabinet 10
to be transferred to the grill unit 20. Grill seats 13, each with a
predetermined area, are formed on both sides of the top surface of
the cabinet 10 around the opening 12 to allow the grill unit 20 to
be seated thereon. Further, a timer switch 14 and a power switch 15
are provided at a certain portion of a top surface of the cabinet
10 to control the heating time and the heating temperature of the
heaters 11, respectively. An opening 16 is formed in a lower
portion of the front of the cabinet 10 so that the heat reflecting
member 30 may be moved into and out of the cabinet 10 through the
opening 16, similar to the operation of a drawer.
[0022] The heaters 11 are set within both sides of the cabinet 10,
that is, below the grill seats 13, to heat food put on the grill
unit 20, and are inclined at a predetermined angle such that
heating surfaces of the heaters 11 face the opening 12 formed in
the top of the cabinet 10. The heaters 11 each include a ceramic
member in which heating elements are encapsulated to generate
infrared rays with a high temperature. However, the heaters 11 may
be implemented as gas heaters using gas, or as trays for holding
charcoal.
[0023] The heat reflecting member 30 is constructed such that its
axial center portion is projected upward to form a hill shape with
a triangular cross-section, and both projected surfaces form
reflecting surfaces 31 to allow heat generated by the heaters 11 to
be reflected to the grill unit 20 arranged above the heaters 11.
Further, recesses 32 are formed at bottoms of both projected
surfaces to collect oil dripping from food put on the grill unit
20. Further, although not shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined amount
of water is contained in the heat reflecting member 30 to prevent
the temperatures of the recesses 32 and the reflecting surfaces 31
from increasing excessively, thus preventing oil collected in the
recesses 32 from burning or adhering to the recesses 32.
[0024] The grill unit 20 includes a plurality of grill pipes 21
arranged in parallel with each other while being spaced apart from
each other, water tanks 22 connected to both ends of the grill
pipes 21 to supply water into the grill pipes 21 and provided with
bottom surfaces seated on the grill seats 13 of the top surface of
the cabinet 10, and covers 23 to selectively open and close upper
portions of the water tanks 22.
[0025] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the grill pipes 21 has a
horizontally extended part 21a on which food is placed. The
horizontally extended part 21a is bent to be positioned lower than
both ends of each of the grill pipes 21 connected to the water
tanks 22 so that the food is positioned near the heaters 11
arranged below the food. That is, each of the grill pipes 21 has
two inclined parts 21b downwardly bent at a predetermined angle and
extended from end parts connected to the water tanks 22. Each of
the grill pipes 21 is bent to be horizontally extended between the
inclined parts 21b, so that the horizontally extended part 21a on
which the food is placed is lower than the water tanks 20.
[0026] The above-described construction of the grill unit 20
prevents the grill pipes 21 from overheating by allowing water to
flow into the grill pipes 21 from the water tanks 22, even though
the grill pipes 21 are heated by heat transferred from the heaters
11 arranged below the grill unit 20 when the user grills food,
thereby preventing the part of food in contact with the grill pipes
21 from burning.
[0027] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the grill pipes 21 of the grill
unit 20 of the present invention are formed such that a height d1
of a cross-section of each grill pipe 21 is greater than a width d2
thereof. That is, the cross-section of each grill pipe 21 has an
oval shape with a height greater than a width thereof.
[0028] The width d2 of each of the grill pipes 21 sufficiently
narrow is so that heat may be easily transferred to food put on the
grill pipes 21 from the heaters 11 positioned below the grill pipes
21, and heat loss due to interception of the heat by the grill
pipes 21 is minimized, thus improving cooking efficiency.
[0029] As the width d2 of each of the grill pipes 21 is decreased,
the height d1 of each of the grill pipes 21 is increased to allow a
suitable amount of water to fill the grill pipes 21, thus smoothly
circulating water contained in the grill pipes 21 while preventing
the water from overheating for a short period of time. In this way,
the amount of water vapor generated in the grill pipes 21 is
reduced, so noise generated when the water vapor is discharged to
the water tanks is also reduced.
[0030] As an example, the height d1 of the cross-section of each
grill pipe 21 is set at about 1.2 to about 2.0 times the width d2
thereof. For example, to grill fresh meat or processed meat, the
height of each grill pipe 21 may be approximately 5 mm to
approximately 8 mm for a width of about 4 mm.
[0031] Further, to easily transfer heat to food placed on the grill
pipes 21 from the heaters 11, in one example, a distance L between
neighboring grill pipes 21 is set to about 3 to about 6 times the
width d2 of each grill pipe 21. For example, if the width d2 of
each grill pipe 21 is approximately 4 mm, the distance L between
neighboring grill pipes 21 is approximately 12 mm to approximately
24 mm.
[0032] As is apparent from the above description, the present
invention provides a grill unit and a cooking apparatus with the
same, in which a height of a cross-section of each grill pipe is
greater than a width thereof, so that heat generated from heaters
arranged below the grill pipes may be easily transferred to food
placed on the grill pipes, thus improving cooking efficiency.
Further, the present invention is advantageous in that, because the
height of the cross-section of each grill pipe is relatively large,
the amount of water received in the grill pipes is increased
compared to conventional grill pipes having equal widths and
heights, thus preventing the grill pipes from rapidly overheating
and also preventing noise due to water vapor from being
generated.
[0033] Although an embodiment of the present invention has been
shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the
art that changes may be made in this embodiment without departing
from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which
is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
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