Patent ID: 11873995
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A cooking appliance comprising:
a body;
a cavity formed inside the body, the cavity provided with a cooking space therein;
a heating unit configured to heat the cooking space;
an electronic component space provided at a portion of the body located outside the cavity, wherein the electronic component space comprises:
a circuit board disposed inside the electronic component space;
a supporter to space the circuit board apart from the cavity and support the circuit board;
a cooling fan configured to generate a flow of air passing through a cool air passage;
a temperature measuring unit provided at the supporter, the temperature measuring unit being supported by the supporter and configured to measure a temperature inside the cool air passage and transmit temperature data comprising the measured temperature inside the cool air passage; and
a controller to receive the temperature data from the temperature measuring unit, whereby the controller is configured to monitor an increase per unit time in the temperature measured by the temperature measuring unit and control an operation of the heating unit based on the monitored result,
wherein the supporter comprises an air guide disposed at a lateral portion of the circuit board, protruding from the cavity in an upward direction, and blocking a lateral portion of the cool air passage, and the temperature measuring unit is provided at the air guide.