Patent ID: 11885501
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A water supply device, comprising:
a housing disposed in a main body of a cooking device and to define an accommodating space, and one side of the housing is opened to outside of the main body;
a water tank that defines a storage space to store water and has an inlet to introduce water into the storage space, and the water tank is disposed with respect to the housing to change between an insertion position of the water tank and a withdrawal position of the water tank, the insertion position including that the inlet is provided in the accommodating space and the withdrawal position including that the inlet is exposed to an outside of the accommodating space; and
a connector disposed at the housing to allow the water tank be movable forward and rearward with respect to the accommodating space, the water tank to move in a forward direction to change the position of the water tank from the insertion position to the withdrawal position, and the water tank to move in a rearward direction to change the position of the water tank from the withdrawal position to the insertion position,
wherein the connector includes a rear frame that faces a rear surface of the water tank and first and second side frames, the rear frame and the first and second side frames formed in a “C” shape, the rear frame includes a first end, a second end, and a frame that extends from the first end to the second end, the first side frame to extend in the forward direction from the first end of the rear frame and face a first side of the water tank and is movably coupled to the housing, and the second side frame to extend in the forward direction from the second end of the rear frame and face a second side of the water tank and is movably coupled to the housing,
wherein the connector is to cover the first and second sides and the rear surface of the water tank,
wherein the first side frame and the second side frame are connected by the rear frame in the “C” shape so that the first side frame and the second side frame move together with the rear frame,
wherein the water tank is coupled to the connector such that movement of the water tank occurs with movement of the connector, and the water tank is coupled to the connector such that the rear frame and the first and second side frames to surround the rear surface and the first and second sides of the water tank,
wherein when the water tank is in the insertion position, the entire connector is inside of the accommodating space, and
wherein when the water tank is detached from the connector, the connector is configured to move inside the housing without the water tank.