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

Claim 12:
13. A water supply device, comprising:
a housing disposed in a main body of a cooking device and to define an accommodating space, and a front of the housing is opened to outside of the main body;
a water tank that defines a storage space to store water and is disposed in the accommodating space such that the water tank is withdrawn to outside of the housing and the main body through the opened front of the housing; and
a connector disposed at the housing to allow the water tank to be movable forward and rearward with respect to the accommodating space, the water tank to move in a forward direction or a rearward direction to change a position of the water tank with respect to the accommodating space,
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 frame 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 accommodating space, the connector is not exposed to the outside of the main body
wherein when the water tank is detached from the connector, the connector is configured to move inside the housing without the water tank.