Patent ID: 8925445
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A cooking appliance, comprising: a cooktop part including: a top plate on which food or a container for cooking is placed; and a cooktop cover selectively opening or closing a top surface of the top plate; and a first control part to input an operation command, wherein the top plate includes: a plurality of heating sources installed therein and configured to heat the food or the container on the top plate, the plurality of heating sources configured to be disposed a predetermined distance away from each other; a steam cooking part installed therein to cook food using steam, the steam cooking part configured to be disposed a predetermined distance away from the plurality of heating sources; and an installation opening to receive the steam cooking part, wherein the steam cooking part includes: a steam chamber received in the installation opening, the steam chamber including: an upper surface which is opened; a side surface downwardly extending from the top surface of the top plate in a predetermined length; a bottom surface formed at a lower end of the side surface; and a plurality of steam holes formed in at least one of the side surface and the bottom surface, to introduce the steam into the cooking space; and a chamber cover detachably disposed in the installation opening to selectively open or close the upper surface of the steam chamber, an oven chamber disposed below the cooktop part; and a second control part to control a manipulation of the oven chamber, wherein the second control part includes: a second input unit for receiving manipulation signals for operation of the oven chamber; and a second output unit for outputting information with respect to operation of the oven chamber, whereby steam may be selectively supplied into the space between the top plate and the cooktop cover and the inside of the oven chamber.