18821477. COOKING APPARATUS (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
COOKING APPARATUS
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COOKING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18821477 titled 'COOKING APPARATUS
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A cooking apparatus includes a housing, a heat source on one side of the housing, a control panel couplable to the housing, a knob rotatably mountable on the control panel to operate the heat source and movable rearwardly, a stopper between the control panel and the knob and including an anti-rotation portion configured to prevent a rotation of the knob, a button movably couplable to the knob in a left-to-right direction, and a locking pin accommodated in the anti-rotation portion and secured to the button so as to move along the button. The locking pin is deviated from the anti-rotation portion based on movement of the button, the knob is rotatable while the knob is moved rearwardly and the locking pin is deviated from the anti-rotation portion, and the knob is rotated to operate the heat source.