Samsung patents stove fan cover with self-aligning connector
Samsung describes a cooking appliance where a motor opens and closes a cover over the air intake for the fan. The design includes a tapered guide on the connector to help the power transmission part slide into place easily.
In the filing’s own words
A cooking apparatus comprises: a plate on which a cooking vessel is placed and an inlet is formed; a fan disposed under the plate and configured to draw in air through the inlet; a cover configured to open and close the inlet and comprising a coupling portion; a motor configured to drive the cover; a coupler configured to be inserted into and couplable to the coupling portion of the cover to transmit power from the motor to the cover; and a tapered guide formed on one end of the coupling portion to guide insertion of the coupler into the cover.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A cooking apparatus comprising: a plate on which a cooking vessel is placed and an inlet is formed; a fan disposed under the plate and configured to draw in air through the inlet; a cover configured to open and close the inlet; a motor configured to drive the cover; and a coupler couplable to the cover to transmit power from the motor to the cover, wherein the cover comprises a coupling portion couplable to the coupler, wherein the coupling portion comprises a tapered guide formed on one end of the coupling portion to guide insertion of the coupler into the cover.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- COOKING APPLIANCE
- Publication number
- US20260328402A1
- Application number
- 19695253
- Filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 15
Classified under
F24C 15/2042 Mechanical engineeringF24C 15/08 Mechanical engineeringMore from Samsung in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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