Cooking appliance

Abstract

A cooking appliance comprises: a top plate divided into a grill area and a cooktop area; a cooktop area heating source disposed in proximity of the cooktop area; a grill area heater disposed adjacent the grill area; a cooking grill disposed adjacent the grill area for supporting food to be cooked; and a cooking grill heater mounted to the grill area for heating the cooking grill through contact with the cooking grill.

1 . A cooking appliance comprising:
 a top plate divided into a grill area and a cooktop area;   a cooktop area heating source disposed in proximity of the cooktop area;   a grill area heater disposed adjacent the grill area; a cooking grill disposed adjacent the grill area for supporting food to be cooked; and   a cooking grill heater mounted to the grill area for heating the cooking grill through contact with the cooking grill.   
     
     
         2 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the cooking grill comprises grills for supporting food to be cooked and a support for supporting the grills so as to be spaced a predetermined distance from the upper surface of the grill area,
 wherein the cooking grill heater is in contact with the support.   
     
     
         3 . The cooking appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the cooking grill heater is positioned to be exposed to the upper surface of the grill area. 
     
     
         4 . The cooking appliance of  claim 2 , wherein a fixing portion for fixing the support is formed on the upper surface of the grill area. 
     
     
         5 . The cooking appliance of  claim 4 , wherein the fixing portion is depressed on the upper surface of the grill area. 
     
     
         6 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the grill area is depressed in the top plate. 
     
     
         7 . A cooking appliance comprising:
 a top plate divided into a grill area and a cooktop area;   a cooktop area heating source disposed in proximity of the cooktop area;   a grill area heater disposed adjacent the grill area;   a cooking grill disposed adjacent the grill area for supporting food to be cooked; and   a cooking grill heater disposed adjacent the grill area and composed of heaters for transferring heat to the food while supporting the food.   
     
     
         8 . The cooking appliance of  claim 7 , wherein the cooking grill comprises a plurality of grills for supporting the food,
 wherein at least part of the plurality of grills is composed of heaters for generating heat.   
     
     
         9 . The cooking appliance of  claim 7 , wherein a connector for supplying electric power to the heaters is formed on the cooking appliance, and
 the cooking grill comprises a terminal connected to the connector.   
     
     
         10 . A cooking appliance comprising:
 a top plate provided with a cooktop area;   a heating source for heating the cooktop area;   a cooking grill disposed to be detachable from the cooktop area for supporting food; and   a cooking grill heater mounted to the grill area for heating the cooking grill through contact with the cooking grill.   
     
     
         11 . The cooking appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the cooking grill comprises grilles for supporting the food and a support for supporting the grills so as to be spaced a predetermined distance from the upper surface of the grill area, and
 the cooking grill heater is in contact with the support.   
     
     
         12 . The cooking appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the cooking grill heater is positioned to be exposed to the upper surface of the cooktop area. 
     
     
         13 . The cooking appliance of  claim 11 , wherein a fixing portion for fixing the support is formed on the upper surface of the cooktop area. 
     
     
         14 . The cooking appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the fixing portion is depressed on the upper surface of the cooktop area. 
     
     
         15 . The cooking appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the cooktop area is depressed in the top plate, and
 the cooking grill heater is disposed to be exposed to a side of the depressed cooktop area.   
     
     
         16 . A cooking appliance comprising:
 a top plate provided with a cooktop area;   a heating source for heating the cooktop area;   a cooking grill disposed to be detachable from the cooktop area for supporting food; and   a cooking grill heater mounted to the grill area and composed of heaters for transferring heat to the food while supporting the food.   
     
     
         17 . The cooking appliance of  claim 16 , wherein the cooking grill comprises a plurality of grills for supporting the food,
 wherein at least part of the plurality of grills is composed of heaters for generating heat.   
     
     
         18 . The cooking appliance of  claim 16 , wherein a connector for supplying electric power to the heaters is formed on the cooking appliance, and
 the cooking grill comprises a terminal connected to the connector.