Oven door latch assembly
US6302098A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0933
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A motorized door latch assembly for locking an oven door in a locked and sealed position for purposes of cleaning the oven. A motor and cam cause a latch rod extending from front to back to translate, causing a latch plate to move between three different positions. In one position the latch plate prevents the oven door from opening. In another position the latch plate is pulled inwardly so the oven door is in a locked and sealed position. In its locked and sealed position the door may be opened by biasing the latch plate against the bias of a biaser extending between a fixed location on a mounting plate and a fixed location on the latch plate.
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