Motorized oven door latch
US7726294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0913
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motorized oven latch includes a base plate. A latch member is slidably connected to the base plate by a first mounting stud or first and second mounting studs connected to the latch member and located in a contoured slot defined in the base plate. The latch member includes an inner end and an outer end, and the outer end includes a hook adapted to engage an oven door. A motor is drivingly coupled to the latch member, and the motor is selectively operative to move the latch member forward and rearward relative to said base plate between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the latch member moves on a non-linear path relative to the base plate in response to movement of the first mounting stud or both the first and second mounting studs in the contoured slot when the motor moves the latch member forward to the unlocked position or rearward to the locked position.
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