Home cooking appliance with a side swing oven door having an integral self capturing latch
First Claim
1. A home cooking appliance comprising:
- a housing having a cooking cavity;
a side swing door movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the cooking cavity; and
a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including;
a stationary hook; and
a receiver that receives and draws a part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position,the stationary hook and the receiver being mounted on opposing surfaces of the housing and the side swing door that face each other when the side swing door is in the closed position, andthe receiver providing a variable closing force that varies from a first predetermined closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a second predetermined closing force, which is greater than the first predetermined closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position, andthe receiver receiving a variable opening force, in response to an application of a pulling force on the receiver by a user, that varies from a first predetermined opening force at an initial disengagement of the receiver from the part of the stationary hook to a second predetermined opening force, which is less than the first predetermined opening force, at a completed disengagement of the receiver from the part of the stationary hook when the side swing door is in the open position;
the receiver comprising;
a receiver body having an opening for receiving the part of the stationary hook;
a rocker arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being opposite the second end, the rocker arm being pivotably coupled at a location between the first end and the second end to a fixed point on the receiver body;
a hook roller carrier pivotably coupled to the first end of the rocker arm and moveable with the first end of the rocker arm;
a hook roller being mounted on the hook roller carrier and movable with the hook roller carrier, the hook roller configured to engage the part of the stationary hook to secure the side swing door in the closed position;
a spring/plunger mechanism having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being pivotably coupled to the second end of the rocker arm and movable with the second end of the rocker arm, and the lower end being pivotably coupled to a fixed point on the receiver body;
a hook roller latch fixed to the receiver body, the hook roller latch being disposed adjacent to the opening in the receiver body;
wherein the hook roller is configured to engage a surface of the hook roller latch when the hook roller is disengaged from the part of the stationary hook.
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Abstract
A home cooking appliance with a side swing door is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including a stationary hook and a receiver that receives and draws part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position. The receiver provides a variable closing force that varies from a first closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a predetermined second closing force, which is greater than the first closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position.
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23 Claims
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1. A home cooking appliance comprising:
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a housing having a cooking cavity; a side swing door movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the cooking cavity; and a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including; a stationary hook; and a receiver that receives and draws a part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position, the stationary hook and the receiver being mounted on opposing surfaces of the housing and the side swing door that face each other when the side swing door is in the closed position, and the receiver providing a variable closing force that varies from a first predetermined closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a second predetermined closing force, which is greater than the first predetermined closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position, and the receiver receiving a variable opening force, in response to an application of a pulling force on the receiver by a user, that varies from a first predetermined opening force at an initial disengagement of the receiver from the part of the stationary hook to a second predetermined opening force, which is less than the first predetermined opening force, at a completed disengagement of the receiver from the part of the stationary hook when the side swing door is in the open position; the receiver comprising; a receiver body having an opening for receiving the part of the stationary hook; a rocker arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being opposite the second end, the rocker arm being pivotably coupled at a location between the first end and the second end to a fixed point on the receiver body; a hook roller carrier pivotably coupled to the first end of the rocker arm and moveable with the first end of the rocker arm; a hook roller being mounted on the hook roller carrier and movable with the hook roller carrier, the hook roller configured to engage the part of the stationary hook to secure the side swing door in the closed position; a spring/plunger mechanism having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being pivotably coupled to the second end of the rocker arm and movable with the second end of the rocker arm, and the lower end being pivotably coupled to a fixed point on the receiver body; a hook roller latch fixed to the receiver body, the hook roller latch being disposed adjacent to the opening in the receiver body; wherein the hook roller is configured to engage a surface of the hook roller latch when the hook roller is disengaged from the part of the stationary hook. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A home cooking appliance comprising:
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a housing having a cooking cavity; a side swing door movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the cooking cavity; and self capturing latch means for securing and sealing the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch means including a stationary hook and a receiver for pulling the side swing door toward the housing with a variable closing force, wherein a first closing force applied to the side swing door during an initiation of a latching process, when the side swing door is moved from the open position to the closed position, is less than a second closing force applied to the side swing door at a completion of the latching process, and wherein the second closing force is a predetermined closing force for sealing the side swing door to the housing, the self capturing latch means receiving a variable opening force, in response to an application of a pulling force on the side swing door by a user, that varies from a first predetermined opening force at an initial disengagement of the side swing door from the closed position to a second predetermined opening force, which is less than the first predetermined opening force, when the side swing door is in the open position; the receiver comprising; a receiver body having an opening for receiving a part of the stationary hook; a rocker arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being opposite the second end, the rocker arm being pivotably coupled at a location between the first end and the second end to a fixed point on the receiver body; a hook roller carrier pivotably coupled to the first end of the rocker arm and moveable with the first end of the rocker arm; a hook roller being mounted on the hook roller carrier and movable with the hook roller carrier, the hook roller configured to engage the part of the stationary hook to secure the side swing door in the closed position; a spring/plunger mechanism having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being pivotably coupled to the second end of the rocker arm and movable with the second end of the rocker arm, and the lower end being pivotably coupled to a fixed point on the receiver body; a hook roller latch fixed to the receiver body, the hook roller latch being disposed adjacent to the opening in the receiver body, wherein the hook roller is configured to engage a surface of the hook roller latch when the hook roller is disengaged from the part of the stationary hook. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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