Microwave oven child resistant door
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsByung Cheon Lee, Hyuk-chul Kwon, Ju Chan Park, Youngjin Oh
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Abstract
A microwave oven is provided having a cabinet defining a cooking chamber, a door pivotably attached to the cabinet and a button for opening the door. The door may be configured to selectively allow entry to the cooking chamber. The button may include an outer panel and a primary body. The outer panel may be moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The primary body may be located below the outer panel. The primary body may be accessible in the unlocked position. The button may further include a spring, the spring in biased engagement with the outer panel. The spring may motivate the outer panel to the locked position.
Claims18
A microwave oven having a vertical, a transverse, and a lateral direction, the microwave oven comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cooking chamber,
- a door pivotably attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the cooking chamber, and
- a button for opening the door, the button comprising:
- an outer panel moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the outer panel comprises a lid that is rotatably connected to the cabinet along a first edge of the lid to rotate between the locked position and the unlocked position, and
- a primary body located below the outer panel, the primary body being accessible in the unlocked position, wherein the lid is selectively disposed over the primary body in the locked position.
A microwave oven having a vertical, a transverse, and a lateral direction, the microwave oven comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cooking chamber,
- a door pivotably attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the cooking chamber, and
- a button for opening the door, the button comprising:
- an outer panel moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position,
- a primary body located below the outer panel, the primary body being accessible in the unlocked position, and
- a spring in biased engagement with the outer panel, the spring motivating the outer panel to the locked position.
A microwave oven having a vertical, a transverse, and a lateral direction, the microwave oven comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cooking chamber,
- a door pivotably attached to the cabinet, the door configured to selectively allow entry to the cooking chamber, and
- a button for opening the door, the button comprising:
- an outer panel moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and
- a primary body located below the outer panel, the primary body being accessible in the unlocked position, wherein the outer panel comprises a slide lever slidably disposed on the primary body, the slide lever extending between the primary body and the cabinet in the locked position and preventing movement of the primary body, wherein the outer panel further comprises a compression spring connected to the slide lever and to the primary body, the compression spring biasing the slide lever perpendicular to the transverse direction in front of the primary body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.