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US 12,716,593 B2Granted
Cooking appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMyeong Su Shin, Yong Woon Jeon
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Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a casing having a cavity therein, and a door opening and closing the cavity. In addition, a door locking device disposed in the casing catches the door to turn the door into a locked state. The door locking device includes a rotatable latch, and a locking head assembled to the latch. When a head fastener coupling the locking head to the latch is separated from the locking head, the locking head is separable from the latch.
Claims20
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a casing having a cavity therein;
- a door disposed at a front of the casing, the door being configured to open and close the cavity, the door having a locking hole;
- and
- a door lock located at the casing, the door lock being configured to catch the door at the locking hole to place the door into a locked state, the door lock including:
- a latch rotatably disposed at the casing, the latch having a first end protruding forward of the casing;
- a locking head coupled to the first end of the latch, the latch being rotatable in a first direction such that the locking head is caught by the locking hole of the door, the latch being rotatable in a second direction opposite the first direction to separate the locking head from the locking hole;
- and
- a head fastener releasably coupling the locking head to the latch,
- wherein, when the head fastener is separated from the locking head, the locking head is separable from the latch.
6 more elements
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a casing having a cavity therein;
- a door disposed at a front of the casing, the door being configured to open and close the cavity, the door having a locking hole;
- and
- a door lock located at the casing, the door lock being configured to catch the door at the locking hole to place the door into a locked state, the door lock including:
- a latch located at the casing, the latch being rotatable with respect to the casing, the latch having a first end;
- a locking head coupled to the first end of the latch, the latch being rotatable in a first direction such that the locking head is caught by the locking hole of the door;
- and
- a head fastener releasably coupling the locking head to the latch,
- wherein, when the head fastener is separated from the locking head, the locking head is separable from the latch.
6 more elements
A cooking appliance comprising:
- a casing having a cavity therein;
- a door disposed at a front of the casing, the door being configured to open and close the cavity, the door having a locking hole;
- a latch located at the casing, the latch being rotatable with respect to the casing, the latch having a first end protruding forward of the casing;
- a locking head coupled to the first end of the latch, the latch being rotatable in a first direction such that the locking head is caught by the locking hole of the door, the latch being rotatable in a second direction opposite the first direction to separate the locking head from the locking hole;
- and
- a head fastener releasably coupling the locking head to the latch,
- wherein, when the head fastener is separated from the locking head, the locking head is separable from the latch.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.