Latching system for an appliance

An appliance comprising:

• a first oven;
• a first door for the first oven;
• a second oven;
• a second door for the second oven;
• a master latch assembly for locking the first door when the first door is fully closed;
• a slave latch assembly for locking the second door when the second door is fully closed;
• a cable operatively coupling the master latch assembly and the slave latch assembly so that a movement of the master latch assembly between an unlocking position wherein the first door is unlocked and a locking position where the first door is locked generates a corresponding movement of the slave latch assembly between an unlocking position wherein the second door is unlocked and a locking position where the second door is locked;
• a position switch associated with one of the master latch assembly and the slave latch assembly and configured to detect when the one of the master latch assembly and the slave latch assembly is in its locking position;
• and
• a controller coupled to the position switch and configured to enable an operational mode of at least one of the first oven and the second oven when the position switch detects the one of the master latch assembly and the slave latch assembly is in its locking position in conjunction with a request for the operational mode.

A method of operating an appliance comprising at least a first oven, a first door for the first oven, a second oven and a second door for the second oven, the method comprising:

• locking the first door and the second door after the first door and the second door are fully closed, the first door being locked by a first latch assembly, the second door being locked by a second latch assembly, the first latch assembly and the second latching assembly being linked together by a cable so that a movement of the first latch assembly between an unlocking position where the first door is unlocked and a locking position where the first door is locked generates a corresponding movement of the second latch assembly between an unlocking position where the second door is unlocked and a locking position where the second door is locked;
• detecting a locking position of one of the first latch assembly and the second latch assembly;
• and
• enabling an operational mode of at least one of the first oven and the second oven when the one of the first latch assembly and the second latch assembly is in its locking position in conjunction with a request for the operational mode.