Microwave oven
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorPATRIK RYDIN
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Abstract
A microwave oven having an oven chamber, a door hinged to said chamber and at least on door position switch. The switch provides a signal on door position to a central process unit of the oven. A door position switch assembly includes a switch mounted on the door and adjacent a sliding cover element that is adapted to protect the switch in an open configuration of the door and a first protruding element adapted to move the sliding cover element when the door is closed on the oven chamber in order to make the switch accessible. Additionally, a second protruding element may be included that is adapted to actuate the switch in its accessible configuration.
Claims18
A microwave oven, comprising:
- an oven chamber;
- a door hinged to said chamber;
- at least one switch, wherein the switch provides a door position signal to a central process unit configured adjacent the oven chamber;
- a sliding cover element is configured adjacent the switch, wherein the sliding cover element is adapted to protect the switch in an open configuration of the door;
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- a protruding element adapted to move the sliding cover element when the door is closed on the oven chamber in order to make the switch accessible.
A microwave oven door indicating assembly, comprising:
- an oven chamber;
- a door hinged to said chamber;
- an L-shaped component configured to be mounted on a front portion of the oven chamber;
- at least one switch attached to the L-shaped component, wherein the switch provides a door position signal to a central process unit configured adjacent the oven chamber;
- a sliding cover element configured adjacent the switch, wherein the sliding cover element is adapted to protect the switch in an open configuration of the door;
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- a protruding element adapted to move the sliding cover element when the door is closed on the oven chamber in order to make the switch accessible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.