Bread maker

A barcode reader holder for a bread maker having a main body forming an oven compartment, a door opening and closing the oven compartment, a pair of parallel kneading drums inside the oven compartment on which opposite ends of a mixing bag filled with bread ingredients are respectively attached, and a barcode reader to read a barcode printed on the mixing bag, comprising:

• a holder body;
• a hinge supporting part attached to a rear wall of the oven compartment;
• a sensing lever adjacent to one of the kneading drums and having one end connected to one end of the holder body and the other end protruding from the main body towards the door, the sensing lever being pushed back by the door when the door is closed and moving towards a front of the main body when the door is opened;
• a hinge part combined with the other end of the holder body and rotatably connected to the hinge supporting part;
• and
• a reader supporting part extending from the holder body towards the door and supporting the barcode reader,
• wherein the barcode reader moves into a reading position near the adjacent kneading drum when the door is opened and moves into a releasing position distant from the adjacent kneading drum when the door is closed.

A barcode reader assembly for a bread maker having a main body forming an oven compartment, a door opening and closing the oven compartment, a pair of parallel kneading drums inside the oven compartment on which opposite ends of a mixing bag filled with bread ingredients are respectively attached, and a barcode reader to read a barcode printed on the mixing bag, comprising:

• a holder body;
• a hinge supporting part attached to a rear wall of the oven compartment;
• a sensing lever adjacent to one of the kneading drums and having one end connected to one end of the holder body and the other end protruding from the main body towards the door, the sensing lever being pushed back by the door when the door is closed and moving towards a front of the main body when the door is opened;
• a hinge part combined with the other end of the holder body and rotatably connected to the hinge supporting part;
• a reader supporting part extending from the holder body towards the door and supporting the barcode reader;
• and
• an elastic member having a first end coupled to the reader holder and a second end coupled to the hinge supporting part, the elastic member elastically pushing the reader holder towards the adjacent kneading drum when the door is opened,
• wherein the barcode reader moves into a reading position near the adjacent kneading drum when the door is opened and moves into a releasing position distant from the adjacent kneading drum when the door is closed.