Patent ID: 11933502
Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a cooking element; and
a self-closing user control configured to activate the cooking element and control an output level of the cooking element, wherein the self-closing user control is movable by a user within a range of positions, wherein the range of positions includes an off position at which the cooking element is inactive, a biased subrange of positions within which the self-closing user control is biased to the off position such that the self-closing user control automatically returns to the off position when released by the user, and an unbiased subrange of positions within which the self-closing user control is unbiased such that the self-closing user control maintains its position when released by the user, wherein the self-closing user control is configured to vary an output level of the cooking element in at least a portion of the biased subrange of positions.