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

Claim 18:
19. A self-closing user control for activating and controlling an output level of a cooking element of a cooking appliance, the self-closing user control comprising:
a base; and
a control actuator mounted to the base and 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 control actuator automatically returns to the off position when released by the user, and an unbiased subrange of positions within which the control actuator is unbiased such that the control actuator maintains its position when released by the user, wherein the cooking element is active when the control actuator is in at least a portion of the biased subrange of positions such that the cooking element is automatically deactivated when the control actuator is released by the user within the at least a portion of the biased subrange of positions.