Patent ID: 6302098
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: E05B,F24C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A motorized door latch assembly for locking an oven door in a closed position so as to close an oven cavity for purposes of cleaning said oven cavity, said oven door being mounted on a range body and being movable between an open and said closed position, said door latch assembly comprising:a mounting plate supportable by said range body above said oven cavity, said mounting plate having a guide therethrough,a pin extending upwardly from said mounting plate,a motor,a cam rotatably driven by said motor,a latch rod secured to said cam at a first end and secured to a latch plate at a second end, said second end of said latch rod passing through said guide of said mounting plate,said latch plate being adapted to engage said oven door and being movable between a first position in which said oven door may be opened and a second position in which said oven door may not be opened, said pin extending through a slot in said latch plate to restrict movement of said latch plate,a biaser extending between a fixed point on said mounting plate and said latch plate so as to bias said latch plate toward said second position, andwherein upon rotation of said cam by said motor, said latch rod translates, moving said latch plate between said first and second positions.