Patent ID: 8667893

Claim:
A side door switching mechanism for a toaster including pivots, the side door switching mechanism comprising: first and second side doors having lower ends pivotably connected to the toaster by the pivots; first and second sharing shafts; first and second thermal rings disposed on the first and second sharing shafts respectively; a side door open lock catch including lock catches to lock the first and second side doors, the lock catches being disposed in the toaster, the lock catches having a first lock catch for locking the first side door, and a second lock catch for locking the second side door, a hook of the first lock catch being connectable to the first thermal ring, a hook of the second lock catch being connectable to the second thermal ring, and a gear structure disposed in the toaster, the lock catches connecting to the gear structure, the gear structure including a first joint gear lever and a second joint gear lever joined together, the first joint gear lever having an end being connectable to the first lock catch along the first sharing shaft, the second joint gear lever having an end being connectable to the second lock catch along the second sharing shaft; a side door closing lifting device including a lifting board slidingly connected to a front body of the toaster, and side door shafts fixed to bottoms of the first and second side doors, the side door shafts being disposed under the lifting board, the lifting board being placed against the side door shafts; and a reset control device disposed in the toaster and connecting to the lifting board.