HOME COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A SIDE SWING OVEN DOOR HAVING AN INTEGRAL SELF CAPTURING LATCH

摘要

A home cooking appliance with a side swing door is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including a stationary hook and a receiver that receives and draws part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position. The receiver provides a variable closing force that varies from a first closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a predetermined second closing force, which is greater than the first closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position.

主权项

1. A home cooking appliance comprising:
a housing having a cooking cavity; a side swing door movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the cooking cavity; and a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including
a stationary hook; anda receiver that receives and draws a part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position,
the stationary hook and the receiver being mounted on opposing surfaces of the housing and the side swing door that face each other when the side swing door is in the closed position, andthe receiver providing a variable closing force that varies from a first closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a predetermined second closing force, which is greater than the first closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position.