Mounting arrangement for over-the-range cooking appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11864296-B2
Application number	US-202017089196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2020
Priority date	Nov 4, 2020
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

An over-the-range cooking appliance for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, where the cooking appliance includes: an enclosure with a cooking cavity for food and where the enclosure includes at least a rear-facing side and a top-facing side; a wall bracket configured to be secured to the wall near the wall cabinet and configured to support the enclosure; and a cabinet bracket to support the enclosure from the underside of the wall cabinet. The cabinet bracket includes a first and second cooperating latch member, where the first cooperating latch member is mounted on the underside of the cabinet and the second cooperating latch member is mounted on the top-facing side of the enclosure. The cooperating latch members are respectively configured to latch to one another when the enclosure is supported on the wall bracket proximate the bottom of the rear-facing side thereof and tilted upwardly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An over-the-range cooking appliance configured for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, the over-the-range cooking appliance comprising:
an enclosure including a cooking cavity configured to receive food, wherein the enclosure includes at least a rear-facing side and a top-facing side;
a wall bracket configured to be secured to a wall disposed proximate to the wall cabinet and configured to support the enclosure proximate a bottom of the rear-facing side of the enclosure; and
a cabinet bracket configured to support the enclosure from the underside of the wall cabinet, the cabinet bracket including first and second cooperating latch members, the first cooperating latch member mounted on the underside of the wall cabinet and the second cooperating latch member mounted on the top-facing side of the enclosure, wherein the first and second cooperating latch members are respectively configured to latch to one another when the enclosure is supported on the wall bracket proximate the bottom of the rear-facing side thereof and tilted upwardly to inhibit downward tilting of the enclosure after the first and second cooperating latch members are latched to one another.

2. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the wall bracket further includes a lip, and the enclosure is supported proximate the bottom of the rear-facing side of the enclosure by the lip of the wall bracket.

3. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or second cooperating latch members includes a support bolt.

4. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 3 , wherein the support bolt further includes an engagable head for tightening the support bolt after the first and second cooperating latch members are latched to one another.

5. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 3 , wherein the support bolt is tightened through an opening in the wall cabinet.

6. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 3 , wherein the support bolt is recessed into the top-facing side of the enclosure.

7. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or second cooperating latch members includes a wedge.

8. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or second cooperating latch members includes a cam.

9. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 8 , wherein the cam is installed at an angle on the wall cabinet and is configured to recess into the top-facing side of the enclosure.

10. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or second cooperating latch members includes a cam and at least one of the first or second cooperating latch members includes a support bolt.

11. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 10 , wherein the cam further includes a spring-loaded arm configured to catch the support bolt and prevent forward movement of a shaft of the support bolt.

12. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet bracket is a first cabinet bracket and the over-the-range cooking appliance further including a second cabinet bracket includes a third and fourth cooperating latch member, the third cooperating latch member mounted on the underside of the wall cabinet and fourth cooperating latch member mounted on the top-facing side of the enclosure, wherein the third and fourth cooperating latch members are respectively configured to latch to one another when the enclosure is supported on the wall bracket proximate the bottom of the rear-facing side thereof and tilted upwardly to inhibit downward tilting of the enclosure after the third and fourth cooperating latch members are latched to one another.

13. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 12 , wherein the first and third cooperating latch members are laterally separated on the underside of the wall cabinet and the second and fourth cooperating latch members are laterally separated on the top-facing side of the enclosure.

14. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 further including a release mechanism on the cabinet bracket to disengage the first and second cooperating latch members for removal of cooking appliance.

15. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first cooperating latch member further includes an adjustment screw.

16. An over-the-range cooking appliance configured for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, the over-the-range cooking appliance comprising:
an enclosure including a cooking cavity configured to receive food, wherein the enclosure includes at least a rear-facing side and a top-facing side;
a wall bracket configured to be secured to a wall disposed proximate to the wall cabinet and configured to support the enclosure proximate a bottom of the rear-facing side of the enclosure; and
a second bracket configured to support the enclosure, the second bracket including first and second cooperating latch members, the first cooperating latch member mounted on the underside of the wall cabinet or on the wall and the second cooperating latch member mounted on the enclosure, wherein the first and second cooperating latch members are respectively configured to latch to one another when the enclosure is supported on the wall bracket proximate the bottom of the rear-facing side thereof and tilted upwardly to inhibit downward tilting of the enclosure after the first and second cooperating latch members are latched to one another.

17. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 16 , wherein the first cooperating latch member is a U-shape support bolt or a C-shape support bolt.

18. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 16 , wherein the second cooperating latch member further includes:
a cam movable between a first position and a second position relative to the first cooperating latch member; and
a biasing member for biasing the cam in the second position.

19. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 16 , wherein the second cooperating latch member is disposed on the rear-facing side of the enclosure.

20. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 19 , wherein the second cooperating latch member and wall bracket are included on a singular bracket secured to the wall.

21. The over-the-range cooking appliance of claim 16 , wherein the second cooperating latch member is disposed on the top-facing side of the enclosure.

Assignees

• Midea Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Scalf Eric
• Langness Brian
• Trice Daniel J
• Zhang Guo Jun
• Speichinger Jared

Classifications

• H05B6/6429 Primary

  Aspects relating to mounting assemblies of wall-mounted microwave ovens · CPC title

• A47B77/08 Primary

  for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes · CPC title