Wall oven door gasket clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11940154-B2
Application number	US-202117323021-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2021
Priority date	May 18, 2021
Publication date	Mar 26, 2024
Grant date	Mar 26, 2024

Abstract

An oven appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber to receive items to be cooked. The oven appliance includes a door that rotates between an open and closed position. A braided gasket is interposed between the door and the perimeter of the outer walls of the cooking chamber when the door is in the closed position. The braided gasket is attached to the perimeter by one or more gasket clips. The gasket clips have a head, a body positioned perpendicular to the head, and a leg extending from the end of the body and overlapping at least a portion of the body, at least a portion of the leg extending parallel to the body. A tail extends from an end of the head, at least a portion of the tail extending parallel to the body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oven appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a cooking chamber to receive items to be cooked, the cooking chamber comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and opposing sidewalls, the top wall, bottom wall, and sidewalls collectively forming a perimeter defining a front opening to the cooking chamber;
a door pivotably attached to the cabinet, wherein the door pivots between an open position and a closed position and the door covers the front opening of the cooking chamber when the door is in the closed position;
a braided gasket, wherein the braided gasket is positioned between the oven door and the front face of the perimeter when the oven door is in the closed position;
a gasket clip for attaching the braided gasket to the oven appliance, wherein the gasket clip comprises
a head for attaching the braided gasket to the oven appliance;
a body at least partially contained within the braided gasket, the body being substantially perpendicular to the head and further comprising a main body portion and a transition portion connecting the head to the main body; and
a leg extending from an end of the main body, wherein the leg overlaps with the transition portion of the body.

2. The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the leg extends to the opposite side of the body from the head.

3. The oven appliance of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the leg extends parallel to the body.

4. The oven appliance of claim 3 , wherein the leg has an end attached to the portion of the leg that extends parallel to the body, the end of the leg angled toward the body.

5. The oven appliance of claim 2 , wherein the leg has an end, the end of the leg angled toward the base.

6. The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein the gasket clip has a tail connected to the head, a portion of the tail extending towards the body and a second portion of the tail extending parallel to the body.

7. The oven appliance of claim 6 , wherein the second portion of the tail has an end, the end of the second portion of the tail angled toward the head.

8. The oven appliance of claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the tail extends below at least a portion of the body.

9. The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the perimeter of the cooking chamber comprises a front face parallel to the front opening, the front face having one or more openings; and
the head of the gasket clip attaches the braided gasket to the one or more openings in the front face of the perimeter.

10. The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein
the door comprises an interior side, the interior side of the door having one or more openings; and
the head of the gasket clip attaches the braided gasket to the one or more opening on the interior side of the door.

11. A gasket clip comprising
a head;
a body being substantially perpendicular to the head and further comprising a main body portion and a transition portion connecting the head to the main body; and
a leg extending from an end of the main body, wherein the leg overlaps with the transition portion of the body.

12. The oven appliance of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the leg extends to the opposite side of the body from the head.

13. The oven appliance of claim 12 , wherein at least a portion of the leg extends parallel to the body.

14. The oven appliance of claim 13 , wherein the leg has an end attached to the portion of the leg that extends parallel to the body, the end of the leg angled toward the body.

15. The oven appliance of claim 12 , wherein the leg has an end, the end of the leg angled toward the base.

16. The oven appliance of claim 15 , wherein the gasket clip has a tail connected to the head, a portion of the tail extending towards the body and a second portion of the tail extending parallel to the body.

17. The oven appliance of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the tail extends below at least a portion of the body.

18. The oven appliance of claim 11 , wherein the gasket clip has a tail connected to the head, a portion of the tail extending towards the body and a second portion of the tail extending parallel to the body.

19. The oven appliance of claim 18 , wherein the second portion of the tail has an end, the end of the second portion of the tail angled toward the head.

20. The oven appliance of claim 18 , wherein at least a portion of the tail extends below at least a portion of the body.

Assignees

• Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Hellwig Frank Jacob
• Racha Mahesh

Classifications

• F24C15/021 Primary

  sealings for doors or transparent panel · CPC title

• F16B2/20

  Clips, i.e. with gripping action effected solely by the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening · CPC title

• F16B2/248 Primary

  of wire · CPC title