Door opening system for a domestic appliance
US-2016348919-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Oven appliance with dual opening and closing doors
US8944536B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8944536-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213614482-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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An oven appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chamber. A pair of doors is rotatably mounted to provide selective access to the chamber of the cabinet, The pair of doors is connected with a linkage assembly such that the doors rotate open and closed simultaneously. The linkage assembly includes a spur gear that engages another gear of the linkage assembly. The spur gear can hinder unwanted rotation of the pair of doors or compress the pair of doors against a seal.
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What is claimed is: 1. An appliance comprising: a cabinet defining a chamber, said cabinet also defining an opening, the chamber of said cabinet being accessible through the opening of said cabinet; a first door rotatably mounted proximate the opening of said cabinet at a first side portion of said cabinet: a second door rotatably mounted proximate the opening of said cabinet at a second side portion of said cabinet, said first and second doors rotatable between an open positi…
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- What does patent US8944536B2 cover?
- An oven appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chamber. A pair of doors is rotatably mounted to provide selective access to the chamber of the cabinet, The pair of doors is connected with a linkage assembly such that the doors rotate open and closed simultaneously. The linkage assembly includes a spur gear that engages another gear of the linkage assembly. The spur gear can hinder unwanted…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yantis John Adam, Chilton John Mark, Kershner Scott Thomas, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F24C15/023. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).