Oven door for a microwave oven or a multifunctional oven with microwave heating function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9907122-B2
Application number	US-201314432545-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2013
Priority date	Nov 12, 2012
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

An oven door for a microwave oven or a multifunctional oven with microwave heating function is provided. The oven door includes an outer glass panel and at least two door columns directly attached or attachable at an inner side of the outer glass panel. The oven door further includes a door cover arranged or arrangeable at an inner side of the outer glass panel and attached or attachable at the door columns. The oven door also includes a door choke system arranged or arrangeable between the door cover and the outer glass panel. The oven door further includes an inner glass panel arranged or arrangeable between the door cover and the door choke system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oven door for a microwave oven or a multifunctional oven with microwave heating function, said oven door comprising:
an outer glass panel,
at least two door columns directly attached at an inner side of the outer glass panel,
a door cover arranged at the inner side of the outer glass panel and attached at the door columns,
a door choke system arranged between the door cover and the outer glass panel, and
an inner glass panel arranged between the door cover and the door choke system,
wherein the door cover includes both a main wall extending in parallel to the inner glass panel and a circumferential side wall perpendicular to said main wall, said main wall and said circumferential side wall forming a space between the door cover and the outer glass panel, and
wherein the inner glass panel, the door choke system, and the two door columns are arranged inside said space.

2. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the door columns are glued by an adhesive at the inner side of the outer glass panel or in that the door columns are attached by screws at the inner side of the outer glass panel.

3. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the door columns are made of plastics.

4. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the door choke system includes at least one metal sheet with a circumferential channel.

5. The oven door according to claim 4 ,
wherein
the door choke system includes at least one further metal sheet with a plurality of lamellae along the circumferential channel.

6. The oven door according to claim 4 ,
wherein
the door choke system includes a door grid in its central portion.

7. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the door choke system is fixed by screws at the door columns.

8. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the main wall of the door cover includes a recess in its centre, so the inner glass panel and the door cover form a window with an enclosing frame.

9. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
at least one central glass panel is arranged between the door columns on the one hand and between the outer glass panel and the door choke system on the other hand.

10. The oven door according to claim 9 ,
wherein
the at least one central glass panel is aligned by retaining elements.

11. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the door column includes at least one latch element configured to engage with a safety interlock system of the oven.

12. The oven door according to claim 11 ,
wherein
the door column and the latch element are formed as a single-piece part or in that the latch element is made of metal and inserted by moulding into the door column.

13. The oven door according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the door column includes a recess for receiving a hinge arm of a door hinge.

14. The oven door according to claim 1 , further comprising a door handle fixed at an outer side of the outer glass panel.

15. The oven door according to claim 14 , wherein the door handle is fixed at the outer side of the outer glass panel via distance elements.

16. A microwave oven or a multifunctional oven with microwave heating function,
said
oven comprising an oven door according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Electrolux Home Products Corp Nv
• Electrolux Home Products Corp Nv

Inventors

• Himmelein Benjamin
• Militzer Keil Marian
• Specht Trevor

Classifications

• H05B6/6414 Primary

  Aspects relating to the door of the microwave heating apparatus · CPC title

• H05B6/763

  Microwave radiation seals for doors · CPC title