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Samsung patents oven door with a twist-to-unlock button

Samsung has been granted a patent for a cooking appliance, such as an oven, featuring a specialized control button. This button can be rotated to two different positions; in one position, it is locked in place, while in the other, it can be pushed to operate the door locking mechanism.

Why it mattersThis design offers a specific mechanical way to control the oven door, potentially adding a layer of safety or user interaction, though it is a minor hardware detail.

In the filing’s own words

A cooking apparatus includes a main body forming a cooking chamber and including a control panel, a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber, an opening and closing device configured to lock and unlock the door in response to the door closing the cooking chamber, and a button rotatably and movably coupled with the control panel to be rotated to a first position and a second position different from the first position. The button is limited in movement in relation to the main body in the first position, and movable in relation to the main body to operate the opening and closing device in the second position.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A cooking apparatus comprising: a main body forming a cooking chamber and including a control panel; a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber; an opening and closing device configured to lock and unlock the door in response to the door closing the cooking chamber; and a button rotatably coupled along a rotation axis with the control panel to be rotated to a first position and a second position different from the first position, wherein the button is unpushable in a direction parallel to the rotation axis in the first position, and pushable in the direction parallel to the rotation axis to operate the opening and closing device in the second position.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Cooking apparatus
Patent number
US12739949B2
Application number
18158897
Filed
Jan 24, 2023
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
15

Classified under

H05B 6/6417 Electricity & electronicsH05B 6/6435 Electricity & electronicsH05B 6/80 Electricity & electronics
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