Samsung patents oven that shuts off heat when the door opens
This filing describes a cooking appliance with a built-in safety system that monitors the door status. It uses a sensor to detect when the door latch moves, which signals to the controller to immediately stop the heating element if the door is opened.
In the filing’s own words
A cooking apparatus is disclosed. The cooking apparatus includes: a main body forming a cooking room; a door configured to open and close the cooking room; a door latch movably installed in the door; a sensor configured to contact the door latch; a controller electrically connected with the sensor; a heating source electrically connected with the controller; and a door lock including an interfering portion configured to interfere with opening of the door and a deformable portion configured to elastically support the interfering portion such that the interfering portion is movable, and in response to the contact of the door latch with the sensor ending by opening the door, the controller may control the heating source to stop operating.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A cooking apparatus comprising: a main body defining a cooking room; a door configured to open and close the cooking room; a door latch movably installed in the door; a sensor configured to contact the door latch; a controller electrically connected with the sensor; a heating source electrically connected with the controller; and a door lock including an interfering portion configured to interfere with a front surface of the door when opening the door and a deformable portion configured to elastically support the interfering portion such that the interfering portion is movable, wherein the door comprises a catching protrusion protruding to interfere with the door lock, and wherein in response to the contact of the door latch with the sensor ending by opening the door, the controller is configured to control the heating source to stop operating.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- Cooking apparatus
- Patent number
- US12760908B2
- Application number
- 18160078
- Filed
- Jan 26, 2023
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 19
Classified under
F24C 15/022 Mechanical engineeringH05B 6/6417 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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