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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Laura Fossati, Travedona, IT;
Radhakrishna Pai Kizhakke Parambil, Varese, IT;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An oven door interlock system configured to selectively block a switch based on a position of an oven door may include a switch, a reference hinge attached to the oven door, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, and a locking mechanism connected to the switch via a rod, the locking mechanism including a hinge receiver connected to the reference hinge attached to the oven door, the reference hinge including a cam configured to move along a first axis in response to actuation at the oven door and to affect movement of the rod along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis on a position of the oven door to selectively block access to the switch when the oven door is in the open position.