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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Guandong, CN;
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Yi Wang, Guangdong, CN;
Yongjie Cui, Guangdong, CN;
Fangtian Shen, Guangdong, CN;
Gang Liu, Guangdong, CN;
GUANGDONG MIDEA KITCHEN APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Guandong, CN;
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Abstract
A latching structure, a household appliance and a control method for the household appliance are provided. The latching structure has a snapping member, a bracket, a limiting member, and a driving assembly. The snapping member is mounted on a door body and has a hook. The bracket is mounted on a housing and has a limiting portion. The hook can penetrate the bracket. The door body is connected to the housing in an openable and closable manner. The limiting member is rotatably mounted to the bracket and can reciprocate between an unlocked position and a locked position. The driving assembly is configured to engage with or disengage from the limiting member. In the unlocked position, the limiting member avoids the hook, and in the locked position, the limiting member is suitable for fitting the hook to limit a position of the hook.