A system for selectively enclosing an appliance is provided. The system includes a first device and a second device. The first device detects whether a first door is in a fully open configuration. When the first door is in the fully open configuration, the first device sets the appliance into an operational mode. When the first door is not in the fully open configuration, the first device sets the appliance into a limited mode. The second device includes a locking device and detects whether the appliance is in a working mode. When the appliance is in the working mode, the second device engages the locking device to prevent a motion of the first door away from the fully open configuration. When the appliance is not in the working mode, the second device disengages the locking device to allow the motion of the first door.

A latching structure for a cooking device and a cooking device having the same are provided. The cooking device has a casing and a door body. The latching structure has a flipping member, a first restoring member, a restricting member and a second restoring member. The first restoring member provides the flipping member with a first restoring force for allowing the flipping member to rotate towards a non-triggered position. The restricting member is movably disposed on the casing between a first position and a second position. The second restoring member is configured to provide the restricting member with a second restoring force for allowing the restricting member to move towards the first position. The latching structure is configured, such that a restoring speed at which the flipping member rotates towards the non-triggered position is greater than a restoring speed at which the restricting member moves towards the first position.

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.

A locking device and a food processor. The locking device includes a cover plate; an unlocking mechanism including an unlocking key and an unlocking portion connected to the unlocking key. The unlocking portion is disposed in the cover plate and can move in the length direction of the cover plate. A disabling mechanism includes a blocking portion and an actuating portion, wherein the blocking portion can be clamped to the unlocking portion to block the movement of the unlocking portion in the length direction, and the actuating portion is in linkage with the blocking portion in such a mode that the blocking portion moves away from or close to the unlocking portion. After the disabling mechanism is started, a user does not need to press the unlocking key again when needing to open the door.

A door body structure and a cooking device are provided. The cooking device has a housing that includes a limiting portion. The door body structure has a door body, an engagement member, a switching member, and a handle. The door body is arranged on the housing. The engagement member is arranged on the door body and has a hook. The hook is configured to be engaged with or disengaged from the limiting portion. The switching member is configured to cooperate with the engagement member to drive the engagement member to move between a first position and a second position. The switching member has a connecting segment connected to the engagement member and an operating member slidingly engaged with the connecting segment. The handle is provided on the door body and has a locking groove defined therein.

A door-locking device for a self-cleaning oven includes a support configured to be fixed to a frame of the oven. A main slider is movable relative to the support along a longitudinal rectilinear direction, and is configured to be pushed elastically towards an extracted position and pushed by the door of the oven towards a retracted position. A locking arm is coupled to the support around an articulation axis perpendicular to the longitudinal rectilinear direction and oscillates around the articulation axis between an unlocked position and a locked position. A transmission mechanism connects the locking arm to the main slider and is arranged to swing the locking arm from the unlocked position to the locked position and vice versa via movement of the main slider from the extracted position to the retracted position, and vice versa. An electromagnetic switch includes an electromagnet that drives a movable member associated with a locking pin arranged to lock the main slider in the retracted position.

A cooker device includes a main body that defines a cooking chamber and that defines an opening at a front of the main body, a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the opening, an opening assembly configured to apply force to the door and cause the door to pivot relative to the main body based on the force, a proximity sensor configured to sense a proximity of an object located in front of the cooker device, an input interface configured to receive an opening command based on the proximity of the object sensed by the proximity sensor, a control unit configured to, based on the opening command, control the opening assembly to apply force to the door, and a display that is configured to indicate an operating state of the cooker device.

An appliance includes a hinge module between a main body and a pull-down door. The hinge module includes a housing, a rotational axis member disposed in the housing serving as a center of rotation between the pull-down door and the main body, an inner link housing movably disposed in the housing that moves with the opening of the pull-down door in a direction of the rotational axis member, and a damper installed in the inner link housing, the damper including a piston and a cylinder and providing damping force according to a relative movement of the piston and the cylinder. Any one of the piston and the cylinder of the damper moves with the inner link housing and the other of the piston and the cylinder of the damper moves by a predetermined distance as the inner link housing moves and then is interfered by the housing so as not to move further, and the piston and the cylinder of the damper starts damping, wherein the predetermined distance corresponds to an opening angle of the pull-down door in which the damping is started.

A door latch for a domestic electrical appliance is provided, which door latch has an electromotively driven locking element for locking the closed door.

A latch assembly for an appliance includes a cabinet having a front panel with a latch opening. A latch member is aligned with the latch opening of the front panel and is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. A door is hingedly coupled to the cabinet between open and closed positions and has a latch receiving aperture. A cover plate is configured to selectively cover the latch opening. The cover plate is rotatably coupled with the cabinet between first and second positions.