IP Library Granted Patent US 7,176,416
Granted Patent B2
US 7,176,416 · App. 11/054,753 · Granted Feb 13, 2007

Switching device for controlling an industrial cooking apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,176,416
App. No.
11/054,753
Granted
Feb 13, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switching device for controlling an industrial cooking apparatus having a cooking chamber that can be closed by means of a door having a movable door handle with a movable door latch attached to it, with a switch fixed to the housing and with a magnet for actuating the switch, the magnets being arranged in the movable door latch at a position that is positioned adjacent to the switch in a latched state of the door.

Claims (10)

1. A switching device for controlling an industrial cooking apparatus having a cooking chamber that can be closed by means of a door having a movable door handle with a movable door latch attached to it, comprising:

a switch fixed to the housing; and

a magnet for actuating the switch, wherein

the magnet is arranged in the movable door latch at a position that is positioned adjacent to the switch in a latched state of the door.

2. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the magnet is formed as permanent magnet.

3. The switching device according to claim 1 , wherein the switch is a reed switch.

4. An industrial cooking apparatus comprising:

a cooking chamber being adapted to be closed by means of a door having a movable door handle with a movable door latch attached thereto;

a control means; and

a switching device for the actuation of said control means, said switching device including a switch fixed to a housing of said cooking chamber and a magnet for actuating the switch, wherein said magnet is arranged in the movable door latch at a position adjacent to the switch in a latched state of the door such that in said position the switching device is adapted to be operated, thereby actuating the control means.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Aug 2, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: APPLIANCE SCIENTIFIC, INC.; CLEVELAND RANGE, LLC; THE DELFIELD COMPANY, LLC; ENODIS CORPORATION; GARLAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES LLC; MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLC; FRYMASTER L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 061053/0411 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: CONVOTHERM ELEKTROGERATE GMBH
To: WELBILT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 057575/0603 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: CONVOTHERM ELEKTROGERATE GMBH
To: WELBILT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 057595/0493 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2016
From: APPLIANCE SCIENTIFIC, INC.; CLEVELAND RANGE, LLC; THE DELFIELD COMPANY, LLC; ENODIS CORPORATION; GARLAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES LLC; MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLC; FRYMASTER L.L.C.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 038263/0001 →