A COOKING APPLIANCE

摘要

A cooking appliance (100) including: a hollow body (102) having an interior (110) to receive a product to be cooked, the body (102) having an opening (112) via which product to be cooked can be moved relative to the interior (110); a door (114) attached to the body (102) and movable relative thereto between a closed position at which the door (114) closes the opening, and a maximum open position at which the door (114) is spaced from the open position by a maximum predetermined distance; and a latch mechanism (122) operatively associated with the body (102) and the door (114) to at least aid in retaining the door (114) in at least one intermediate position at which the door (114) is spaced from the closed position and the maximum open position, the mechanism (122) including an abutment member (142) fixed to the body (102), and a position defining member (124) attached to the door (114) and the body (102), the position defining member (124) having a plurality of position defining portions including a first portion (123 a), a second portion (123b), and a third portion (123c), with the first portion (l23a) corresponding to the closed position, the second portion (123b) corresponding to the intermediate position, and the third portion (123c) corresponding to the maximum open position, with the position defining member (124) being urged into contact with the abutment member (142) so that the abutment member (142) engages with a selected one of the portions (123a-c) so as to at least aid in retaining the door (114) in a selected one of the positions.