Abstract: A sliding door air damper unit for a refrigerator includes a base plate having an aperture, a sliding door slidably mounted on the base plate for controlling air flow through the aperture, and a modular driving assembly for driving the sliding door. The modular driving assembly includes a housing defining an inner space, a cam device suspended from the housing and a motor mounted on the housing. The sliding door is driven by the cam device to move back and forth and can slide through a gap between the cam device and the base plate. The travel distance of the sliding door is increased and thus the aperture can be made larger to allow more air to flow through the aperture. The sliding door air damper unit allows a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator to quickly reach a predetermined temperature setting.

Abstract: A motorized door lock assembly for locking an oven door mounted on a range body in a closed position so as to close an oven compartment for purposes of cleaning the oven compartment is provided. The door lock assembly comprises a latch, a motor, a rotor arm and a linkage. The latch has a hook at one end for engaging the oven door and is mounted to the range body for rotation about a translatable pivot axis between an unlatched position wherein the hook does not inhibit movement of the oven door and a latched position wherein the hook does inhibit movement of the oven door. The latch is also mounted for reciprocal translation with the pivot axis between a non-pulled-in position wherein the latch does not pull against the oven door and a pulled-in position wherein the latch pulls against the oven door. The rotor arm is rotatably driven by the motor.

Abstract: An oven lock mechanism is disclosed having a latch mechanism driven by a motor between a latched position wherein the oven door is held in a closed position and an unlatched position wherein the oven door freely opens and closes. The motor is controlled by a switch that enables rotation of the motor when in a first state and prevents rotation of the motor when in a second state. A switch actuator mechanism places the switch in the first state when the door is closed and in the second state when the door is open. The switch is mounted at the rear of the oven away from the front opening of the oven compartment.

Abstract: An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a cleaning cycle is initiated. The rotation of the cam also induces movement of the latch to cause the latch to pull the door in closer to the frame of the oven.

Abstract: An oven lock mechanism has a latch that is moved between an unlatched and a latched position in response to movement of the door from an open to a closed position and a motor that turns a cam acting as a blocker to block the latch in the latched position when a cleaning cycle is initiated. The rotation of the cam also induces movement of the latch to cause the latch to pull the door in closer to the frame of the oven.