Illinois Tool Works Inc.
COOKING APPLIANCE WITH DOOR COUNTERWEIGHT

Abstract:

A cooking appliance includes a housing incorporating a cooking chamber accessible via a chamber opening, and a door mounted adjacent the chamber opening and movable between a closed position and an open position relative to the chamber opening. A cam arm is connected to the door and extends within the housing, wherein the cam arm moves with the door. A counterweight is disposed within the housing and external of the cooking chamber, the counterweight mounted for movement along a set path. A portion of the cam arm is configured to movably interact with the counterweight such that the counterweight is raised when the door moves from the closed position to the open position.