US 12,013,129 B2
Drive structure for moving an articulated control panel on a cooking appliance
Ben Koether, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US); Edward Musial, Monroe, CT (US); Mike Keefe, Brookfield, CT (US); Christos Kambouris, Shelton, CT (US); Oswald Mesidor, Waterbury, CT (US); and Mark Slavin, Waterbury, CT (US)
Assigned to KB TLC BUYER, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/508,829.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/104,877, filed on Oct. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0128241 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. F24C 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 7/082 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive structure for moving an articulated control panel on a cooking appliance comprising:
a mounting bracket fixed in position relative to the cooking appliance;
a frame rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket, the frame having a guide, a curved slot formed within the guide; the curved slot engaging the mounting bracket to travel along the mounting bracket;
a control panel affixed to the frame to move therewith; and
a drive mechanism rotatably affixed to the mounting bracket and attached to the control panel, the drive mechanism having a shaft, the shaft moveable to extend from a first, withdrawn, position to a second, extended, position in a direction substantially parallel to the control panel causing the control panel to move relative to the mounting bracket away from the cooking appliance.