COOKING DEVICE COMPRISING A LATCH MODULE

A cooking appliance, comprising a latch module (4) that controls an opening and a closing of the door (20); wherein the latch module (4) comprises a latch (50) that comprises a contact surface (55), and a extension (58) provided at a position different from the contact surface (55) and having an sub-contact surface (59); a drive (60) that provides power for the latch (50) to move; and a cam (70) that includes a surface with a non-uniform radius to contact the contact surface (55) for transmitting the power of the drive (60) to the latch (50), wherein the latch (50) moves in a first direction (wl) or in a second direction (w2) opposite to the first direction (wl), wherein the latch (50) opens and closes the door (20) manually when the latch (50) is in a first basic position, wherein the latch (50) securely locks the door (20) when the latch (50) moves in the first direction (wl) from the first basic position, wherein the latch (50) is released from the door (20) when the latch (50) moves in the second direction (w2) from the first basic position, wherein the sub-contact surface (59) approaches the surface of the cam (70) or is away from the surface of the cam (70) as the latch (50) moves, wherein moving of the latch (50) in the second direction (w2) is prevented when the sub-contact surface (59) is interfered with the surface of the cam (70).