Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120097147 | EXTENSION RACK ASSEMBLY FOR CONSUMER APPLIANCE AND CONSUMER APPLIANCE INCORPORATING SAME - An extension rack assembly is mountable within and removable from a consumer appliance side walls. The extension rack assembly is movable between an overlapped position and an extended position. A mechanism is provided for automatically securing the extension rack assembly in the consumer appliance when the extension rack assembly within the side walls is moved from the overlapped position to the extended position and for allowing removal of the extension rack assembly when the extension rack is maintained in the overlapped position and slid from the side walls. The extension rack assembly may also or alternatively be configured to receive a rack in a first orientation having a first height within the consumer appliance and in a second orientation having a second height within the consumer appliance | 04-26-2012 |
20120145696 | OVEN APPLIANCE CLEANING SYSTEM USING HEAT AND STEAM CYCLE - A system for cleaning the interior surface of an oven appliance using heat and steam cycles is provided. More particularly, the present invention uses a heat cycle to break down water insoluble food residues into soluble materials that are then cleaned by a steam cycle. Following the steam cycle, the remaining food residues can be removed from the interior surface of the oven appliance. | 06-14-2012 |
20130099646 | VARIABLE HEIGHT SLIDE-OUT RACK FOR APPLIANCE - An apparatus includes a shelf and a support structure for supporting the shelf, the support structure including rotation features that cause the shelf to rotationally pivot from a first height position to a second height position in response to a user-provided force. | 04-25-2013 |
20130255655 | OVEN WITH AMBIENT AIR COOLING - An oven is described having an interior space defined by a plurality of side walls, a duct, and a blower. The duct is in fluid communication with a ventilation aperture in at least one of the side walls and a supply of ambient air external to the oven cavity. The blower is in fluid communication with the duct and forces the supply of ambient air into the oven cavity via the ventilation aperture. | 10-03-2013 |
20130284161 | OVEN APPLIANCE WITH FEATURES FOR SELECTING CONVECTION AIR FLOW DIRECTION - An oven appliance is provided. The oven appliance includes a cabinet with a cooking chamber for receipt of food for cooking. The oven appliance also includes features for selectively generating a flow of heated air within the chamber in a first direction or a second direction. Selecting the direction of heated air within the chamber can improve cooking of food items therein. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291854 | CONVECTION OVEN USING RACK SUPPORT DUCTS FOR AIR FLOW - An oven appliance is provided that uses the space behind oven rack supports formed in the side walls of the cooking chamber to provide for convection air flow. Slots or openings are provided along the supports for the flow of air into the cooking chamber. Additional features may be provided to further assist in directing the convection air flow. Such distribution of the convection air can provide for a more uniform flow of the heated, convection air while also conserving the space available in the oven for the cooking chamber. | 11-07-2013 |
20130308678 | OVEN AIR SAMPLING SYSTEM - A system for the sampling of oven air is described. A duct or channel is provided with air delivered from the interior of the oven cooking chamber. One or more sensors, including one or more temperature sensors, can be placed within the air sampling channel for the purpose of measuring characteristics of the oven cavity's air. The inlet of the air sampling channel can be positioned along a location at or near the vertical center of the oven where e.g., a food being cooked may be located so that the sampled air more accurately reflects the characteristics of the air in the vicinity of the food being cooked. | 11-21-2013 |
20140151362 | METHOD FOR PREHEATING AN OVEN APPLIANCE - An oven appliance and a method for preheating the same are provided. The oven appliance includes a broil heating element, a bake heating element, and a convection heating assembly with a convection heating element or a fan or both. The method includes initiating a preheat cycle having a first phase and a second phase. During the second phase of the preheat cycle, a power output of the convection heating element is reduced or an angular velocity of the fan is decreased or both. | 06-05-2014 |