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US 10,240,387 B2Granted
Modular frame for an appliance structure
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorNathan Nelson
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Abstract
An adjustable modular frame for a cooking appliance. The modular frame may be a front frame structure having a plurality of members or sections. The front frame may include an upper front frame section and a lower front frame section connected by a pair of front frame sections to define an outer periphery for a cavity opening. The dimensions and/or shape of the front frame structure may be adjusted to be used in a variety of applications.
Claims9
A cooking appliance with an adjustable front frame comprising:
- an adjustable front frame structure having an upper front frame section, a lower front frame section, a first vertical front frame section, and a second vertical front frame section;
- a cooking compartment having a cooking compartment opening defined by a top wall, bottom wall, and opposing side walls, and wherein the cooking compartment adjacent the cooking compartment opening is supported by the adjustable front frame structure;
- wherein the upper front frame section includes an inverted U-shape, wherein the upper front frame section includes a first end and an opposing second end;
- wherein the lower front frame section includes a U-shape, wherein the lower front frame section includes a first end and an opposing second end;
- wherein each of the first vertical front frame section and the second vertical front frame section includes a first end an a second end, wherein each of the first vertical front frame section and the second vertical front frame section includes a first length, wherein the first end of the first vertical front frame section engages the first end of the upper front frame section and the second end of the first vertical front frame section engages the first end of the lower front frame section and wherein the first end of the second vertical front frame section engages the second end of the upper front frame section and the second end of the second vertical front frame section engages the second end of the lower front frame section;
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- wherein the first length of the first vertical front frame section and the second vertical front frame section defines a desired vertical distance between the upper front frame section and the lower front frame section.
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A cooking appliance comprising:
- a first cooking compartment having a plurality of sides defining a first cooking compartment opening;
- a first front frame structure, a base structure, and a rear frame structure, wherein the first cooking compartment opening of the first cooking compartment is adjacent to and supported by the first front frame structure with the plurality of sides extending towards the rear frame structure;
- wherein the first front frame structure includes an upper front frame section, a lower front frame section, and a pair of first vertical front frame sections;
- wherein the upper front frame section includes an inverted U-shape, wherein the upper front frame section includes a first end and an opposing second end;
- wherein the lower front frame section includes a U-shape, wherein the lower front frame section includes a first end and an opposing second end;
- wherein each one of the pair of first vertical front frame sections includes a first end, a second end, and a first length between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end of the first vertical front frame section of the pair of first vertical front frame sections engages the first end of the upper front frame section and the second end of the first vertical front frame section of the pair of first vertical front frame sections engages the first end of the lower front frame section, and wherein the first end of the other first vertical front frame section of the pair of first vertical front frame sections engages the second end of the upper front frame section and the second end of the other first vertical front frame section of the pair of first vertical front frame sections engages the second end of the lower front frame section;
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- wherein the first length of each one of the first vertical front frame sections defines a desired vertical distance between the upper front frame section and the lower front frame section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.