# US 10,371,388 B2 · Oven cavity and oven > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,371,388 B2 - Document ID: US10371388B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/355,023 - Filed: 2013-01-09 - Published: 2014-10-23 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-01-13 - Assignees: Electrolux Home Products, Inc. - Applicants: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. - Inventors: Arnd Hofmann; Fabienne Reinhard-Herrscher; Erhardt Koitzsch - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371388B2 ## CPC - F24C 15/08: Foundations or supports plates; Legs or pillars; Casings; Wheels (tops, e.g. hot plates F24C15/10) - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION ## Abstract The invention in particular is directed to an oven cavity (3) adapted to be used with a baking and/or steaming oven (1). The cavity (3) comprises several cavity walls (5, 6), wherein at least one load bearing wall section of at least one of the cavity walls (5, 6) is made in self-supporting configuration from at least one of a high temperature resistant polymer material and technical textile material. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Oven cavity adapted to be used with an oven for baking and/or steaming based on a heating method selected from the group of resistance heating, infrared heating and induction heating, comprising several cavity walls, wherein at least a load bearing wall section of at least one of the cavity walls as a whole is made in self-supporting configuration from at least one of a high temperature resistant polymer material and technical textile material, wherein the at least one load bearing wall section comprises in a one-piece, monolithic configuration at least one functional element adapted to interact and be coupled with a corresponding functional component of the baking and/or steaming oven, wherein the at least one functional element comprises at least one of: a) an outer fastening element adapted to mount the oven cavity to a supporting structure or frame of the oven and b) supports adapted to support baking trays or grates. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Oven cavity according to claim 1, further comprising at least one additional functional element formed in a one-piece, monolithic configuration with a wall section comprised within said at least one load-bearing wall section, said additional functional element comprising at least one of an outer fastening element for fastening the oven cavity to a supporting structure of the oven, an air channel for feeding and/or discharging air and/or steam to/from the oven cavity, a door gasket, an interconnection gasket, a component of a steam generation unit, a thermal insulation, and supports adapted to support baking trays or grates. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) Oven cavity according to claim 2, wherein the interconnection gasket comprises at least one first form-fit element adapted to establish a form-fit connection to at least one second form-fit element of at least a section of an adjacent cavity wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) Oven cavity according to claim 3, wherein the form-fit elements are of tongue and groove type configuration, and an additional sealing element is provided within a groove of the tongue and groove type form-fit elements. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Oven cavity according to claim 1, wherein the at least one wall section comprises as an embedded electrical component, at least one of a wiring structure and embedded illumination elements. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Oven cavity according to claim 1, wherein an inner side of the at least one wall section is furnished with a heat barrier of heat reflective material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) Oven cavity according to claim 1, wherein an inner side of the at least one wall section is furnished with an easy-to-clean structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) Oven cavity according to claim 1, wherein a structure for baking trays or baking grids or the like is at least partially integrated in at least one of the cavity walls made of at least one of high temperature resistant polymer material and technical textile material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) Oven for baking and/or steaming based on a heating method selected from the group of resistance heating, infrared heating and induction heating, comprising an oven cavity according to claim 1. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) Oven cavity according to claim 8, wherein the structure for baking trays or baking grids or the like is completely integrated in at least one of the cavity walls made of at least one of high temperature resistant polymer material and technical textile material. ### Claim 11 Oven cavity adapted to be used with an oven for baking and/or steaming based on a heating method selected from the group of resistance heating, infrared heating and induction heating, comprising several cavity walls, comprising two c-shaped half-shells that respectively constitute a side wall and appropriately one half of a top wall and a bottom wall of the oven cavity, wherein at least a load bearing wall section of at least one of the cavity walls as a whole is made in self-supporting configuration from at least one of a high temperature resistant polymer material and technical textile material, wherein the at least one load bearing wall section comprises in a one-piece, monolithic configuration at least one functional element adapted to interact and be coupled with a corresponding functional component of the baking and/or steaming oven. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) Oven cavity according to claim 11, said at least one load bearing wall section comprising said side walls, wherein the two c-shaped half-shells are interconnected via an interconnection gasket implemented as a form-fit connection. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) Oven cavity according to claim 12, the interconnection gasket comprising a tongue and groove-like design, at least one of which is formed of elastic high-temperature silicone and/or of elastic high-temperature resistant polymer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) Oven cavity according to claim 13, said tongue and groove-like design being in the shape of spring-like form fitting clips such that male and female components of said clips are held together by elastic forces. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) Oven cavity according to claim 2, said at least one additional functional element comprising a door gasket made of a high-temperature silicone. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) Oven cavity according to claim 15, wherein a face side of said wall section comprises a step-like recess adapted to accommodate a respective edge of a door of said oven cavity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) Oven cavity according to claim 2, said at least one additional functional element comprising an outer insulation layer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) Oven cavity according to claim 1, said at least one functional element comprising supports adapted to support baking trays or grates. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) Oven cavity according to claim 18, said supports being implemented as elongated recesses running front to back in the respective side walls. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) Oven cavity according to claim 1, said at least one functional element comprising an outer fastening element being adapted to mount the oven cavity to a supporting structure or frame of an oven. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) Oven cavity according to claim 20, said outer fastening element being made from a ceramic or high-temperature polymer material that allows plastic deformation and which has low thermal conductivity.