Over-the-range microwave including cooling fans and method of operating an over-the-range microwave
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsMichael Robin Blackwood, Michael A. Funk
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Abstract
A method of operating a microwave appliance includes determining that a vent fan is on, and instructing an air handler within a door of the microwave appliance to operate in response to determining that the vent fan is on.
Claims20
A method of operating a microwave appliance, the microwave appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction and comprising a vent fan and a door assembly comprising an air handler positioned within the door assembly, the method comprising:
- determining that the vent fan is on;
- and
- instructing the air handler to operate at a high level in response to determining that the vent fan is on.
A microwave appliance, the microwave appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the microwave appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cooking chamber;
- a vent fan provided within the cabinet;
- a door assembly rotatably mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the cooking chamber, the door assembly comprising
- a door frame defining a door plenum, an air inlet, a lower outlet, and an upper outlet,
- a duct mounted to the door frame, and
- an air handler positioned within the door frame for urging a flow of air through the door plenum;
- and
- a controller provided in the microwave appliance and in communication with the vent fan and the air handler, the controller being configured to perform a series of operations, the series of operations comprising
- determining that the vent fan is on;
- and
- instructing the air handler to operate in response to determining that the vent fan is on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.