Baking drawer and method of circulating air within the baking drawer
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBrian P. Chatot, Lauren E. Bull, Pallavi Saha
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Abstract
A baking drawer includes an oven cavity and a drawer assembly movable relative to the oven cavity between an extended position, where the drawer assembly is accessible by a user, and a retracted position, where the drawer assembly is located within the oven cavity. The drawer assembly has a bottom wall, two opposing sidewalls and a rear wall. A first vent is formed in the bottom wall, and a second vent is formed in the rear wall. The vents allow air to flow into and out of a ventilated region delineated by the bottom wall, the two sidewalls and the rear wall.
Claims20
A baking drawer comprising:
- an oven cavity;
- a heating element;
- and
- a drawer assembly movable relative to the oven cavity between an extended position, where the drawer assembly is accessible by a user, and a retracted position, where the drawer assembly is located within the oven cavity, the drawer assembly including:
- a bottom wall;
- two opposing sidewalls;
- a rear wall;
- and
- at least one directional vent formed in the bottom wall, the at least one vent allowing air to flow into a ventilated region delineated by the bottom wall, the two sidewalls and the rear wall.
A baking drawer comprising:
- an oven cavity;
- a heating element;
- and
- a drawer assembly movable relative to the oven cavity between an extended position, where the drawer assembly is accessible by a user, and a retracted position, where the drawer assembly is located within the oven cavity, the drawer assembly including:
- a bottom wall;
- two opposing sidewalls;
- a rear wall;
- a first vent formed in the bottom wall and configured to cause air to flow into a ventilated region delineated by the bottom wall, the two opposing sidewalls and the rear wall;
- and
- a second vent formed in the rear wall and configured to cause air to exit the ventilated region, wherein the second vent has a different size or shape than the first vent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.