Ventilating kitchen range subframe
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorsRonald G. Brant, Adam Clark, James Marler
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Abstract
A kitchen range subframe includes air channels for passively directing air to and/or from an element enclosure within the kitchen range, and a range component shelf that is configured to mount one or more range components to the kitchen range subframe. The kitchen range subframe provides improved ventilation for the kitchen range, and mounting locations for range components such as gas lines and kitchen range controls.
Claims21
A kitchen range subframe, comprising one or more air channels for passively directing air to and/or from an element enclosure within the kitchen range and a range component shelf for mounting one or more range components to the kitchen range subframe.
A ventilated kitchen range, comprising:
- an element enclosure;
- one or more heating elements within the element enclosure;
- a kitchen range subframe positioned in front of the element enclosure,
- wherein the kitchen range subframe comprises a range component shelf and at least one air channel positioned along a side of the element enclosure for passively directing air to and/or from the element enclosure;
- and
- a cooktop configured to cover the element enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.