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US 2010/0072189 A1Published application
Cooktop with forced convection cooling
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorJoseph Marc Pierre Marchand
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Abstract
A ventilation system for cooling a cooking appliance that can be placed within a kitchen countertop is described. The cooking appliance includes one or more air inlets within the sides of the cooktop, and an air mover that draws air in through the air inlets and over control circuits provided within the frame of the cooking appliance.
Claims20
A cooking appliance configured to fit within a countertop opening in a countertop comprising:
- a frame including a bottom wall and a peripheral side portion extending from an outer periphery of the bottom wall to define a chassis for the cooking appliance;
- a cooktop positioned on top of the frame;
- one or more air inlets on a cooktop side of the cooktop;
- a heating element enclosure positioned underneath the cooktop and within the frame comprising one or more heating elements;
- an air mover underneath the heating element enclosure;
- and
- one or more control circuits positioned between the air inlet and the air mover;
- wherein operation of the air mover draws in air through the air inlet and over the one or more control circuits.
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A cooking appliance configured to fit within a countertop opening in a countertop comprising:
- a frame including a bottom wall and a peripheral side portion extending from an outer periphery of the bottom to define a chassis for the cooking appliance;
- a glass-ceramic cooktop positioned on top of the frame comprising a user interface and a cooking region, wherein the cooktop is about flush with the countertop when placed in an opening in the countertop;
- an air inlet on a cooktop side of the cooktop;
- an air outlet in the bottom wall of the frame;
- a deflector is positioned on the frame to cover a lower portion of the air inlet and air outlets;
- a heating element enclosure positioned underneath the cooktop and within the frame comprising one or more heating elements;
- an air mover underneath the heating element enclosure;
- and
- one or more control circuits positioned between the air inlet and the air mover;
- wherein operation of the air mover causes air to flow into an air inlet and over one or more control circuits and then out of an air outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.