Over-the-range features microwave including airflow regulating
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Funk, Michael Blackwood
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Abstract
A door assembly for a microwave appliance includes a door frame that defines a door plenum and an air inlet. A monitor cradle is positioned toward a front of the door frame for receiving an image monitor seated on top of or flush with a front of the door frame. A duct is mounted to the door frame to divide the plenum into a low pressure region and a high pressure region, and an air handler urges a flow of air through the door plenum. A trim piece is removably mounted to a top of the door frame and includes a front guide that is spaced apart from the image monitor to define an upper outlet through which the flow of air passes downward along the vertical direction in front of the image monitor.
Claims20
A microwave appliance mountable over a cooktop 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;
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- 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 and an air inlet;
- a monitor cradle mounted to a front of the door frame;
- an image monitor mounted within the monitor cradle;
- an air handler positioned within the door frame for urging a flow of air through the door plenum;
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- a trim piece removably mounted to a top of the door frame, wherein the trim piece comprises a front guide that is spaced apart from the image monitor along the transverse direction to define an upper outlet that directs the flow of air downward along the vertical direction in front of the image monitor.
A door assembly for a microwave appliance, the microwave appliance being mountable over a cooktop appliance and comprising a cabinet defining a cooking chamber, the door assembly comprising:
- a door frame defining a door plenum and an air inlet;
- a monitor cradle mounted to a front of the door frame;
- an image monitor mounted within the monitor cradle;
- an air handler positioned within the door frame for urging a flow of air through the door plenum;
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- a trim piece removably mounted to a top of the door frame, wherein the trim piece comprises a front guide that is spaced apart from the image monitor along the transverse direction to define an upper outlet that directs the flow of air downward along the vertical direction in front of the image monitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.