Cooling system assembly for a cooking appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDasney Kirkland, Marcelo Torrentes, Arun Murthy
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Abstract
A cooling system for a cooking appliance includes an inlet duct including a duct top and a duct bottom and forming an air passage; a cooling fan at least partially accommodated within the inlet duct; a fan bracket removably coupled to the duct bottom and at least partially surrounding the cooling fan; an exhaust duct coupled to the duct top, the exhaust duct being provided above the cooling fan along the vertical direction and defining an outlet; and a catch basket provided within the outlet of the exhaust duct.
Claims18
A cooling system for a cooking appliance, the cooling system defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the cooling system comprising:
- an inlet duct comprising a duct top and a duct bottom and forming an air passage;
- a cooling fan at least partially accommodated within the inlet duct;
- a fan bracket removably coupled to the duct bottom and at least partially surrounding the cooling fan;
- an exhaust duct coupled to the duct top, the exhaust duct being provided above the cooling fan along the vertical direction and defining an outlet;
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- a catch basket provided within the outlet of the exhaust duct.
A cooking appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the cooking appliance comprising:
- a cabinet forming a cooking cavity;
- a cooktop provided above the cooking cavity;
- a wire cover selectively coupled to a rear face of the cabinet;
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- a cooling system provided between the cooktop and the cooking cavity, the cooling system comprising:
- an inlet duct comprising a duct top and a duct bottom and forming an air passage;
- a cooling fan at least partially accommodated within the inlet duct;
- a fan bracket removably coupled to the duct bottom and at least partially surrounding the cooling fan;
- an exhaust duct coupled to the duct top, the exhaust duct being provided above the cooling fan along the vertical direction and defining an outlet;
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- a catch basket provided within the outlet of the exhaust duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.