Microwave oven appliance and filter assembly therefor
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDong Soo Shin, Byung Cheon Lee
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Abstract
A microwave appliance includes a cabinet including a plurality of walls forming a cooking chamber. A cabinet opening is formed at a front wall of the plurality of walls. A door is positioned adjacent to the front wall when in a closed position. A deflector includes a front face contoured from a vent opening to a rear opening. The deflector includes a sidewall extending from the front face to form an airflow passage extending from the vent opening to the rear opening. A mount wall within the airflow passage forms a surface against which a filter assembly is disposable within the airflow passage.
Claims20
An over the range microwave appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the over the range microwave appliance comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a plurality of walls forming a cooking chamber, wherein a cabinet opening is formed at a front wall of the plurality of walls;
- a door positioned adjacent to the front wall when in a closed position;
- a deflector comprising a front face contoured from a vent opening to a rear opening, the deflector comprising a sidewall extending from the front face to form an airflow passage extending from the vent opening to the rear opening, wherein a mount wall within the airflow passage forms a surface against which a filter assembly is disposable within the airflow passage.
A microwave appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the microwave appliance comprising:
- a cabinet comprising a plurality of walls forming a cooking chamber, wherein a cabinet opening is formed at a front wall of the plurality of walls;
- a door positioned adjacent to the front wall when in a closed position;
- a deflector comprising a front face contoured from a vent opening to a rear opening, the deflector comprising a sidewall extending from the front face to form an airflow passage extending from the vent opening to the rear opening, wherein a mount wall within the airflow passage forms a surface against which a filter assembly is disposable within the airflow passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.