Method and apparatus for cooling the exterior of a toaster oven
AssigneeAmerican Permanent Ware Corporation
InventorsMark J. Smith, Eric Thoreson
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for cooling the exterior of a toaster oven. The toaster oven has a cooking chamber and a product slide within an exterior casing. Outside air is forced into a channel formed between (1) the product slide and the exterior casing and (2) the cooking chamber and a corresponding portion of the exterior casing. The forced air is then directed out of the channel into a food pre-heating area outside the cooking chamber.
Claims16
A method of cooling an exterior casing of a toaster oven, the toaster oven having a cooking chamber and a product slide within the exterior casing, the method comprising the steps of:
- forcing outside air into a channel comprising a rear channel formed between the rear of the product slide and the rear of the exterior casing, and a top channel formed between the top of the cooking chamber and a corresponding portion of the exterior casing;
- directing the forced air our of the channel into a food pre-heating area outside the cooking chamber;
- forcing outside air into a side chamber on each side of the toaster oven formed between a side of the product slide, a side of the cooking chamber and the exterior casing;
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- directing the forced air out of each side chamber though one or more vents in the exterior caking of each side chamber.
A toaster oven comprising;
- an exterior casing;
- a cooking chamber within the exterior casing;
- a product slide within the exterior casing;
- a channel comprising a rear channel formed between the rear of the product slide and the rear of the exterior casing, and a top channel formed between the top of the cooking chamber and a corresponding portion of the exterior casing;
- a side chamber on each side of the toaster oven formed between a side of the product slide, a side of the cooking chamber and the exterior casing;
- one or more vents in the exterior casing of each side chamber so that the forced air is directed out of the side chamber,
- means for forcing outside air into the rear channel and into each side chamber and out of the one or more vents;
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- means for directing the forced air out of the top channel into a food pre-heating area outside the cooking chamber.
A toaster oven comprising:
- an exterior casing;
- a cooking chamber within the exterior casing;
- a product slide within the exterior casing;
- a channel comprising a rear channel formed between the rear of the product slide and the rear of the exterior casing, and a top channel formed between the top of the cooking chamber and a corresponding portion of the exterior casing;
- a first insulating barrier attached to an interior portion of the W channel;
- a side chamber on each side of the toaster oven formed between a side of the product slide, a side of the cooking chamber and the exterior casing;
- a second insulating barrier attached to an interior portion of each side chamber;
- a fan for forcing outside air into the rear channel and each side chamber;
- one or more apertures for directing the forced air out of the top channel into a food pre-heating area outside the cooking chamber;
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- one or more vents in the exterior casing of each side chamber so that the forced air is directed out of each side chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.