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US 6,222,163 B1Granted
Gas oven incorporating auxiliary electric heating element
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsRichard J. Arntz, Isaac P. Sargunam
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AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsRichard J. Arntz, Isaac P. Sargunam
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A gas cooking appliance includes upper and lower gas burner units, as well as an upper electric heating element, which is configured and mounted in an enhanced operational manner, within an oven cavity. A control system is provided to control the electric heating element based on the operation of at least one of the upper and lower gas burner units. For instance, during a baking mode of operation, the electric heating element is cycled on and off while the lower burner unit is in a full operating state. In a broiling mode, both the upper gas burner unit and the electric heating element are activated in order to create a substantially uniform temperature within the oven cavity. During a cleaning mode of operation, the electric heating element is used to pre-heat the oven cavity at a controlled rate prior to operation of the lower burner unit.
A cooking appliance including an oven cavity defined by top, bottom, rear and side wall portions, and having an open frontal portion adapted to be selectively closed by a pivotally mounted door comprising:
A method of operating a cooking appliance having upper and lower gas burner units mounted within an oven cavity, along with an electric heating element mounted adjacent the upper gas burner unit, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.