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US 6,730,881 B1Granted
Cooking appliance having accelerated cooking system
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsTimothy J. Arntz, Robert Z. Whipple, Jr.
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AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsTimothy J. Arntz, Robert Z. Whipple, Jr.
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An accelerated cooking feature for use in an appliance having an oven cavity includes a forced air convection system having an electronic control unit, a variable speed, bi-directional fan motor, and a directionally vented cover plate. The appliance operates in at least three modes, constituted by a convection mode, a radiant bake mode and a self-clean mode. In the convection mode, the controller operates the fan motor in a first direction at a speed dependent upon a selected cooking process, with various air streams being directed into distinct regions of the oven cavity. During the radiant bake mode, the controller operates the fan motor in a reverse direction to establish a uniform cooking environment. In the self-clean mode, high speed air currents are directed into the oven cavity and, in combination with a top broil element, perform a pyrolytic cleaning process.
A cooking appliance incorporating an accelerated cooking feature comprising:
A method of performing an accelerated cooking process in an oven cavity of a cooking appliance including a convection cooking system having a bi-directional, variable speed fan motor and a vented cover plate comprising:
A method of performing an accelerated cooking process in an oven cavity of a cooking appliance including a convection cooking system having a bi-directional, variable speed fan motor and a vented cover plate comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.