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Deflecting element for appliance doors

US10260756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. · BE

Inventors

Stefan Dänzer · Neuenkirchen, DE
Stefan Bayerlein · Rothenburg ob der Tauber, DE
Magdalena Moll · Geslau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 20, 2016
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 9, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24C15/04
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A deflecting element is arranged in an oven door and aligned adjacent the ventilation openings to inhibit accidental spills through the openings from fouling interior door components. The deflecting element can have a plurality of tiered blades with associated respective channels for guiding and accumulating spills. One or several of the blades can have an angled deflector portion for guiding overflow liquid to a subjacent blade, away from interior glass panels. When the oven door is rotated into an upright position, closed position, liquid accumulated in the respective channels is conducted to the lateral edges of the door, where it can be guided via ducts out the base of the door or otherwise collected in removable reservoirs.

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