Home cooking appliance having a cooling fan air guide
US11428417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24C15/101
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooktop on the housing, the cooktop having at least one gas burner, a cooking compartment in the housing and accessible through a door in a front of the housing, a cooling air system having a cooling fan that conveys cooling air through the housing, and an air guide between the cooktop and the cooking compartment, the air guide including an inlet located away from a space below the at least one gas burner of the cooktop and an outlet in fluid communication with the cooling fan, the air guide configured to restrict air from being drawn into the cooling fan from the space below the at least one gas burner of the cooktop.
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