Cooking appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10443858-B2
Application number	US-201715414671-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2017
Priority date	Jan 25, 2017
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

A cooking appliance is generally provided herein. The cooking appliance may include a cabinet, a top panel, a burner, and a deflection plate. The cabinet may extend in a vertical direction from a top portion to a bottom portion. The cabinet may define a non-heated chamber between the top portion and the bottom portion. The top panel may be positioned at the top portion of the cabinet. The burner may be positioned on the top panel. The deflection plate may extend at a non-orthogonal angle from the top panel at a rear portion of the cabinet. The deflection plate may define a ventilation aperture above the non-heated chamber in fluid communication therewith.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooking appliance defining a mutually-perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction; the cooking appliance comprising:
a cabinet extending in the vertical direction from a top portion to a bottom portion, the cabinet defining a non-heated chamber between the top portion and the bottom portion;
a top panel positioned at the top portion of the cabinet;
a burner positioned on the top panel;
a deflection plate extending at a non-orthogonal angle from the top panel at a rear portion of the cabinet, the deflection plate defining a ventilation aperture above the non-heated chamber in fluid communication therewith; and
a shielding trim extending along a perimeter segment of the cabinet, the shielding trim housing the deflection plate and defining a spill opening directed towards the top panel to receive a liquid above the top panel, the spill opening being fully offset from the ventilation aperture along the transverse direction, the spill opening being positioned closer to the burner than the ventilation aperture along the transverse direction to prevent the liquid received through the spill opening from being received through the ventilation aperture,
wherein the deflection plate is angled towards the top panel and defines a spill path directed to the top panel, and
wherein the cabinet extends along the transverse direction from a front portion to the rear portion.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet defines a cooking chamber, wherein the appliance further comprises an exhaust duct extending from the cooking chamber, and wherein the ventilation aperture is in fluid communication with the exhaust duct.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the non-heated chamber is defined at the rear portion of the cabinet.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the cabinet defines a chamber opening in fluid communication with the non-heated chamber at the bottom portion.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein a ventilation blower is disposed within the non-heated chamber to motivate air therethrough.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 1 , wherein the top panel defines a well below the burner to receive a liquid from the deflection plate.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6 , wherein the well includes a recessed moat extending about the burner.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 6 , further comprising a cooking grate supported on the top panel over the burner, wherein a flow passage is defined between the top panel and the cooking grate to permit the flow of liquid from the deflector plate to the well.

9. A cooking appliance defining a mutually-perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction, the cooking appliance comprising:
a cabinet extending in the vertical direction from a top portion to a bottom portion, the cabinet defining a non-heated chamber between the top portion and the bottom portion;
a top panel positioned at the top portion of the cabinet;
a burner positioned on the top panel;
a shielding trim extending along a perimeter segment of the cabinet, the shielding trim defining a spill opening directed towards the top panel to receive a liquid above the top panel; and
a deflection plate housed within the shielding trim, the deflection plate extending at a non-orthogonal angle relative to the transverse direction, the deflection plate defining a ventilation aperture above the non-heated chamber in fluid communication therewith,
wherein a liquid passage is defined by and between the shielding trim and the deflection plate downstream from the spill opening, wherein the shielding trim further defines a drain opening downstream from the liquid passage in fluid communication with the top panel, wherein the drain opening is defined below the spill opening to direct liquids from the spill opening to the top panel, wherein the drain opening is positioned between the burner and the liquid passage along the transverse direction to direct liquids received through the spill opening to the top panel while being restricted from the ventilation aperture, and wherein the cabinet extends along the transverse direction from a front portion to a rear portion.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 9 , wherein the deflection plate is angled towards the top panel and defines a spill path directed to the top panel.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 9 , wherein the shielding trim includes an inclined face extending at a non-orthogonal angle towards the top panel.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 9 , wherein the cabinet defines a cooking chamber, wherein the appliance further comprises an exhaust duct extending from the cooking chamber, and wherein the exhaust duct is in fluid communication with the ventilation aperture and the spill opening.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 12 , wherein the ventilation aperture is offset from the spill opening.

14. The cooking appliance of claim 9 , wherein the non-heated chamber is defined at the rear portion of the cabinet below the shielding trim.

15. The cooking appliance of claim 9 , wherein the cabinet defines a chamber opening in fluid communication with the non-heated chamber at the bottom portion.

16. The cooking appliance of claim 9 , wherein a ventilation blower is disposed within the non-heated chamber to motivate air therethrough.

17. The cooking appliance of claim 9 , wherein the top panel defines a well below the burner to receive a liquid from the deflection plate.

18. The cooking appliance of claim 17 , further comprising a cooking grate supported on the top panel and extending over the burner, wherein a flow passage is defined between the top panel and the cooking grate to permit the flow of liquid from the deflector to the well.

Assignees

• Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Stokes Andrea Nichole
• Yantis John Adam

Classifications

• F24C3/008

  Ranges · CPC title

• F24C15/14 Primary

  Spillage trays or grooves · CPC title