Automatic oven

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11047578-B2
Application number	US-201916240224-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2019
Priority date	Jan 4, 2019
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

An automatic oven having a controller and a sensor assembly for automatically determining a food type for a food item placed in a cooking chamber of the automatic oven, and cooks the automatically determined food item according to a cooking profile selected based on the determined food type, while optionally accommodating a user input on the determining of the food type, and the cooking profile, including an optional degree of doneness.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for cooling a cooking appliance having a cabinet including an insert within the cabinet to define cooking chamber with an access opening and a door selectively closing/opening the access opening, the method comprising:
flowing cooling air through a back wall of the cabinet, over a top wall of the insert, and out a side wall of the cabinet to define a first cooling flow path;
flowing cooling air through a bottom wall of the cabinet, along the bottom wall of the cabinet, and out a side wall of the cabinet to define a second cooling flow path; and
flowing cooling air through a bottom wall of the cabinet, out a front wall of the cabinet, into the door, out of the door, into a front wall of the cabinet, and out of a side wall of the cabinet to define a third cooling flow path;
wherein the first, second, and third cooling flow paths are fluidly isolated from each other.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second cooling flow paths flow out different side walls of the cabinet.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second cooling flow paths flow out a common vent in the same side wall.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first cooling flow path flows over a sensor assembly.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the second cooling flow path flows over a controller.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the third cooling flow path flows over a human machine interface (HMI).

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the HMI is located in the door.

Assignees

• Whirlpool Co

Inventors

• Clayton Alexander L
• Huang Vince
• Li Xiangxu
• Lei Ken
• Hu Hanks
• Chen Juan
• Yu Tracy
• Li Jack
• Qiu Roy
• Herndon Seth
• Gilmore Donald John
• Pastore Cristiano Vito
• Ge Dick
• Manjrekar Pallavi
• Wiatrak Bruce M
• Ferrise Andrea
• Cartwright Blake
• Hughes Richard J
• Fletty Joel
• Gary Jr Wyndham F
• Abdoo Joshua G
• Stipe Collin A
• Brenn Nicholas
• Mccuan Casey L
• Carpenter Christopher L

Classifications

• A21B1/06

  Ovens heated by radiators · CPC title

• F24C7/085 Primary

  on baking ovens · CPC title

• F24C15/006

  Arrangements for circulation of cooling air · CPC title

• F24C7/046 Primary

  Ranges · CPC title

• A21B3/02

  Doors; Flap gates · CPC title