Cooking performance fin for cooking appliance

US11204171B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11204171-B2
Application numberUS-202016792333-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 17, 2020
Priority dateFeb 17, 2020
Publication dateDec 21, 2021
Grant dateDec 21, 2021

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Abstract

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A domestic cooking appliance for heating a food item includes a main housing; a cooking compartment in the main housing, the cooking compartment being configured to receive the food item to be heated, the cooking compartment having a first sidewall and a second sidewall; a gas burner that provides heat to the cooking compartment; a burner panel located between the gas burner and the cooking compartment; and a first fin protruding from the first sidewall and into the cooking compartment.

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What is claimed is: 1. A domestic cooking appliance for heating a food item, comprising: a main housing; a cooking compartment in the main housing, the cooking compartment being configured to receive the food item to be heated, the cooking compartment having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall being on opposite sides of the cooking compartment; a gas burner that provides heat to the cooking compartment; a burner panel located between the gas burner and the cooking compartment; a first fin protruding from the first sidewall and into the cooking compartment; and a second fin protruding from the second sidewall and into the cooking compartment, wherein the burner panel comprises a first opening adjacent to the first sidewall and a second opening adjacent to the second sidewall, and air heated by the gas burner moves into the cooking compartment through the first and second openings, the first fin protrudes from the first sidewall at a first angle, the first angle being less than 70 degrees and more than 20 degrees, and the second fin protrudes from the second sidewall at a second angle, the second angle being less than 70 degrees and more than 20 degrees, wherein the first fin is removably attached to the first sidewall, and the second fin is removably attached to the second sidewall. 2. The domestic cooking appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first lugs protruding from the first sidewall toward the cooking compartment, wherein the first fin comprises a base plate and an angled plate, the angled plate extending from the base plate at the first angle and having a common edge with the base plate, the first fin further comprises a plurality of notches in the base plate, each of the notches receiving one of the first lugs. 3. The domestic cooking appliance of claim 2 , wherein the second fin is identical to the first fin.

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Classifications

  • F24C3/087Primary

    in baking ovens · CPC title

  • Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens · CPC title

  • F24C3/025Primary

    of the closed type · CPC title

  • Removable panels · CPC title

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What does patent US11204171B2 cover?
A domestic cooking appliance for heating a food item includes a main housing; a cooking compartment in the main housing, the cooking compartment being configured to receive the food item to be heated, the cooking compartment having a first sidewall and a second sidewall; a gas burner that provides heat to the cooking compartment; a burner panel located between the gas burner and the cooking com…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bsh Home Appliances Corp, Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F24C3/087. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 21 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).