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Frontal cooling towers for a ventilation system of a cooking appliance

  • US 10,619,862 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2018
  • Issued: 04/14/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cooking appliance comprising:

  • a housing having a sidewall and a front panel, wherein a heating cavity is defined within the housing;

    an operable door panel rotationally coupled proximate the front panel and operable to provide selective access to the heating cavity via an aperture defined within the front panel;

    a heat source in thermal communication with the heating cavity and the front panel;

    a blower disposed within an interstitial space at least partially defined by an outer surface of the housing; and

    a ventilation tower attached to the sidewall and positioned proximate the front panel, wherein selective operation of the blower draws ventilation air from an external region proximate the front panel and into the interstitial space via the ventilation tower,wherein the ventilation tower is positioned adjacent a handle of the operable door panel, wherein movement of the ventilation air at least partially limits thermal communication between the heat source and the handle.

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