SELF-CLEANING ROTISSERIE OVEN INCLUDING OVEN DOOR WITH LABYRINTH SEAL
First Claim
1. A self-cleaning rotisserie oven, comprising:
- an oven cabinet including an internal cooking chamber with an access opening, the oven cabinet including an access opening frame about the access opening;
a self-cleaning system for cleaning the cooking chamber with a liquid;
a rotor located within the cooking chamber; and
a door mounted on the oven cabinet, the door spanning the access opening with the door in a closed configuration, the door providing access to the cooking chamber when in an open configuration,with the door in the closed configuration the door including a plate extending inwardly toward the oven chamber, the plate being located to an interior side of a lip extending outwardly from the access opening frame and toward the door thereby defining a tortuous path for liquid delivered from the self-cleaning system to follow.
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Abstract
A self-cleaning rotisserie oven including an oven cabinet including an internal cooking chamber with an access opening. The oven cabinet includes an access opening frame about the access opening. A self-cleaning system is provided for cleaning the cooking chamber with a liquid. A rotor is located within the cooking chamber. A door is mounted on the oven cabinet. The door spanning the access opening with the door in a closed configuration and providing access to the cooking chamber when in an open configuration. With the door in the closed configuration, the door including a plate extending inwardly toward the oven chamber. The plate is located to an interior side of a lip extending outwardly from the access opening frame and toward the door thereby defining a tortuous path for liquid delivered from the self-cleaning system to follow.
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18 Claims
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1. A self-cleaning rotisserie oven, comprising:
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an oven cabinet including an internal cooking chamber with an access opening, the oven cabinet including an access opening frame about the access opening; a self-cleaning system for cleaning the cooking chamber with a liquid; a rotor located within the cooking chamber; and a door mounted on the oven cabinet, the door spanning the access opening with the door in a closed configuration, the door providing access to the cooking chamber when in an open configuration, with the door in the closed configuration the door including a plate extending inwardly toward the oven chamber, the plate being located to an interior side of a lip extending outwardly from the access opening frame and toward the door thereby defining a tortuous path for liquid delivered from the self-cleaning system to follow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A self-cleaning rotisserie oven, comprising:
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an oven cabinet including an internal cooking chamber with an access opening, the oven cabinet including an access opening frame about the access opening; a self-cleaning system for cleaning the cooking chamber with a liquid; a rotor located within the cooking chamber; a door mounted on the oven cabinet, the door spanning the door frame with the door in a closed configuration, the door providing access to the cooking chamber when in an open configuration; and a door cooling system comprising an air outlet above the door configured to direct air across an outer surface of the door to cool the door. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of inhibiting leaking of a self-cleaning rotisserie oven including an oven cabinet including an internal cooking chamber with an access opening, the oven cabinet including an access opening frame about the access opening, a self-cleaning system for cleaning the cooking chamber with a liquid and a rotor located within the cooking chamber, the method comprising:
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mounting a door to the oven cabinet, the door spanning the access opening with the door in a closed configuration, the door providing access to the cooking chamber when in an open configuration; and providing the door with a labyrinth seal such that with the door in the closed configuration the door including a plate extending inwardly toward the oven chamber, the plate being located to an interior side of a lip extending outwardly from the access opening frame and toward the door thereby defining a tortuous path for liquid delivered from the self-cleaning system to follow. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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