OVEN RANGE APPLIANCE

• US 20170082299A1
• Filed: 09/21/2015
• Published: 03/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. DBA GE Appliances (Haier Group Company)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Rowley, Samuel Warren, Ocano, Gonzalo Luis, Bollman, Robert Paul, Mayne, Joshua Adam
• Granted Patent: US 9,803,873 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/006 Arrangements for circulation of cooling air
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/30 Arrangements for mounting stoves or ranges in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/322 with forced circulation

Abstract

An oven range appliance including a chamber liner defining a cooking chamber, as well as a cabinet enclosing the chamber liner in cooking chamber, is provided. The cabinet includes a side panel positioned at a first side of the cabinet defining a cooling channel between the chamber liner and the side panel of the cabinet. A diverter panel is provided extending from the side panel towards the chamber liner. The diverter panel blocks a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate a back side of the cabinet to increase a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the front side of the cabinet.

Claims

1. An oven range appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the oven range appliance comprising:

a chamber liner defining a cooking chamber;

a cabinet enclosing the chamber liner and cooking chamber, the cabinet extending between a first side and a second side along the lateral direction, between a front and a back along the transverse direction, and between a top and a bottom along the vertical direction, the cabinet including a side panel positioned at the first side and defining a cooling channel between the chamber liner and the side panel of the cabinet; and

a diverter panel extending from the side panel toward the chamber liner, the diverter panel blocking a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the back of the cabinet to increase a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the front of the cabinet.

2. The oven range appliance of claim 1, wherein the diverter panel positioned at the top of the cabinet.

3. The oven range appliance of claim 1, wherein the diverter panel extends from the front of the cabinet to the back of the cabinet.

4. The oven range appliance of claim 1, wherein the diverter panel defines an opening with the side panel at the location proximate the front of the cabinet.

5. The oven range appliance of claim 4, further comprising

a cooktop positioned over the top of the cabinet, wherein the opening defined by the diverter panel and the side panel opens into a cavity defined with the cooktop.

6. The oven range appliance of claim 1, further comprising

insulation surrounding at least a portion of the chamber liner, wherein the diverter panel extends between the side panel and the insulation.

7. The oven range appliance of claim 1, further comprising

a cooktop positioned over the top of the cabinet, wherein the diverter panel includes a heat exchange fin that contacts the cooktop and acts as a heat sink for the cooktop.

8. The oven range appliance of claim 7, wherein the diverter panel defines an opening with the side panel at the location proximate the front of the cabinet, wherein the heat exchange fin extends adjacent to the opening.

9. The oven range appliance of claim 7, wherein the diverter panel includes a mounting flange positioned between the cooktop and the side panel.

10. The oven range appliance of claim 1, wherein the diverter panel is formed of a metallic material.

11. The oven range appliance of claim 1, further comprising

insulation surrounding at least a portion of the chamber liner, wherein the cooling channel is defined between the side panel and the insulation surrounding at least a portion of the chamber liner.

12. An oven range appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the oven range appliance comprising:

a chamber liner defining a cooking chamber;

a cabinet enclosing the chamber liner and cooking chamber, the cabinet extending between a first side and a second side along the lateral direction, between a front and a back along the transverse direction, and between a top and a bottom along the vertical direction, the cabinet including a side panel positioned at the first side and defining a cooling channel between the chamber liner and the side panel of the cabinet; and

a diverter panel extending from the side panel toward the chamber liner, the diverter panel positioned at the top of the cabinet and extending from the front of the cabinet to the back of the cabinet for deflecting cooling air from the cooling channel to a location proximate the front of the cabinet.

13. The oven range appliance of claim 12, wherein the diverter panel defines an opening with the side panel at the location proximate the front of the cabinet.

14. The oven range appliance of claim 12, further comprising

a cooktop positioned over the top of the cabinet, wherein the opening defined by the diverter panel and the side panel opens into a cavity defined with the cooktop.

15. The oven range appliance of claim 12, further comprising

insulation surrounding at least a portion of the chamber liner, wherein the diverter panel extends between the side panel and the insulation.

16. The oven range appliance of claim 12, further comprising

a cooktop positioned over the top of the cabinet, wherein the diverter panel includes a heat exchange fin that contacts the cooktop and acts as a heat sink for the cooktop.

17. The oven range appliance of claim 16, wherein the diverter panel defines an opening with the side panel at the location proximate the front of the cabinet, wherein the heat exchange fin extends adjacent to the opening.

18. The oven range appliance of claim 16, wherein the diverter panel includes a mounting flange positioned between the cooktop and the side panel.

19. The oven range appliance of claim 12, wherein the diverter panel is formed of a metallic material.

20. The oven range appliance of claim 12, further comprising

insulation surrounding at least a portion of the chamber liner, wherein the cooling channel is defined between the side panel and the insulation surrounding at least a portion of the chamber liner.