Appliance with a Venturi based venting system
First Claim
1. An appliance comprising:
- a housing defining therein an airflow channel which is in flow communication with outside of the appliance, the airflow channel comprising a common channel, the common channel defining therein an airflow direction and comprising a diverging section with a cross section which increases in size in the airflow direction, and a converging section with a cross section which decreases in size in the airflow direction, the converging section being upstream of and next to the diverging section;
a first heating unit disposed in the housing, the first heating unit defining therein a first cavity;
a second heating unit disposed in the housing, the second heating unit defining therein a second cavity;
a first duct through which the first cavity is in flow communication with the common channel, the first duct comprising a first outlet end disposed at least partially in the diverging section;
a second duct through which the second cavity is in flow communication with the common channel, the second duct comprising a second outlet end disposed in the diverging section; and
a fan in flow communication with the common channel,wherein when energized, the fan generates an airflow in the common channel to create a Venturi effect in the diverging section so that exhaust air in the first and second cavities is drawn into the common channel.
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Abstract
An appliance with a Venturi based venting system is disclosed. The appliance includes a housing defining an airflow channel in flow communication with outside of the appliance, the airflow channel having a common channel with a diverging section; first and second heating units disposed in the housing; a first duct through which a first cavity of the first unit is in flow communication with the common channel, the first duct having a first outlet end disposed at least partially in the diverging section; a second duct through which a second cavity of the second unit is in flow communication with the common channel, the second duct having a second outlet end disposed in the diverging section; and a fan in flow communication with the common channel.
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14 Claims
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1. An appliance comprising:
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a housing defining therein an airflow channel which is in flow communication with outside of the appliance, the airflow channel comprising a common channel, the common channel defining therein an airflow direction and comprising a diverging section with a cross section which increases in size in the airflow direction, and a converging section with a cross section which decreases in size in the airflow direction, the converging section being upstream of and next to the diverging section; a first heating unit disposed in the housing, the first heating unit defining therein a first cavity; a second heating unit disposed in the housing, the second heating unit defining therein a second cavity; a first duct through which the first cavity is in flow communication with the common channel, the first duct comprising a first outlet end disposed at least partially in the diverging section; a second duct through which the second cavity is in flow communication with the common channel, the second duct comprising a second outlet end disposed in the diverging section; and a fan in flow communication with the common channel, wherein when energized, the fan generates an airflow in the common channel to create a Venturi effect in the diverging section so that exhaust air in the first and second cavities is drawn into the common channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An appliance comprising:
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a housing defining therein an airflow channel which is in flow communication with outside of the appliance, the airflow channel comprising a common channel, the common channel comprising an intake end, an exhaust end, a diverging section disposed between the intake end and the exhaust end and comprising a cross section which increases in size in a direction from the intake end to the exhaust end, and a converging section disposed between the intake end and the exhaust end and comprising a cross section which decreases in size in the direction from the intake end to the exhaust end, the converging section being upstream of the diverging section, the converging section and the diverging section meeting at a common line; a first oven disposed in the housing, the first oven defining therein a first oven cavity; a second oven disposed in the housing, the second oven defining therein a second oven cavity; a first duct through which the first oven cavity is in flow communication with the common channel, the first duct comprising a first outlet end terminating in the diverging section; a second duct through which the second oven cavity is in flow communication with the common channel, the second duct comprising a second outlet end terminating in the diverging section; and a fan in flow communication with the common channel and disposed upstream of the first and second outlet ends, wherein when energized, the fan generates an airflow in the common channel to generate a Venturi effect in the diverging section proximate the first and second outlet ends, so that exhaust air in the first and second oven cavities is drawn into the common channel through the first and second ducts. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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