公开(公告)号：US20240389206A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18317502

申请日：2023-05-15

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alok Chandrakant Deshpande ,  Ankur Garg ,  Ajit Maruti Patil ,  Claudio Maria Marongiu ,  Wojciech Adam Pawlowski

IPC: H05B6/64 ,  F24C15/02

Abstract: A cooking oven includes: (a) a cooking cavity; (b) a door to provide selective access to the cooking cavity; (c) a forward panel facing the door when the door takes a closed position, the forward panel comprising a latch cutout; (d) a latch assembly with a base portion that extends from rearward of the forward panel, through the latch cutout with a gap between the latch cutout and the base portion, and forward of the forward panel to couple to the door; and (e) a seal, such as that provided by a latch cover, that at least partially seals the gap to reduce air flow through the gap. During use of the cooking oven, a forward surface of the door forward of the gap exhibits a reduced temperature compared to if no such seal, such as that provided by the latch cover, was included.

公开(公告)号：US20250137655A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-01

申请号：US18494133

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Alok Chandrakant Deshpande ,  Nicholas Joseph Kormanik, III ,  Eduardo Sant Anna Martins ,  Eric Michael Monville ,  Joseph Edward Rendzikowski ,  Alberto Regio Gomes ,  Pavan M. Meti

IPC: F24C15/00

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cooking cavity having first and second sidewalls that are spaced-apart from one another. A housing includes first and second sidewalls that are spaced-apart from one another and an upper wall. The first and second sidewalls of the housing are spaced-apart from the first and second sidewalls of the cooking cavity to define first and second side channels therebetween, respectively. A duct assembly includes first and second sidewalls spaced-apart from one another and an upper wall. The duct assembly is positioned on the upper wall of the housing and includes an interior cavity having a front opening and a rear opening. A blower assembly includes an inlet operably coupled to the rear opening of the duct assembly and is fluidically coupled to the first and second channels. The blower assembly includes an upwardly opening rear outlet having a plurality of baffles and deflectors positioned therein.