H05B6/6423

High heat in-situ camera systems and operation methods

An imaging system for a high-heat cooking appliance, including a camera system including an optical sensor, a lens, and a set of light emitters; and a camera cooling mechanism thermally connected to the camera system.

OVER-THE-RANGE MICROWAVE INCLUDING AIRFLOW REGULATING FEATURES
20220026073 · 2022-01-27 ·

A door assembly for a microwave appliance includes a door frame that defines a door plenum and an air inlet. A monitor cradle is positioned toward a front of the door frame for receiving an image monitor. A duct is mounted to the door frame to divide the plenum into a low pressure region and a high pressure region, and an air handler is mounted to the duct to urge a flow of air from the air inlet, through the low pressure region, and into high pressure region. The flow of air cools electronics in the high pressure region before passing through an upper outlet that directs the flow of air along a surface of the image monitor and through a lower outlet that directs the flow of air along a transverse direction below the image monitor.

OVER-THE-RANGE FEATURES MICROWAVE INCLUDING AIRFLOW REGULATING
20220026074 · 2022-01-27 ·

A door assembly for a microwave appliance includes a door frame that defines a door plenum and an air inlet. A monitor cradle is positioned toward a front of the door frame for receiving an image monitor seated on top of or flush with a front of the door frame. A duct is mounted to the door frame to divide the plenum into a low pressure region and a high pressure region, and an air handler urges a flow of air through the door plenum. A trim piece is removably mounted to a top of the door frame and includes a front guide that is spaced apart from the image monitor to define an upper outlet through which the flow of air passes downward along the vertical direction in front of the image monitor.

HIGH HEAT IN-SITU CAMERA SYSTEMS AND OPERATION METHODS

An imaging system for a high-heat cooking appliance, including a camera system including an optical sensor, a lens, and a set of light emitters; and a camera cooling mechanism thermally connected to the camera system.

COOKING APPLIANCE
20210352776 · 2021-11-11 ·

Provided is a cooking appliance including a grille frame with a filter fixing structure. The cooking appliance includes: a cabinet; a hood flow path formed inside the cabinet; a blower positioned in the cabinet to form an air flow inside the hood flow path; a filter positioned on the hood flow path to filter the air flow supplied from the blower; and a grille frame including an outlet discharging filtered air to an outside of the cabinet, and forming a plurality of support spaces, wherein a lower end of the filter is inserted in and supported by one support space of the plurality of support spaces.

Over-the-range microwave including cooling fans and method of operating an over-the-range microwave

A method of operating a microwave appliance includes determining that a vent fan is on, and instructing an air handler within a door of the microwave appliance to operate in response to determining that the vent fan is on.

Over-the-range microwave including airflow regulating features

A door assembly for a microwave appliance includes a door frame that defines a door plenum and an air inlet. A monitor cradle is positioned toward a front of the door frame for receiving an image monitor. A duct is mounted to the door frame to divide the plenum into a low pressure region and a high pressure region, and an air handler is mounted to the duct to urge a flow of air from the air inlet, through the low pressure region, and into high pressure region. The flow of air cools electronics in the high pressure region before passing through an upper outlet that directs the flow of air along a surface of the image monitor and through a lower outlet that directs the flow of air along a transverse direction below the image monitor.

COMBINATION MICROWAVE AND HOOD SYSTEM

A combined ventilation and microwave oven system includes an external enclosure with a top portion defining recirculation vent outlets, a cooling air inlet, a cooling air outlet, and an outside vent outlet, first and second side portions, and a bottom portion defining a vent inlet. The vent inlet is connected with the recirculation vent outlets and the outside vent outlet via airflow pathways. A hood assembly is disposed within the external enclosure and includes a first hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the first side portion and a second hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the second side portion. The hood assembly is configured to direct air through the vent inlet and through an interior of the external enclosure. A cooling fan is disposed between the cooking cavity and the second side portion to direct air through the cooling air inlet and the cooling air outlet.

COMBINATION MICROWAVE AND HOOD SYSTEM

A combined ventilation and microwave oven system includes an external enclosure with a top portion defining recirculation vent outlets, a cooling air outlet, and an outside vent outlet, side portions, and a bottom portion defining vent inlets. The vent inlets are in fluid communication with the recirculation vent outlets in a recirculation mode and the outside vent outlet in an outside vent mode. A cooling fan is disposed between the cooking cavity and the first side portion and is configured to direct air through the cooling air inlet and the cooling air outlet. A hood assembly is disposed within the external enclosure and includes at least one first hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the first side portion, and a second hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the second side portion to direct air through the vent inlets and through an interior of the external enclosure.

COMBINATION MICROWAVE AND HOOD SYSTEM
20220279631 · 2022-09-01 ·

The present application discloses a cooking device, which includes an inner chamber, an outer cover and an air suction assembly; the inner chamber is provided with a cooking cavity; the outer cover is arranged outside the inner chamber, and a heat dissipation air duct and a fume air duct is formed between the outer cover and the inner chamber; at least part of the heat dissipation air duct is located on a side of the inner chamber, a first air inlet of the heat dissipation air duct is provided on the outer cover and arranged corresponding to the side of the inner chamber, the heat dissipation air duct communicates with the cooking cavity and the fume air duct respectively, and a set of power devices of the cooking device are placed in the heat dissipation air duct.