Oven appliance

Abstract

An oven appliance includes a slide assembly that couples a door to a cabinet such that the door is movable along a transverse direction relative to the cabinet. A support assembly includes a block mounted to the cabinet and a leveling leg threaded to the block. The block extends from the cabinet along the transverse direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oven appliance defining a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the lateral direction and the transverse direction being perpendicular, the oven appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining a cooking chamber and an opening for accessing the cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a heating element positioned at the cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a slide assembly mounted to the cabinet;   a door positioned adjacent the opening of the cabinet, the slide assembly coupling the door to the cabinet such that the door is movable along the transverse direction relative to the cabinet; and   a support assembly positioned at a bottom portion of the cabinet, the support assembly comprising
 a block mounted to the cabinet; and 
 a leveling leg threaded to the block, at least a portion of the leveling leg positioned directly below the door when the door is positioned at the opening of the cabinet. 
   
     
     
         2 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet comprises a bottom panel positioned at the bottom portion of the cabinet, the block mounted to the bottom panel of the cabinet such that the block extends past a front edge of the bottom panel along the transverse direction. 
     
     
         3 . The oven appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the block extends past the front edge of the bottom panel by at least half an inch along the transverse direction. 
     
     
         4 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the block is partially disposed within a pocket defined by the cabinet. 
     
     
         5 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , further comprising a fastener that extends through the cabinet into the block in order to mount the block to the cabinet. 
     
     
         6 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the block is adhered, welded or fastened to the cabinet at the bottom portion of the cabinet in order to mount the block to the cabinet. 
     
     
         7 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the door is a top door, the oven appliance further comprising a bottom door rotatably mounted to the cabinet adjacent the bottom portion of the cabinet, the bottom door positioned below the top door. 
     
     
         8 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the leveling leg is positioned directly below of the bottom door when the bottom door is closed. 
     
     
         9 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the leveling leg includes a foot positioned at a distal end of the leveling leg, a distance between the cabinet and the foot of the leveling leg being selectively adjustable by rotating the leveling leg relative to the block. 
     
     
         10 . The oven appliance of  claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of a foot of the leveling leg is not positioned directly below the cabinet. 
     
     
         11 . An oven appliance defining a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the lateral direction and the transverse direction being perpendicular, the oven appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining a cooking chamber and an opening for accessing the cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a heating element positioned at the cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a pair of slide assemblies mounted to the cabinet;   a door positioned adjacent the opening of the cabinet, the slide assemblies of the pair of slide assemblies coupling the door to the cabinet such that the door is movable along the transverse direction relative to the cabinet; and   a support assembly positioned at a bottom portion of the cabinet, the support assembly comprising
 a block mounted to the cabinet and extending from the cabinet along the transverse direction; and 
 a leveling leg threaded to the block. 
   
     
     
         12 . The oven appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the cabinet comprises a bottom panel positioned at the bottom portion of the cabinet, the block mounted to the bottom panel of the cabinet such that the block extends past a front edge of the bottom panel along the transverse direction. 
     
     
         13 . The oven appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the block extends past the front edge of the bottom panel by at least half an inch along the transverse direction. 
     
     
         14 . The oven appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the block is partially disposed within a pocket defined by the cabinet. 
     
     
         15 . The oven appliance of  claim 11 , further comprising a fastener that extends through the cabinet into the block in order to mount the block to the cabinet. 
     
     
         16 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the block is adhered, welded or fastened to the cabinet at the bottom portion of the cabinet in order to mount the block to the cabinet. 
     
     
         17 . The oven appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the block extends past the cabinet such that at least a portion of the leveling leg is positioned directly below of the door when the door is positioned at the opening of the cabinet. 
     
     
         18 . The oven appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the leveling leg includes a foot positioned at a distal end of the leveling leg, a distance between the cabinet and the foot of the leveling leg being selectively adjustable by rotating the leveling leg relative to the block. 
     
     
         19 . The oven appliance of  claim 19 , wherein at least a portion of a foot of the leveling leg is not positioned directly below the cabinet.