Oven rack storage

Abstract

An oven range appliance is provided including a cabinet extending along a transverse direction between a front side and a rear side. The cabinet defines a cooking chamber, a bottom chamber positioned below the cooking chamber, and a bottom chamber opening defined at the front side of the cabinet. A drawer is positioned at least partially in the bottom chamber, the drawer defining a compartment for the storage of, e.g., cooking utensils. Additionally, a means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer may be provided such that the compartment of the drawer is accessible when one or more oven racks are stored.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . An oven range appliance that defines a vertical direction and a transverse direction, the vertical and transverse directions being perpendicular, the oven range appliance comprising:
 a cabinet extending along the transverse direction between a front side and a rear side, the cabinet defining
 a cooking chamber; 
 a bottom chamber positioned below the cooking chamber along the vertical direction; and 
 a bottom chamber opening defined at the front side of the cabinet; 
   a drawer positioned at least partially in the bottom chamber and defining a compartment, the drawer moveable along the transverse direction between an open position and a closed position, at least a portion of the drawer extended outwardly through the bottom chamber opening in the open position; and   means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer such that the compartment of the drawer is accessible when the drawer is in the open position.   
     
     
         2 . The oven range appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the cabinet includes a ceiling at a top end of the bottom chamber, and wherein the means for storing the one or more oven racks is attached to the ceiling. 
     
     
         3 . The oven range appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer comprises:
 a first support bracket; and   a second support bracket, the first and second support brackets positioned above the drawer along the vertical direction and proximate to the bottom chamber opening, the first and second support brackets spaced along a lateral direction of the oven range appliance to support the one or more oven racks.   
     
     
         4 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the first support bracket is a first channel and the second support bracket is a second channel, the first and second channels extending along a transverse direction of the oven range appliance. 
     
     
         5 . The oven range appliance of  claim 4 , wherein the first and second channels each define a guide wall and a ledge, wherein the guide walls extend downwardly along the vertical direction, and wherein the ledges extend inwardly from the guide walls for supporting the one or more oven racks. 
     
     
         6 . The oven range appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the cabinet includes a ceiling at a top end of the bottom chamber, and wherein the first and second channels are each U-shaped channels attached to the ceiling. 
     
     
         7 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the first support bracket comprises a first extension assembly and the second support bracket comprises a second extension assembly, the first and second extension assemblies attached to one another by a frame for holding the one or more oven racks, the frame moveable between an extended position and a retracted position by the extension assemblies. 
     
     
         8 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer further comprises
 a slide assembly positioned above the drawer in the vertical direction and between the first and second support brackets along the lateral direction, the slide assembly defining a support member movably attached to a base, the base extending along the transverse direction and the support member configured to support the one or oven racks.   
     
     
         9 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer further comprises:
 a first slide assembly positioned above the drawer in the vertical direction, the first slide assembly defining a first support member movably attached to a first base, the first base extending along the transverse direction and the first support member configured to support the one or oven racks; and   a second slide assembly positioned above the drawer in the vertical direction, the second slide assembly defining a second support member movably attached to a second base, the second base extending along the transverse direction and the second support member configured to support the one or oven racks.   
     
     
         10 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer further comprises
 a rear support bracket positioned above the drawer in the vertical direction and defining a backstop and a ledge, the backstop extending downwardly along the vertical direction and the ledge extending outwardly from the backstop, the ledge configured to support the one or more oven racks.   
     
     
         11 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer further comprises
 a third support bracket spaced from the first support bracket along the transverse direction; and   a fourth support bracket spaced from the second support bracket along the transverse direction, the third and fourth support brackets positioned above the drawer in the vertical direction and spaced from one another along the lateral direction, the third and fourth support brackets configured to assist in supporting the one or oven racks.   
     
     
         12 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second support brackets are each tiered support brackets defining an upper ledge and a lower ledge, the upper and lower ledges extending inwardly along the lateral direction towards the opposing tiered support bracket and spaced from one another along the vertical direction, the upper ledges configured to support a first oven rack and the lower ledges configured to support a second oven rack. 
     
     
         13 . The oven range appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the first support bracket comprises a first snap attachment and the second support bracket comprises a second snap attachment, the first and second snap attachments each defining a pair of compression arms extending downwardly along the vertical direction configured to support the one or more oven racks. 
     
     
         14 . The oven range appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the means for storing one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber above the drawer comprises:
 a front support bracket positioned above the drawer in the vertical direction and proximate to the bottom chamber opening, the front support bracket including a support rail extending along a lateral direction of the oven range appliance to support the one or more oven racks; and   a rear support bracket positioned above the drawer in the vertical direction and defining a backstop and a ledge, the backstop extending downwardly along the vertical direction and the ledge extending outwardly from the backstop, the ledge also configured to support the one or more oven racks.   
     
     
         15 . The oven range appliance of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a door attached to the drawer that covers the bottom chamber opening the when the drawer is in the closed position.   
     
     
         16 . An oven range appliance that defines a vertical direction and a transverse direction, the vertical and transverse directions being perpendicular, the oven range appliance comprising:
 a cabinet extending along the transverse direction between a front side and a rear side, the cabinet defining
 a cooking chamber; and 
 a bottom chamber positioned below the cooking chamber along the vertical direction; 
   a drawer positioned at least partially in the bottom chamber and comprising a first side wall and a second and opposite side wall, each extending along the transverse direction, the drawer defining a compartment;   a first ledge attached to or integral with a top portion of the first side wall; and   a second ledge attached to or integral with a top portion of the second side wall, the first and second ledges configured to support the one or more oven racks above the compartment along the vertical direction.   
     
     
         17 . The oven range appliance of  claim 16 , wherein the first ledge is defined by a first bracket attached to the top portion of the first side wall, and wherein the second ledge is defined by a second bracket attached to the top portion of the second side wall. 
     
     
         18 . The oven range appliance of  claim 16 , wherein the first ledge is defined by an extension of the first side wall that extends outwardly along the lateral direction from the top portion of the first side wall, and wherein the second ledge is defined by an extension of the second side wall that extends outwardly along the lateral direction from the top portion of the second side wall. 
     
     
         19 . A method for storing one or more oven racks in a bottom chamber of an oven range appliance defining a vertical direction and a transverse direction, the method comprising:
 moving a drawer outwardly along the transverse direction to an open position, exposing the bottom chamber and a compartment of the drawer; and   moving the one or more oven racks into a stored position within the bottom chamber above the drawer such that a compartment of the drawer remains accessible after the storage of the one or more oven racks in the bottom chamber.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein moving the one or more oven racks into a stored position within the bottom chamber comprises sliding the one or more oven racks into one or more storage brackets positioned above the drawer in the bottom chamber.