US2023235895A1PendingUtilityA1

Cooking appliance

Assignee: WHIRLPOOL COPriority: Jan 26, 2022Filed: Jan 26, 2022Published: Jul 27, 2023
Est. expiryJan 26, 2042(~15.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F24C 15/322F24C 15/16
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Abstract

The present disclosure provides a cooking appliance including a cooking chamber, at least one heating unit disposed within the cooking chamber, and multiple racks holding members to position racks at a desired height within the cooking chamber. The cooking appliance further includes a fan assembly movably coupled to a rear wall of the cooking chamber, and a driving unit coupled to the fan assembly to move the fan assembly vertically along the rear wall of the cooking chamber.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooking appliance comprising:
 a cooking chamber;   at least one heating unit disposed within the cooking chamber;   a plurality of rack holding members configured to position racks at a desired height within the cooking chamber;   a fan assembly movably coupled to a rear wall of the cooking chamber; and   a driving unit coupled to the fan assembly and configured to move the fan assembly vertically along the rear wall of the cooking chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the driving unit comprises one of a rack and pinion arrangement or a linear actuator. 
     
     
         3 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1  further comprising a control unit configured to:
 receive an input associated with selection of cooking mode of the cooking appliance; and 
 control the driving unit so as to adjust a position of the fan assembly along the rear wall of the cooking chamber based on the selection of cooking mode.

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