Vent trim assembly for a cooking appliance

Abstract

A cooking appliance may define a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction. The cooking appliance may include a cabinet. The cooking appliance may further include a cooktop provided above the cabinet. The cooking appliance may also include a cooktop extending between a front edge and a rear edge along the transverse direction. The rear edge may include a rear lip. The cooking appliance may also include a vent trim assembly in fluid communication with the cabinet. The vent trim assembly may include a lower vent trim positioned at the rear edge of the cooktop. The lower vent trim may include a support ledge positioned below the rear edge. The rear lip may be interfaced with the support ledge.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooking appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the cooking appliance comprising:
 a cabinet;   a cooktop provided above the cabinet, the cooktop extending between a front edge and a rear edge along the transverse direction, the rear edge comprising a rear lip; and   a vent trim assembly in fluid communication with the cooking chamber, the vent trim assembly comprising:
 a lower vent trim positioned at the rear edge of the cooktop, the lower vent trim comprising a support ledge positioned below the rear edge, the rear lip being interfaced with the support ledge. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the lower vent trim defines a front side and a rear side spaced apart along the transverse direction, wherein the lower vent trim comprises a front face positioned at the front side, wherein the front face comprises a top edge and a bottom edge spaced apart along the vertical direction, and wherein the support ledge is extended outward from the bottom edge of the front face. 
     
     
         3 . The cooking appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the support ledge comprises a first portion attached directly to the bottom edge of the front face, and wherein the rear lip is interfaced with the first portion. 
     
     
         4 . The cooking appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the first portion comprises a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge are spaced apart along the transverse direction, and wherein the first edge is disposed at the bottom edge of the front face. 
     
     
         5 . The cooking appliance of  claim 4 , wherein the support ledge further comprises a second portion attached to the second edge of the first portion, and wherein second portion defines a predetermined angle relative to the first portion. 
     
     
         6 . The cooking appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the predetermined angle is an acute angle. 
     
     
         7 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the lower vent trim defines a first side and a second side spaced apart along the lateral direction, and wherein the support ledge is positioned approximately equidistance between the first side and the second side. 
     
     
         8 . The cooking appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the vent trim assembly further comprises an upper vent trim, and wherein the upper vent trim is positioned atop of the lower vent trim. 
     
     
         9 . The cooking appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the upper vent trim comprises a return flange, wherein the return flange comprises a bottom surface and a top surface, wherein the lower vent trim comprises a one or more clips, wherein the bottom surface of the return flange is interfaced with the cooktop, and wherein the top surface of the return flange is interfaced with the one or more clips. 
     
     
         10 . A vent trim assembly for a cooking appliance, the vent trim assembly defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vent trim assembly comprising:
 a lower vent trim further defining a first side, a second side, a front side, and a rear side, the first side and the second side spaced apart along the lateral direction, the front side and the rear side spaced apart along the transverse direction, the lower vent trim comprising a front face positioned at the front side and a support ledge extending outward from the front face.   
     
     
         11 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the front face comprises a top edge and a bottom edge spaced apart along the vertical direction, and wherein the support ledge is extended outward from the bottom edge of the front face. 
     
     
         12 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the support ledge comprises a first portion attached directly to the bottom edge of the front face, and wherein the rear lip is interfaced with the first portion. 
     
     
         13 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the first portion comprises a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge are spaced apart along the transverse direction, and wherein the first edge is disposed at the bottom edge of the front face. 
     
     
         14 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the support ledge further comprises a second portion attached to the second edge of the first portion, and wherein second portion defines a predetermined angle relative to the first portion. 
     
     
         15 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the predetermined angle is an acute angle. 
     
     
         16 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the lower vent trim defines a first side and a second side spaced apart along the lateral direction, and wherein the support ledge is positioned approximately equidistance between the first side and the second side. 
     
     
         17 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the vent trim assembly further comprises an upper vent trim, and wherein the upper vent trim is positioned atop of the lower vent trim. 
     
     
         18 . The vent trim assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the upper vent trim comprises a return flange, wherein the return flange comprises a bottom surface and a top surface, wherein the lower vent trim comprises a one or more clips, wherein the bottom surface of the return flange is interfaced with a cooktop of the cooking appliance, and wherein the top surface of the return flange is interfaced with the one or more clips.