Patent ID: 11885506
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
an oven cavity having a cavity top, a cavity back, and cavity side walls,
an interior side wall extending parallel to each of the cavity side walls defining a passage therebetween,
a plurality of side rails extending along the interior side walls, the plurality of side rails being rotatable between a rest position in which no oven rack is installed and airflow to the oven cavity is blocked, and an active position in which the oven rack is installed and airflow to the oven cavity is provided,
a lever is fixed to at least one of the plurality of side rails and configured to be actuated upon rotation of the at least one of the plurality of side rails, and
an air grate associated with the at least one of the plurality of side rails and arranged within the passage between the interior side wall and at least one of the cavity side walls, wherein the air grate defines at least one grate opening, and configured to rest on the lever where the air grate is movable with the lever between a first position when the at least one of the plurality of side rails is in the rest position, and a second position when the at least one of the plurality of side rails is in the active position.