Patent ID: 11950349
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A combined ventilation and microwave oven system, comprising:
an external enclosure including:
a top portion having a horizontal plane and defining each of first and second recirculation vent outlets, a cooling air inlet, a cooling air outlet, and an outside vent outlet through the horizontal plane, wherein each of the first and second recirculation vent outlets, the cooling air inlet, and the cooling air outlet are defined adjacent to a front edge of the top portion, and wherein the outside vent outlet is defined adjacent to a rear edge of the top portion, and further wherein the first and second recirculation vent outlets are disposed between the cooling air inlet and the cooling air outlet;
first and second side portions coupled to opposing side edges of the top portion; and
a bottom portion extending between the first and second side portions and defining at least one vent inlet, wherein the at least one vent inlet is connected with the first and second recirculation vent outlets and the outside vent outlet via one or more pathways for airflow;

a cooking cavity disposed within the external enclosure;
a cooking component area disposed adjacent the cooking cavity;
a door operable to enclose the cooking cavity, wherein a top edge of the door is aligned with the horizontal plane;
a hood assembly disposed within the external enclosure, wherein the hood assembly includes:
at least one first hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the first side portion; and
a second hood fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the second side portion, wherein the hood assembly is configured to direct air through the at least one vent inlet and through an interior of the external enclosure; and

a cooling fan disposed between the cooking cavity and the second side portion, wherein the cooling fan is configured to direct air in a first vertical direction through the cooling air inlet, through the cooking cavity, in a second vertical direction through a top surface of the cooking cavity, and in the second vertical direction through the cooling air outlet to be expelled from the external enclosure.