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

Claim 15:
16. 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 is blocked, and an active position in which the oven rack is installed and airflow 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, wherein the lever is in communication with an air grate and configured to vertically move the air grate upon actuation thereof, where the air grate is lowered in response to the at least one of the plurality of side rails being in the active position and elevated when the at least one of the plurality of side rails is in the rest position.