Patent ID: 6761159
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A cooking appliance comprising:a cabinet including at least an upper rear portion, a back panel, opposing side panels and a top surface, said cabinet being adapted to rest upon a supporting surface; a plurality of heating elements arranged about the top surface; first and second oven cavities arranged within the cabinet, each of said first and second oven cavities including a rear wall spaced from the back panel such that a passageway is defined between the back panel and the respective rear walls; an exhaust air box mounted within the cabinet and including an exhaust opening; a first exhaust duct including a first end portion open to the first oven cavity and a second end portion opening into the exhaust air box, said first exhaust air duct being adapted to conduct a first exhaust airflow from the first oven cavity into the exhaust air box; a second exhaust duct including a first end portion open to the second oven cavity, and an upstanding stack portion extending through the first exhaust duct and leading to the exhaust air box, said second exhaust air duct being adapted to conduct a second exhaust airflow from the second oven cavity into the exhaust air box, said exhaust air box being divided such that the second exhaust airflow is exhausted through a central portion of the exhaust air box and the first exhaust airflow is exhausted on either side of the central portion; and an extension sleeve connected to the upstanding stack portion of the second exhaust duct, said extension sleeve being arranged in the exhaust air box.