Patent ID: 9182296
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A21B,F24C,G01K

Abstract:
1. An oven appliance, comprising: a cooking chamber for receipt of a food for cooking, said cooking chamber defined in part by at least one vertically-oriented wall, an oven air sampling channel comprising an oven air inlet for the flow of air from within said cooking chamber into said air sampling channel and an outlet for the flow of air out of said oven air sampling channel, wherein said oven air inlet is positioned along said at least one vertically-oriented wall, a sensor for measuring one or more properties of the air flowing through said oven air sampling channel; a fan configured for causing air to flow from said cooking chamber and through said oven air sampling channel; a cooling air flow passageway positioned exterior of said chamber and configured to providing cooling of the oven appliance during cooking operations, wherein said oven air sampling channel further comprises a cooling air inlet for providing air into said oven air sampling channel from said cooling air passageway, and wherein said sensor is positioned within said oven air sampling channel at a position upstream of said cooling air inlet; and an additional sensor positioned within said oven air sampling channel at a position downstream of said cooling air inlet.