Patent ID: 6218654
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
A domestic appliance comprising an oven (60) and a ventilator device (20), which are arranged in a casing (50), the ventilator device (20) comprisingat least one inlet opening (23) and a plurality of outlet openings (24, 25) on the outside of the casing (50),a ventilating duct (21) extending between the inlet opening (23) and the plurality of outlet openings (24, 25), anda ventilator (22) arranged in the ventilating duct (21),the ventilating duct (21) being adjustable for leading out of the casing at any one of the plurality of outlet openings (24a, 24b, 25), characterised in thatthe ventilator (22) is stationarily mounted in the casing (50) spaced from the plurality of outlet opening (24, 25), andthe ventilating duct comprises a flow control means (30), which is arranged on the inside of the casing downstream of the ventilator (22) for adjustment between the plurality of outlet openings (24a, 24b, 25),the flow control means (30) includes an elongated control means housing (39) having a long side and a short side, the housing (39) is provided with an inlet (31) along the short side and an outlet (32) along the long side such that the outlet (32) having a larger area than the inlet (31), a deflecting device (40) is positioned within the control means housing (39) and is adapted to deflect and distribute essentially uniformly a flow from the inlet (31) to the outlet (32).