Patent ID: 6758206
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A cooking appliance comprising:a cabinet including at least a front portion, opposing side panels, a base portion, a back panel and a top surface, said cabinet being adapted to rest upon a supporting surface; a plurality of gas burners arranged about the top surface; first and second oven cavities arranged within the cabinet, each of said first and second oven cavities including respective sidewall portions maintained in a spaced relationship from the opposing side panels such that at least one passageway is defined between the cabinet side panels and the sidewall portions of the first and second oven cavities; a first burner assembly positioned to heat the first oven cavity; a second burner assembly positioned to heat the second oven cavity; and at least one airflow inlet opening arranged along the front panel adjacent to the base portion, said at least one airflow inlet being adapted to direct an ambient airflow into the passageway, whereupon a first portion of the airflow is adapted to flow to the first oven cavity to supply combustion air to the first burner assembly, a second portion of the airflow is adapted to flow to the second oven cavity to supply combustion air to the second burner assembly, and a third portion of the airflow functions as a cooling airflow within the cabinet.