Patent ID: 8905014
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. An oven appliance comprising: a cabinet defining a chamber for receipt of food for cooking, the chamber accessed through an opening defined by said cabinet, said cabinet having sidewalls, a top panel, and a bottom panel, the sidewalls extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, the cabinet also defining a first pocket and a second pocket, the first and second pockets positioned within the sidewalls and extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, the first and second pockets of said cabinet include an arcuate portion extending between the top panel and the bottom panel and a linear portion extending between the top panel and the bottom panel, the top panel also defining a slot; an arcuate track positioned adjacent the top panel or the bottom panel of said cabinet, the track having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends of said track being positioned within a respective one of the first and second pockets such that the track extends between the first and the second pockets; a pair of arcuate doors slidingly mounted to said track, said doors configured for sliding along an arcuate path defined by said track and permitting selective access to the chamber of said cabinet; a pair of links, each of said links having a first end spaced apart longitudinally from a second end, the first ends of said links positioned at and rotatably connected to a respective one of said doors; and a pin slidably positioned within the slot of the top panel of said cabinet, wherein the second ends of said links are rotatably coupled with said pin such that said doors move in a synchronized manner.