Patent ID: 9125244
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. An induction cooktop appliance comprising: a housing having an air intake opening at one end and an air exhaust at an opposite end, the air intake opening and the air exhaust opening defining an air cooling circulation path through an interior of the housing; an induction cooktop disposed on top of the housing; electronics for the induction cooktop disposed within the housing; and a vent tube having a first end and a second end, the vent tube being configured to segregate air entering the air intake opening of the housing from air exiting the air exhaust opening of the housing, the first end of the vent tube being coupled to a cool air supply and the second end of the vent tube being coupled to the air intake opening of the housing, wherein only air from the vent tube enters the air intake opening of the housing, wherein air exiting the air exhaust opening of the housing does not mix with air from the vent tube entering the air intake opening of the housing.