Patent ID: 6172338
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A cooking appliance comprising:a cabinet including at least a front portion, opposing side panels, a bottom panel and a back panel, said cabinet being adapted to rest upon a supporting surface with the bottom panel being spaced above the supporting surface so as to define a first passageway beneath the cabinet;at least one oven cavity positioned within the cabinet, said oven cavity including a rear wall spaced from the back panel such that a second passageway, which is open to the first passageway, extends upward between the rear wall of the oven cavity and the back panel;a main back panel extending between the side panels at a position located between the rear wall of the oven cavity and the back panel; andat least one exit opening formed in an upper portion of the back panel, wherein cooling air is caused to flow, during operation of the cooking appliance, from the front portion toward the back panel through the first passageway, then upward within the second passageway and exits the cooking appliance through the at least one exit opening.