Patent ID: 7117937

Claim:
A combined refrigerator-oven apparatus ( 20 ) comprising: an enclosed chamber ( 28 ) having an airflow inlet opening ( 54 ); a heating unit ( 50 ) positioned in said enclosed chamber ( 28 ); a refrigeration unit ( 70 ) positioned outside of said enclosed chamber ( 28 ) and having a cool air duct ( 80 ) coupled to said airflow inlet opening ( 54 ); and a controller ( 118 ) in communication with said heating unit ( 50 ) and said refrigeration unit ( 70 ) for selectively activating said refrigerator-oven apparatus ( 20 ), wherein when a cooling mode is selected, said controller ( 118 ) activates said refrigeration unit ( 70 ) to deliver cool air ( 62 ) through said cool air duct ( 80 ) to said enclosed chamber ( 28 ), and when a heating mode is selected, said controller ( 118 ) activates said heating unit ( 50 ).