Patent ID: 8173942

Claim:
An over the range oven comprising: a main body comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a pair of opposing sidewalls; a frame surrounding the main body and defining a first air flow channel between the frame and main body; the main body defining a cooking cavity, said cooking cavity further comprising a front edge surrounding an opening opposite said rear wall; a radio frequency (RF) generation module configured to deliver microwave energy into said cooking cavity; at least one radiant heat source in communication with said cooking cavity and configured to supply heat energy to said cooking cavity; a door coupled to said main body, said door defining a second air flow channel in communication with said first air flow channel with said door in a closed position, said door having an inner surface in communication with said cooking cavity when said door is in the closed position, wherein said oven is configured to operate in a radiant heat mode of operation, a microwave mode of operation, a dual mode of operation, and a self clean mode of operation; a choke assembly comprising a microwave choke coupled to said inner surface of said door and a gasket sealing a space between said door and a main body front edge when said door is in said closed position; an air inlet and an air outlet of the microwave choke defining a third air flow channel configured to channel air through said microwave choke and direct the air from the air outlet along said inner surface of the door and into said cooking cavity; and a venting system positioned proximate said rear wall and between said cooking cavity and an exterior environment, said venting system configured to operate in an active mode when said RF generation module is activated and operate in a passive mode when said RF generation module is deactivated, in the active mode said venting system providing flow communication between said cooking cavity and said third airflow channel, said venting system further configured to exhaust air from said cooking cavity outside of said main body through said rear wall.