Patent ID: 7049552

Claim:
A cooking appliance comprising: a frame including a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall extending from and about an outer periphery of the bottom wall so as to define a chassis for the cooking appliance; a cooktop arranged atop the chassis; a plurality of openings formed in the peripheral side wall to allow passage of air into the chassis; a control box mounted within the chassis directly adjacent to one of the plurality of openings, said control box including a plurality of side walls that define a housing for electrical components, at least one of said side walls including a vent which opens into the chassis; and a blower assembly mounted to the chassis for providing a cooling airflow to both the control box and the chassis, wherein activation of the blower assembly functions to draw air into the chassis through the plurality of openings in the peripheral side wall, with a portion of the air passing through the control box, prior to entering the chassis.