Whirlpool Corporation

Massimiliano Frontini

John Jay Myers

Simone Emanuele Ceron

Marco Giuliani

Roberto J Hubner

Jurij Paderno

Massimiliano Daniele

Alessandro Gigante

Jessica Buschman

Dhanaji Haridas Bhosale

Alberto Castiglioni

Sachin Shinde

Tommaso Martini

Gaurav N Patil

Ezequiel Matias Varani

Luca Minetto

Edoardo Gallenzi

A cooking appliance includes a cabinet that defines a cooking cavity that has a first sidewall. A ladder rack assembly includes a horizontal rack and a vertical rail that are coupled to the first sidewall. The vertical rail is at least partially disposed within a recess of the first sidewall of the cooking cavity.

Ladder rack assembly for a cooking cavity

A steam generating system for an appliance includes a first tank positioned at a first vertical position and having an upper water outlet and a lower water outlet. A second tank is positioned at a second vertical position that is lower than the first vertical position of the first tank. A first and second interconnecting members respectively connect the upper and lower water outlets of the first tank to the second tank. Together, the first and second interconnecting members fluidically connect the first and second tanks. A valve assembly is positioned along the second interconnecting member to selectively provide access to the second tank from the first tank. Inlet and outlet pumps are respectively coupled to the first and second tanks to supply and discharge water from the steam generating system. The appliance further includes a retractable hose for connecting the steam generating system to a water source.

Steam generating system

A rack for a cooking appliance includes a perimeter rim that has a first end, a second end, a first side rail, and a second side rail. A plurality of spaced rails are disposed between each of the first and second rails and the first and second ends of the perimeter rim. An elongated member is operably coupled to the perimeter rim and is proximate to the plurality of spaced rails. A crossbar is disposed proximate to the elongated member. The crossbar defines an opening directly behind the elongated member along a length of the elongated member and a length of the crossbar.

Elongated member for a rack

An inlet for steam ovens includes a movable fitting that shifts between extended and retracted positions. The water inlet assembly may be substantially hidden by an oven door when the oven door is in a closed position.

Water inlet connectivity for steam oven

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Massimiliano Frontini