Jenn Air Corporation

Thomas R Field

Louis J Jenn

Joseph J Cerola

Donald J Simon

A resistance heating element is formed in a spiral pattern to a spherical radius to provide conductive heating for a wok. The resistance heating element is supported by a support which accommodates the spherical surface of the heating element. The heating element can be for either plug-in or permanent installation.

Electric range surface element

The blower is made separate from the rest of a self-ventilated range and is installed prior to the installation of the range. The blower can be selectively mounted for through-the-wall or through-the-floor discharge and is located so that the hole in the wall or floor misses the studs or joists, respectively. After the blower is installed, the self-ventilated range is set in place over the blower and the blower is connected to the plenum by means of a flexible pipe. In this way the plenum can be made thinner providing more room for the oven cavity.

Self-ventilated range and method of installing

A modular induction cooktop cartridge contains a fan which is interlocked with the panel switches so that whenever an induction unit is operative, air is drawn into the cartridge to cool the solid state electronic components. Air is exhausted in a high velocity discharge to minimize recirculation.

Induction cartridge

Disclosed is a proximity ventilated cooking range adapted for countertop installation in a conventional stack-on kitchen cabinet. The surface heating units and ventilating air intake rest over a cut-out portion of the cabinet countertop with a ventilating air plenum and motor driven fan depending from the top surface of the range and disposed in the underlying cabinet. A housing enclosing an electronic air filtering unit is mounted closely adjacent the ventilating air plenum with a duct connecting the discharge of the fan and the interior of the filter unit housing. After moving through the filter unit, the air exits from the housing through a discharge opening at the front of the cabinet into the kitchen environs.

Countertop range with proximity ventilation and electronic air cleaner

Disclosed is a portable grill assembly adapted for use on, for example, a kitchen countertop area. The assembly includes a somewhat L-shaped housing, the horizontally extending portion of which encloses a heating element and is topped by a grill element for supporting meat or other edibles for exposed surface broiling. The adjoining upwardly extending portion houses a power driven fan which draws air, smoke and cooking vapors from across the grill element and into the upwardly extending portion. The fan outlet discharges to the exterior of the housing.

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Noblesville, IN, United States of America

Thomas R Field