Whirlpool Emea S.p.a.

Whirlpool Corporation

Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Vincenzo Colozzo

Fabio Gambardella

Matteo Scoponi

Alberto Gasparini

Sandro Ciccacci

Daniele Florio

Francesco Lampitelli

The present invention relates to an oven comprising: a muffle that defines a cooking cavity for containing foods to be cooked, the muffle comprising at least one horizontal floor, heating means adapted to heat air, ventilating means adapted to circulate the air, at least one air distribution element comprising at least one channel adapted to receive the air being circulated and to allow it to flow through, wherein the distribution element further comprises a plurality of inlet openings in fluidic connection with the at least one channel and adapted to supply air into said cooking cavity; the ventilating means comprise at least one fan in fluidic connection with the distribution element, the fan being placed at least partially under the level of the horizontal floor.

Direct-heating fan oven

A household cooking appliance, in particular an oven, comprises a cooking chamber defined by a muffle having a flue with a fume outlet at an upper wall of the muffle, and a front door, for opening and closing the cooking chamber. The appliance further comprises a delivery channel, defined by a duct body that extends above the upper wall of the muffle, the duct body having an outlet of the delivery channel that is substantially at a front region of the appliance, above an upper portion of the door, and having a fume inlet in a lower wall of the duct body, which is in fluid communication with the fume outlet of the muffle and with the delivery channel.

Household cooking appliance

A household cooking appliance, in particular an oven, comprises a cooking chamber defined by a muffle having a flue with a fume outlet at an upper wall of the muffle, and a front door, for opening and closing the cooking chamber. The appliance further comprises a delivery channel, defined by a duct body that extends above the upper wall of the muffle, the duct body having an outlet of the delivery channel that is substantially at a front region of the appliance, above an upper portion of the door, and having a fume inlet in a lower wall of the duct body, which is in fluid communication with the fume outlet of the muffle and with the delivery channel. Operatively associated to the duct body is a ventilation assembly, so as to draw in fumes from the fume outlet of the muffle and expel them from the outlet of the delivery channel, the ventilation assembly being in a rear end region of the duct body that is generally opposite to the outlet of the delivery channel. The flue has at least one portion which is made integrally with one between the upper wall of the muffle and the lower wall of the duct body and comprises a drawn part of said wall.

A household cooking appliance, in particular an oven, comprises a cooking chamber defined by a muffle having a flue with a fume outlet at an upper wall of the muffle, and a front door, for opening and closing the cooking chamber. The appliance further comprises a delivery channel, defined by a duct body that extends above the upper wall of the muffle, the duct body having an outlet of the delivery channel that is substantially at a front region of the appliance, above an upper portion of the door, and having a fume inlet in a lower wall of the duct body, which is in fluid communication with the fume outlet of the muffle and with the delivery channel. Operatively associated to the duct body is a ventilation assembly, so as to draw in fumes from the fume outlet of the muffle and expel them from the outlet of the delivery channel, the ventilation assembly being in a rear end region of the duct body that is generally opposite to the outlet of the delivery channel. The ventilation assembly comprises a radial fan with a centrifugal impeller inside the duct body, the centrifugal impeller being positioned above the fume inlet of the duct body substantially coaxial thereto and to the fume outlet of the muffle in such a way that at least the fumes are drawn in from the fume outlet substantially in the direction of the axis (X) of the impeller and forced in a radial direction into the delivery channel for being expelled from the corresponding outlet. The rear end region of the duct body has a generally rounded peripheral profile so as to form a volute of the radial fan, the duct body preferably having a shape generally tapered towards its rear end region and comprising a lower half-shell and an upper half-shell. Provided inside the duct body, within the boundaries of the delivery channel, is a flow-deflector element configured for rendering the flow forced by the centrifugal impeller into the delivery channel uniform.

Growing community of inventors

Gualdo Tadino, Italy

Vincenzo Colozzo