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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher James Adelmann, Louisville, KY (US);
Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Applicance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 7/04 (2006.01); F24C 15/32 (2006.01); F24C 14/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/325 (2013.01); F24C 7/04 (2013.01); F24C 14/00 (2013.01); F24C 15/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oven appliance has a reflector positioned within a housing above an upper heating element. An air distribution manifold defines an entrance proximate a cooking chamber of the housing. A catalytic smoke reducer is positioned above the reflector at the entrance of the air distribution manifold. An air handler is operable to draw air from above the reflector through the catalytic smoke reducer and the entrance of the air distribution manifold.