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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2020
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Jessica Buschman, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Timothy Patrick VanAntwerp, St. Joseph, MI (US);
James R. Chisholm, Libertyville, IL (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a housing with a cooktop thereon. An oven is defined within the housing and is accessible via a door. A console extends upward from the cooktop and includes a front side that has a user interface and a rear side that is opposite the front side. A flue is configured to convey air from the oven cavity to the rear side of the console. A flue cover is coupled to the rear side of the console. The flue cover defines a chamber that has open upper and lower ends. The air conveyed from the oven cavity by the flue is configured to flow out of the rear side of the console into the chamber between the upper and lower ends.