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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2022
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An oven includes (a) a cooking chamber; (b) a steam generator in fluid communication with the cooking chamber, the steam generator configured to transform water into steam for delivery to the cooking chamber; (c) a water reservoir in fluid communication with the steam generator, the steam generator further configured to draw the water from the water reservoir to be transformed into the steam; (d) a water fill assembly in fluid communication with the water reservoir and configured to accept water from a source external to the oven that is subsequently deposited into the water reservoir; and (e) desiccant disposed in fluid communication between the water reservoir and the water fill assembly. The oven can include a filter assembly disposed in fluid communication between the water reservoir and the water fill assembly. The desiccant can be disposed within the filter assembly.