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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/20 (2006.01); F24C 15/32 (2006.01); H05B 6/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/2042 (2013.01); F24C 15/322 (2013.01); H05B 6/6426 (2013.01);
Abstract
An over the range microwave appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber, the cabinet comprising a sidewall that defines a fan inlet. A duct assembly is removably attached to the cabinet and includes a fixed outer duct that is mounted to the sidewall and an extendable duct positioned within the fixed outer duct and being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the extendable duct defining an intake aperture proximate a bottom end of the extendable duct and a discharge aperture proximate a top end of the extendable duct.