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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Alok Chandrakant Deshpande, Lombardia, IT;
Nicholas Joseph Kormanik, III, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Eduardo Sant Anna Martins, Joinville, BR;
Eric Michael Monville, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Joseph Edward Rendzikowski, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Alberto Regio Gomes, Milton, GA (US);
Pavan M. Meti, Maharashtra, IN;
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a cooking cavity having first and second sidewalls that are spaced-apart from one another. A housing includes first and second sidewalls that are spaced-apart from one another and an upper wall. The first and second sidewalls of the housing are spaced-apart from the first and second sidewalls of the cooking cavity to define first and second side channels therebetween, respectively. A duct assembly includes first and second sidewalls spaced-apart from one another and an upper wall. The duct assembly is positioned on the upper wall of the housing and includes an interior cavity having a front opening and a rear opening. A blower assembly includes an inlet operably coupled to the rear opening of the duct assembly and is fluidically coupled to the first and second channels. The blower assembly includes an upwardly opening rear outlet having a plurality of baffles and deflectors positioned therein.