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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2002
Michael J. Shaver, Cleveland, TN (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A heat shielding assembly, preferably for a downdraft cooking system including a fan motor mounted outside a plenum located below a cooktop for generating an air flow designed to remove air laden cooking byproducts from a cooking zone, prevents direct contact with laminations of the motor which become heated during use of the fan. The heat shielding assembly preferably takes the form of a plastic sleeve which encircles a housing portion of the motor. Therefore, the sleeve is designed to protect a consumer, maintenance personnel or the like from direct contact with motor housing portions which have become hot during operation of the downdraft system when an area below the cooktop is accessed.