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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
James Lee Armstrong, Louisville, KY (US);
Joshua Stephen Wiseman, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Paul Bryan Cadima, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/02 (2006.01); A21B 3/02 (2006.01); F24B 13/00 (2006.01); A21C 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/021 (2013.01); A21B 3/02 (2013.01); F24B 13/004 (2013.01); A21C 1/1485 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oven gasket is provided for improved sealing between the door and oven body of an oven appliance as the oven is heated. The oven gasket expands when heated so as to help improve sealing. The expansion of the gasket provides additional compression of the gasket and closes gaps that might otherwise form due to expansion of the oven door as the oven heats. The gasket can be effective even at high temperature oven operation such as e.g., during a cleaning cycle.