Oven range appliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing oven range appliances experience nonuniform cooling of the side panel surfaces due to airflow directing directly towards the rear end as it rises, leading to temperature inconsistencies.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of a diverter panel that extends from the side panel towards the chamber liner, blocking airflow at the rear and redirecting it towards the front, enhancing airflow distribution through the cooling channel for more uniform cooling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If cooling air flows directly upward through the cooling channel, then cooling efficiency is improved, but uniformity of cooling across the side panel surface deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling channel is segmented into multiple regions by the diverter panel, creating separate flow paths that distribute cooling air across different areas of the side panel. This segmentation allows the single upward flow to be divided into multiple distributed flows, improving uniformity while maintaining overall cooling efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The diverter panel acts as an intermediary element within the cooling channel that modifies the direct upward flow path. By introducing this intermediate structure, the cooling air is redirected to flow across the side panel surface more evenly, transforming the nonuniform direct flow into a distributed pattern
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The diverter panel ensures a more even distribution of cooling airflow, maintaining the outer surface temperature of the side panel consistently below the desired threshold, promoting uniform cooling across the cabinet surface.
Implementation Method 1
The diverter panel blocks a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the back of the cabinet to increase a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the front of the cabinet
Implementation Method 2
Air may flow into the cooling chamber proximate a bottom end of the oven range appliance, and flow vertically upward through the cooling channel to maintain a surface of, e.g., the side panel of the cabinet below a desired temperature threshold
Data Source
AI summary
An oven range appliance including a chamber liner defining a cooking chamber, as well as a cabinet enclosing the chamber liner in cooking chamber, is provided. The cabinet includes a side panel positioned at a first side of the cabinet defining a cooling channel between the chamber liner and the side panel of the cabinet. A diverter panel is provided extending from the side panel towards the chamber liner. The diverter panel blocks a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate a back side of the cabinet to increase a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the front side of the cabinet.