OVEN CAVITY CONNECTOR FOR OPERATING POWER ACCESSORY TRAYS FOR COOKING APPLIANCE

摘要

A cooking appliance (10) includes sidewalls (16) and a rear wall (18) defining a heating cavity (20). At least one heat source (22) is in thermal communication with the heating cavity (20). An oven cavity connector (12) is disposed within an interior surface (24) of the heating cavity (20). The oven cavity connector (12) is in communication with the heating cavity (20). A first tray sliding structure (26) is disposed proximate opposing vertical sidewalls (16) of the heating cavity (20). A second tray sliding structure (30) is disposed proximate the opposing vertical sidewalls (16) and is vertically offset relative to the first tray sliding structure (26). A powered accessory tray (14) has a connecting plug (32), the powered accessory tray (14) being alternatively and selectively engaged with one of the first and second tray sliding structures (26, 30), and the connecting plug (32) is in selective communication with oven cavity connector (12) when the powered accessory tray (14) is engaged with any one of the first and second tray sliding structures (26, 30).