OVEN APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING OVEN APPLIANCE

摘要

Oven appliances and methods for operating oven appliances are provided. An oven appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber and a heating chamber, the cooking chamber including a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart along a vertical direction, the heating chamber disposed below the cooking chamber and including the bottom wall and a base wall spaced apart along the vertical direction. The oven appliance further includes an inlet aperture defined in the bottom wall, and a plurality of outlet apertures defined in the bottom wall, each of the plurality of outlet apertures disposed proximate a periphery of the bottom wall relative to the inlet aperture. The oven appliance further includes a heating element disposed within the heating chamber and configured to heat the cooking chamber, and a fan operable to flow air along an air flow path between the cooking chamber and the heating chamber.

主权项

1. An oven appliance that defines a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction that are each perpendicular to each other, the oven appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a cooking chamber and a heating chamber, the cooking chamber configured for receipt of items to be cooked and comprising a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart along the vertical direction, the heating chamber disposed below the cooking chamber and comprising the bottom wall and a base wall spaced apart along the vertical direction; an inlet aperture defined in the bottom wall; a plurality of outlet apertures defined in the bottom wall, each of the plurality of outlet apertures disposed proximate a periphery of the bottom wall relative to the inlet aperture; a heating element disposed within the heating chamber and configured to heat the cooking chamber; and a fan operable to flow air along an air flow path between the cooking chamber and the heating chamber.