HOME APPLIANCE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL PRIMARY AIR SUPPLY

摘要

A home appliance, particularly a gas range including an appliance body, a cooktop on the appliance body, an oven cavity in the body, a gas-operable heating element in the cavity for heating the cavity to a cooking temperature and including a gas mixing pipe having an inlet open to the cavity for intake of gas and air for combustion. A ventilation channel extends through the appliance body intermediate the cooktop and the oven cavity. A fan is in the appliance body, the fan being in fluid communication with the ventilation channel for creating an airstream within the ventilation channel. An air conduit extends between the ventilation channel and the gas mixing pipe, with an air conduit inlet in the airstream and an air conduit outlet adjacent the gas mixing pipe to direct air from the airstream to the gas mixing pipe for combustion with the gas and air.

主权项

1. A home appliance comprising:
an appliance body; a cooktop on the appliance body; an oven cavity within the appliance body; a gas-operable heating element within the oven cavity for heating the oven cavity to a predetermined cooking temperature and including a gas mixing pipe having an inlet open to the oven cavity for intake of gas and primary air for combustion; a ventilation channel extending through the appliance body intermediate the cooktop and the oven cavity; a fan within the appliance body, the fan being in fluid communication with the ventilation channel for creating an airstream within the ventilation channel; and an air conduit extending between the ventilation channel and the gas mixing pipe, the air conduit having an air conduit inlet in the airstream and an air conduit outlet closely adjacent the gas mixing pipe to direct air from the airstream to the gas mixing pipe as supplemental primary air for combustion with the gas and primary air.