US 11,937,728 B2
High temperature cooking accessory for an oven appliance
Hans Juergen Paller, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,635.
Prior Publication US 2023/0363565 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 27/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/06 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 27/002 (2013.01) [A47J 36/06 (2013.01); F24C 3/128 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking accessory receivable within a cooking chamber of an oven appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the cooking accessory comprising:
a base plate to receive a food item thereon;
an enclosing lid disposed over the base plate, the enclosing lid defining a main inlet and an access opening, the main inlet being defined along the vertical direction at a bottom of the cooking accessory between the base plate and the enclosing lid, and the access opening being defined along the transverse direction between the base plate and the enclosing lid; and
a guide plate attached to an interior surface of the enclosing lid above the base plate, wherein the guide plate comprises:
a first portion having a first edge connected to the rear wall and a second edge connected to the top plate the first portion being positioned above the main inlet along the vertical direction;
a second portion extending from the second edge of the first portion into the high temperature chamber; and
a third portion connecting the second portion to the top plate, and
wherein the base plate and the end enclosing lid form a high temperature chamber for the food item, the high temperature chamber being in fluid communication with the cooking chamber.