US 11,933,499 B2
Removable bottom panel for an oven appliance
Joshua Pugel, South Jordan, UT (US); Blake Ellis, Greenville, SC (US); and 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 Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0105085 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 15/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/32 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/007 (2013.01) [F24C 15/005 (2013.01); F24C 15/32 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oven appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the oven appliance comprising:
a plurality of sidewalls defining a cooking chamber within a cabinet;
a door movable between an open position and a closed position to selectively open and close the cooking chamber; and
a bottom panel assembly removably provided within the cooking chamber, the bottom panel assembly comprising:
a panel defining a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and an aperture defined therethrough along the vertical direction;
a front air deflector attached to the panel proximate the aperture, the front air deflector protruding along the vertical direction and at least partially covering the aperture; and
a retention clip provided within the cooking chamber, the retention clip defining a receiving slot to selectively receive the panel when the panel is in an installed position, wherein the retention clip comprises:
a first support foot attached to a first side wall of the plurality of sidewalls of the cooking chamber;
a second support foot opposite the first support foot, the second support foot being attached to a second side wall of the plurality of sidewalls of the cooking chamber;
a restraining member connected between the first support foot and second support foot; and
a rear air deflector protruding from the restraining member, wherein the rear air deflector is positioned above the panel along the vertical direction.