US 12,305,864 B2
Oven appliance including a high temperature cooking zone
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. 17/742,646.
Prior Publication US 2023/0366562 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 15/32 (2006.01); F24C 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/32 (2013.01) [F24C 3/087 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking accessory provided 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 and the access opening being defined along the transverse direction,
wherein the base plate and the enclosing lid form a high heat chamber for the food item, the high heat chamber being in fluid communication with the cooking chamber; and
an air deflector provided within the cooking chamber, wherein the air deflector extends from the base plate into the high heat chamber to direct hot air introduced to the high heat chamber via the main inlet towards the access opening.