US 11,778,702 B2
Over-the-range microwave including cooling fans and method of operating an over-the-range microwave
Michael Robin Blackwood, Louisville, KY (US); and Michael A. Funk, 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 Mar. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/197,715.
Prior Publication US 2022/0295607 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H05B 6/64 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 6/6423 (2013.01) [H05B 6/6473 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a microwave appliance, the microwave appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction and comprising a vent fan and a door assembly comprising an air handler positioned within the door assembly, the method comprising:
determining that the vent fan is on; and
instructing the air handler to operate at a high level in response to determining that the vent fan is on.