US 12,467,635 B2
Water reservoir assembly for an oven including a fabric that reduces steam transmission to external environment
Raakesh Pankanti, Hyderabad (IN); Harishkumar, Kalaburagi (IN); and Karthik Sandhragiri, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/562,655.
Prior Publication US 2023/0204221 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 15/32 (2006.01); A47J 27/04 (2006.01); F24C 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/327 (2013.01) [A47J 27/04 (2013.01); A47J 2027/043 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oven comprising:
a cooking chamber;
a cabinet at least partially surrounding the cooking chamber;
a water reservoir assembly comprising (a) an inlet, (b) a water storage chamber, (c) an outlet, (d) a fillable state where the water reservoir assembly is at least partially extracted from the cabinet and the inlet is accessible from an external environment to deposit water into the water storage chamber through the inlet, (e) a water supply state where the water reservoir assembly is inserted further into the oven than in the fillable state and the oven is configured to extract water from the water storage container via the outlet to supply steam to the cooking chamber, (f) a structural support proximate the inlet that extends into the water storage chamber, and (g) a fabric proximate the inlet through which water flows before flowing through the outlet, the fabric attached to the structural support,
wherein, the fabric prevents at least a portion of steam that backflows through the outlet of the water reservoir assembly and into the water storage chamber from escaping out of the inlet and into the external environment,
wherein, the fabric is non-woven, and
wherein, the structural support is movable to, from, and between (i) a separated state where the structural support and the fabric attached thereto are separated from the water reservoir assembly, and (ii) a coupled state where the structural support and the fabric attached thereto are coupled to the water reservoir assembly.