Abstract: A door opening mechanism for partially opening a door on a toaster oven wherein the oven includes a thermal timer for controlling the operation of the oven in a toast mode. The door opening mechanism includes a first lever held in a first position by the timer wherein the first lever is released upon termination of the toast mode. The mechanism further includes a resiliently biased slide held in a first position by the first lever and released to a second position upon completion of the toast mode. The slide is mechanically coupled to a lever assembly that includes second and third levers and a cam lever. The third lever and the cam lever are mechanically coupled to the oven door and are resiliently held in a first position to hold the door closed and resiliently moved to a second, door open position upon release of the first lever. The mechanism turns the mode selector switch to the off position once the toast has been removed from the oven and the door closed.

Abstract: A cavity, such as an oven cavity, is heated by at least one monolithic integrated heat source, each fabricated by depositing a layer of resistive material on a substrate of non-conducting, or insulating, material. A pair of spaced-apart conductive elements contact opposite ends of the resistance sheet to enable a flow of current through the sheet thereby producing substantially uniform heating over the entire area covered by the resistive sheet.

Abstract: A pyrolytically cleaned domestic cooking oven including a catalyst for combustion of the smoke evolved during cleaning, and a temperature sensor placed inside the catalyst and arranged to regulate the heating control of the oven during pyrolytic cleaning.

Abstract: An oven is disclosed adapted to heat a food item of the type having a crust portion and a filler portion lying on the crust portion, characterized in that a first electrical heating member, adapted for substantially constant heating operation at a predetermined temperature, is stationed in the oven adjacent the crust portion, and a second heating member, having a greater thermal intensity than the first heating means and adapted for substantially brief heating operation at a temperature higher than the predetermined temperature, is stationed in the oven adjacent the filler portion.

Abstract: A door opening mechanism for partially opening a door on a toaster oven wherein the oven includes a thermal timer for controlling the operation of the oven in a toast mode. The door opening mechanism includes a first lever held in a first position by the timer wherein the first lever is released upon termination of the toast mode. The mechanism further includes a resiliently biased slide held in a first position by the first lever and released to a second position upon completion of the toast mode. The slide is mechanically coupled to a lever assembly that includes second and third levers and a cam lever. The third lever and the cam lever are mechanically coupled to the oven door and are resiliently held in a first position to hold the door closed and resiliently moved to a second, door open position upon release of the first lever. The mechanism turns the mode selector switch to the off position once the toast has been removed from the oven and the door closed.

Abstract: The specification discloses a self-cleaning oven including an outer housing with an oven liner disposed within the housing in a spaced-apart relationship forming cavities between the housing and liner walls. A duct system is provided for directing air from the vicinity of the lower front and rear of the oven to the cavity between the top walls of the housing and liner. A heating element is mounted in a proximate relationship to a smoke eliminator panel mounted on the top liner wall. Smoke and gases emanating from the oven pass through apertures formed in the smoke eliminator panel to a vent tube. The vent tube discharges gases from the smoke eliminator panel into a discharge duct above the oven liner. A diluter tube encompassing the vent tube allows air to pass from the cavity between the top walls of the oven liner and the housing into the discharge duct. The air dilutes the smoke and gases from the oven liner, and the diluted smoke and gases are then exhausted from apertures in the front of the oven.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus employing a purging device.In the apparatus, an exhaust gas which is produced from food being cooked in a cooking chamber is passed through the purging device and is exhausted to the exterior of the chamber at a temperature of 130.degree. C or at a discharge rate of higher than 0.5 m/sec thereby being purged sufficiently.

Abstract: A food cooking oven having exterior walls and inwardly spaced interior walls wherein the interior walls are electrically conductive and are connected to an electrical power source. In operation, the interior of the oven is heated to a food cooking temperature by passing an electric current through the interior walls of the oven.

Abstract: An electric range having a solid glass-ceramic cooktop with a baking oven positioned beneath the cooktop. The oven includes a vertical exhaust duct joined to an oven vent means associated with the top wall of the oven and extending to an exhaust opening in the backsplash of the range. The vertical duct has a cooling air entry at its bottom portion for entry of relatively cool dry air for mixing with the oven gases prior to discharge of the oven gases from the exhaust opening.

Abstract: A pyrolytic self-cleaning oven includes means for heating a thermally insulated oven muffle to a temperature of about 400.degree. to 500.degree. C. to clean the walls thereof by pyrolysis. In order to facilitate the pyrolytic self cleaning action and to reduce the overall time of high heat application to the oven muffle to effect that cleaning, the coldest regions of the muffle, including the inner surface of the access door and narrow zones of the muffle walls immediately surrounding the muffle access opening and the air inlets to the muffle, are provided with a coating of catalytic enamel capable of withstanding the pyrolytic cleaning temperature.