A cooking appliance

• Main Authors: LARKIN, Emma, THOROGOOD, Michael, ROSIAN, Marian Silviu, MARSH-CROFT, Byron Ashley
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.05.2021
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; BAKERS' OVENS; BAKING; BLASTING; COFFEE MILLS; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION; DIAGNOSIS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; EDIBLE DOUGHS; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FURNITURE; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OTHER DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES; RANGES; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; SURGERY; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

A cooking appliance (400) including: a body (402) providing a floor (404), a ceiling (406) and an intermediate wall (408) located between the floor (404) and ceiling (406), the floor (404), ceiling (406), and wall (408) at least partly surrounding a cooking cavity (410), the body (402) having an opening (412) via which product to be cooked can be moved relative to the cavity (410); a heating element (420) located in the cavity (410) to deliver radiant energy to cook the product; a cooling system (434) coupled to the body (402), the cooling system (434) including an airflow channel (436) communicating with a cold pin section (424) of the heating element (420), the airflow channel (436) configured to direct airflow to the cold pin section (424) to selectively cool the cold pin section (424); and a shield (444) positioned relative to the cold pin section (424) to shield the cavity (410) from at least a portion of the airflow.