Appeal No. 1998-0093
Application No. 08/459,301
enter and exit the oven. The reasons for such venting are as
follows:
Further features of the invention include
venting of the cooking compartment to permit its end
panels to remain cool with a shorter overall length
than is required when the cooking compartment is not
ventilated. This permits the end panels to be
formed from wood which provides a pleasing aesthetic
appearance of the cooking appliance. Venting the
compartment also lowers the temperature of the air,
the lamp glass and the support grid and thereby
improves reliability by reducing the possibility of
damage to the plastic pouch. [Col. 2, ll. 1-10.]
Specifically, vent openings 60 "provide ventilation at the
opposite ends of the cooking compartment to reduce the air
temperature in the cooking compartment and to help prevent
overheating of the wooden end walls 16 and 18 and
the microswitch 50" (col. 3, ll. 38-42). Vent openings
function as follows:
Vent opening 61 provides ventilation of the space
between wall 34 and the wooden end panel 16 and,
therefore, cools the panel, the switch support wall
38, the microswitch and the lamp sockets. Vent
opening 62 provides ventilation of the space between
wall 36 and the wooden end panel 18 and, therefore,
cools the panel and radiation shield 39 which is
supported at its sides on wall 36. Vent 61 also
permits the use of a microswitch 50 rated for low
temperature operation as contrasted with the more
expensive high temperature types. The switch is the
most expensive single component in the oven; and a
means for keeping it at lower temperatures is,
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