Oven Having Slidable Drawer Mechanism

Abstract

An oven having a drawer mechanism includes: a housing having an interior and a front opening; a drawer mechanism disposed in the housing; an oven drawer slidably coupled with the drawer mechanism and operable to slide out of the interior of the housing; and an oven door fixedly attached to the oven drawer to cover the front opening of the housing. A galley work area for heating food includes a corner work deck and a galley insert disposed on the corner work deck.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oven comprising:
 a housing having an interior and a front opening;   a drawer mechanism disposed in the housing;   an oven drawer slidably coupled with the drawer mechanism and operable to slide out of the interior of the housing; and   an oven door fixedly attached to the oven drawer to cover the front opening of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The oven of  claim 1 , in which the drawer mechanism comprises at least one rail disposed at a bottom region of the interior of the housing, and the oven drawer comprises at least one slide disposed at a bottom region thereof that slidably couples with the at least one rail. 
     
     
         3 . The oven of  claim 2 , in which the at least one rail supports a load of the oven drawer when the oven drawer is slid out of the housing. 
     
     
         4 . The oven of  claim 2 , in which the oven drawer comprises a support element disposed on a bottom region thereof that supports the oven drawer when slid out of the housing over a work deck. 
     
     
         5 . The oven of  claim 1 , in which the drawer mechanism comprises at least one slide disposed at a bottom region of the interior of the housing, and the oven drawer comprises at least one rail disposed at a bottom region thereof that slidably couples with the at least one slide. 
     
     
         6 . The oven of  claim 5 , in which the at least one slide supports a load of the oven drawer when the oven drawer is slid out of the housing. 
     
     
         7 . The oven of  claim 5 , in which the oven drawer comprises a support element disposed on a bottom region thereof that supports the oven drawer when slid out of the housing over a work deck. 
     
     
         8 . The oven of  claim 1 , in which the oven drawer comprises:
 a bottom surface slidably coupled with the drawer mechanism;   a front cover fixedly attached to the oven door; and   a side region perpendicular to the bottom surface and the front cover, the side region having an opening sized to receive a plurality of meal carriers.   
     
     
         9 . The oven of  claim 8 , in which the oven drawer has a depth of about a sum of widths of the plurality of meal carriers. 
     
     
         10 . The oven of  claim 8 , in which the oven drawer has a width of about a depth of one of the plurality of meal carriers. 
     
     
         11 . The oven of  claim 8 , in which the oven drawer has a width of about a sum of depths of two of the plurality of meal carriers. 
     
     
         12 . The oven of  claim 8 , in which the plurality of meal carriers is disposed in the oven drawer side-by-side. 
     
     
         13 . A galley work area for preparing food comprising:
 a corner work deck; and   a galley insert disposed on the corner work deck, the galley insert comprising:
 a housing having an interior and a front opening; 
 a drawer mechanism disposed in the housing; 
 a drawer slidably coupled with the drawer mechanism and operable to slide out of the interior of the housing; and 
 a door fixedly attached to the drawer to cover the front opening of the housing. 
   
     
     
         14 . The galley work area of  claim 13 , in which the drawer mechanism comprises at least one rail disposed at a bottom region of the interior of the housing, and the drawer comprises at least one slide disposed on a bottom region thereof that slidably couples with the at least one rail. 
     
     
         15 . The galley work area of  claim 14 , in which the drawer comprises a support element disposed on a bottom region thereof that supports the drawer when slid out of the housing over the corner work deck. 
     
     
         16 . The galley work area of  claim 13 , in which the drawer mechanism comprises at least one slide disposed on a bottom region of the interior of the housing, and the drawer comprises at least one rail disposed on a bottom region thereof that slidably couples with the at least one slide. 
     
     
         17 . The galley work area of  claim 16 , in which the drawer comprises a support element disposed on a bottom region thereof that supports the drawer when slid out of the housing over the corner work deck. 
     
     
         18 . The galley work area of  claim 13 , in which the galley insert comprises an apparatus selected from the group consisting of an oven, a refrigerator, a freezer, and a beverage chiller. 
     
     
         19 . The galley work area of  claim 13 , in which the drawer comprises:
 a bottom surface slidably coupled with the drawer mechanism;   a front cover fixedly attached to the door; and   a side region perpendicular to the bottom surface and the front cover, the side region having an opening sized to receive a plurality of carriers.   
     
     
         20 . The galley work area of  claim 19 , in which the drawer has a width of about a depth of one of the plurality of carriers. 
     
     
         21 . The galley work area of  claim 19 , in which the plurality of carriers is disposed in the drawer side-by-side and is accessible through the opening on the side region of the drawer when the drawer is slid out the housing.