Oven appliance

Abstract

An oven appliance includes features for permitting movement of a door of the oven appliance relative to a cabinet of the oven appliance and also includes features for permitting pivoting of the. The oven appliance also includes a frame with a tray removably mounted to the frame and a rack disposed on the tray. A related double oven range appliance is also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oven appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the oven appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining a cooking chamber and an opening for accessing the cooking chamber of the cabinet, the cabinet extending between a first side portion and a second side portion along the lateral direction;   a heating element positioned at the cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a first slide assembly mounted to the cabinet at the first side portion of the cabinet;   a second slide assembly mounted to the cabinet at the second side portion of the cabinet;   a frame mounted to the first and second slide assemblies and extending between the first and second slide assemblies along the lateral direction;   a tray removably mounted to the frame;   a rack disposed on the tray; and   a door positioned adjacent the opening of the cabinet, the first and second slide assemblies coupling the door to the cabinet such that the door is movable along the transverse direction relative to the cabinet, the door being pivotable between a vertical position and a peak position.   
     
     
         2 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second slide assemblies couple the door to the cabinet such that the door is selectively adjustable between a closed position and an open position, the door positioned at the cabinet when the door is in the closed position, the tray positioned over the heating element along the vertical direction when the door is in the closed position. 
     
     
         3 . The oven appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the tray is positioned over the heating element along the vertical direction such that the tray covers the heating element when the door is in the closed position. 
     
     
         4 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the rack has a first surface and a second surface positioned opposite each other on the rack, the rack selectively adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration on the tray, the first surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the first configuration, the second surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the second configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The oven appliance of  claim 4 , wherein the rack comprises at least one projection that extends away from the first surface of the rack, the at least one projection extending upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the first configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The oven appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one projection comprises a first projection positioned at a first side portion the rack and a second projection positioned at a second side portion of the rack. 
     
     
         7 . The oven appliance of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one projection further comprises a third projection positioned at a back portion of the rack. 
     
     
         8 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the tray comprises a recessed portion and a lip that extends about the recessed portion, the recessed portion of the tray disposed within the frame and the lip of the tray positioned on the frame when the tray is mounted to the frame. 
     
     
         9 . The oven appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the rack has a first surface and a second surface positioned opposite each other on the rack, the rack selectively adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration on the tray, the first surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the first configuration, the second surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the second configuration, the first surface of the rack positioned substantially flush with the lip of the tray when the rack is in the first configuration, the second surface of the rack positioned substantially flush with the lip of the tray when the rack is in the second configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of hat brackets, side walls of the cooking chamber defining embossed supports, each hat bracket mounted to a respective one of the side walls of the cooking chamber over one of the embossed supports, the first and second slide assemblies each mounted to a respective one of the pair of hat brackets. 
     
     
         11 . A double oven range appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the double oven range appliance comprising:
 a cabinet extending between a first side portion and a second side portion along the lateral direction, the cabinet also extending between a top portion and a bottom portion along the vertical direction, the cabinet defining an upper cooking chamber positioned adjacent the top portion of the cabinet and a lower cooking chamber positioned adjacent the lower portion of the cabinet, the cabinet also defining an opening for accessing the upper cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a heating element positioned at the upper cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a pair of slide assemblies mounted to the cabinet at the upper cooking chamber, each slide assembly of the pair of slide assemblies positioned at a respective one of the first and second side portions of the cabinet;   a frame mounted to the slide assemblies of the pair of slide assemblies and extending between the slide assemblies of the pair of slide assemblies along the lateral direction;   a tray removably mounted to the frame;   a rack disposed on the tray; and   a door positioned adjacent the opening of the cabinet, the pair of slide assemblies coupling the door to the cabinet such that the door is movable along the transverse direction relative to the cabinet, the door being pivotable between a vertical position and a peak position.   
     
     
         12 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the slide assemblies of the pair of slide assemblies couple the door to the cabinet such that the door is selectively adjustable between a closed position and an open position, the door positioned at the cabinet and the tray positioned over the heating element along the vertical direction when the door is in the closed position. 
     
     
         13 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the tray is positioned directly over the heating element along the vertical direction such that the tray covers the heating element when the door is in the closed position. 
     
     
         14 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the rack has a first surface and a second surface positioned opposite each other on the rack, the rack selectively adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration on the tray, the first surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the first configuration, the second surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the second configuration. 
     
     
         15 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 14 , wherein the rack comprises at least one projection that extends away from the first surface of the rack, the at least one projection extending upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the first configuration. 
     
     
         16 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one projection comprises a first projection positioned at a first side portion the rack and a second projection positioned at a second side portion of the rack. 
     
     
         17 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one projection further comprises a third projection positioned at a back portion of the rack. 
     
     
         18 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 11 , wherein the tray comprises a recessed portion and a lip that extends about the recessed portion, the recessed portion of the tray disposed within the frame and the lip of the tray positioned on the frame when the tray is mounted to the frame. 
     
     
         19 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 18 , wherein the rack has a first surface and a second surface positioned opposite each other on the rack, the rack selectively adjustable between a first configuration and a second configuration on the tray, the first surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the first configuration, the second surface of the rack facing upwardly along the vertical direction when the rack is in the second configuration, the first surface of the rack positioned substantially flush with the lip of the tray when the rack is in the first configuration, the second surface of the rack positioned substantially flush with the lip of the tray when the rack is in the second configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 11 , further comprising a pair of hat brackets, side walls of the upper cooking chamber defining embossed supports, each hat bracket mounted to a respective one of the side walls of the upper cooking chamber over one of the embossed supports, the slide assemblies of the pair of slide assemblies each mounted to a respective one of the pair of hat brackets.