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. The oven appliance also includes features for permitting the door to pivot between a vertical position and a peak position. A related double oven range appliance is also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oven appliance defining a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the lateral and transverse directions being perpendicular to each other, 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; 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 , further comprising a frame and a rack, the frame mounted to the first and second slide assemblies such that the frame extends between the first and second slide assemblies along the lateral direction, the rack positioned on the frame. 
     
     
         3 . The oven appliance of  claim 2 , further comprising a pair of hinges pivotally coupling the door to the frame such that the door is pivotable between the vertical position and the peak position. 
     
     
         4 . The oven appliance of  claim 2 , 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 rack positioned within the cooking chamber when the door is in the closed position, at least fifty percent of the rack disposed outside of the cooking chamber when the door is in the open position. 
     
     
         5 . The oven appliance of  claim 4 , wherein at least ninety percent of the rack is disposed outside of the cooking chamber when the door is in the open position. 
     
     
         6 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the door is pivotable by at least thirty degrees in a plane that is perpendicular to the transverse direction between the vertical position and the peak position. 
     
     
         7 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the oven appliance is a double oven range appliance, the cooking chamber of the cabinet being an upper cooking chamber positioned adjacent a top portion of the cabinet. 
     
     
         8 . 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 door spaced apart from the cabinet along the transverse direction when the door is in the open position. 
     
     
         9 . The oven appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the door is spaced apart from the cabinet by at least one foot along the transverse direction when the door is in the open position. 
     
     
         10 . The oven appliance of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second slide assemblies are positioned within the cooking chamber when the door is in the closed position. 
     
     
         11 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second slide assemblies are mounted to the cabinet such that the first and second slide assemblies are not positioned within the cooking chamber. 
     
     
         12 . 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 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.   
     
     
         13 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the pair of slide assemblies are mounted to the cabinet within the cooking chamber. 
     
     
         14 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the pair of slide assemblies are mounted to the cabinet outside of the cooking chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 12 , further comprising a frame and a rack, the frame mounted to the slide assemblies of the pair of slide assemblies such that the frame extends between the slide assemblies of the pair of slide assemblies along the lateral direction, the rack positioned on the frame. 
     
     
         16 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 15 , further comprising a pair of hinges pivotally coupling the door to the frame such that the door is pivotable between the vertical position and the peak position. 
     
     
         17 . The appliance of  claim 12 , 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 when the door is in the closed position, the door spaced apart from the cabinet along the transverse direction when the door is in the open position. 
     
     
         18 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 17 , wherein the door is spaced apart from the cabinet by at least one foot along the transverse direction when the door is in the open position. 
     
     
         19 . The double oven range appliance of  claim 12 , wherein the door is pivotable by at least thirty degrees in a plane that is perpendicular to the transverse direction between the vertical position and the peak position. 
     
     
         20 . An oven appliance defining a lateral direction and a transverse direction, the lateral and transverse directions being perpendicular to each other, the oven appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining a cooking chamber and an opening for accessing the cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a heating element positioned at the cooking chamber of the cabinet;   a door positioned adjacent the opening of the cabinet;   means for coupling the door to the cabinet such that the door is movable along the transverse direction away from the cabinet; and   means for coupling the door to the cabinet such that the door is pivotable between a vertical position and a peak position.