Oven appliance with direct cavity heating

Abstract

An oven appliance includes a cabinet with a chamber defined within the cabinet for receipt of food items for cooking. The oven appliance also includes a gas burner positioned within the cabinet outside of the chamber. The gas burner is in thermal communication and in fluid communication with the chamber by a direct flow path from the gas burner to the chamber.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oven appliance, comprising:
 a cabinet defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the cabinet comprising a front portion spaced apart from a back portion along the transverse direction and a left side spaced apart from a right side along the lateral direction;   a chamber defined within the cabinet for receipt of food items for cooking;   a gas burner positioned within the cabinet outside of the chamber, the gas burner in thermal communication and in fluid communication with the chamber by a direct flow path from the gas burner to the chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the gas burner comprises a plurality of ports, and wherein the plurality of ports are oriented and configured to direct combustion products from the gas burner along the direct flow path into the chamber. 
     
     
         3 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the gas burner is separated from the chamber by a partition, and wherein the direct flow path extends through an opening in the partition. 
     
     
         4 . The oven appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the partition is a bottom wall of the chamber and the gas burner is positioned below the bottom wall along the vertical direction. 
     
     
         5 . The oven appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the gas burner comprises a plurality of ports, and wherein the plurality of ports are oriented and configured to direct combustion products from the gas burner through the opening in the partition. 
     
     
         6 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the direct flow path extends along a single straight line with no obstructions on the single straight line between the gas burner and the chamber. 
     
     
         7 . The oven appliance of  claim 6 , wherein the direct flow path is coextensive with the single straight line such that the direct flow path begins at one end of the single straight line and ends at the other end of the single straight line. 
     
     
         8 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the direct flow path is oblique to the vertical direction. 
     
     
         9 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the direct flow path extends along or parallel to the vertical direction. 
     
     
         10 . The oven appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the gas burner is a first gas burner, further comprising a second gas burner, wherein the second gas burner is in thermal communication and in fluid communication with the chamber by a second direct flow path from the gas burner to the chamber. 
     
     
         11 . The oven appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the first gas and the second gas burner are oriented along the transverse direction and spaced apart along the lateral direction. 
     
     
         12 . The oven appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the first gas and the second gas burner are oriented along the lateral direction and spaced apart along the transverse direction. 
     
     
         13 . An oven appliance, comprising:
 a cabinet;   a chamber defined within the cabinet for receipt of food items for cooking;   a gas burner positioned within the cabinet outside of the chamber, the gas burner in thermal communication and in fluid communication with the chamber by a direct flow path from the gas burner to the chamber.   
     
     
         14 . The oven appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the gas burner comprises a plurality of ports, and wherein the plurality of ports are oriented and configured to direct combustion products from the gas burner along the direct flow path into the chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The oven appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the gas burner is separated from the chamber by a partition, and wherein the direct flow path extends through an opening in the partition. 
     
     
         16 . The oven appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the gas burner comprises a plurality of ports, and wherein the plurality of ports are oriented and configured to direct combustion products from the gas burner through the opening in the partition. 
     
     
         17 . The oven appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the direct flow path extends along a single straight line with no obstructions on the single straight line between the gas burner and the chamber. 
     
     
         18 . The oven appliance of  claim 17 , wherein the direct flow path is coextensive with the single straight line such that the direct flow path begins at one end of the single straight line and ends at the other end of the single straight line. 
     
     
         19 . The oven appliance of  claim 13 , wherein the gas burner is a first gas burner, further comprising a second gas burner, wherein the second gas burner is in thermal communication and in fluid communication with the chamber by a second direct flow path from the gas burner to the chamber.