US2026063304A1PendingUtilityA1

Dual door oven

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Assignee: CONAIR LLCPriority: Apr 1, 2022Filed: Nov 4, 2025Published: Mar 5, 2026
Est. expiryApr 1, 2042(~15.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:LAI KIN MAN
F24C 15/16F24C 7/085F24C 7/067F24C 15/14F24C 15/02F24C 15/322F24C 15/007F24C 15/024F24C 15/325
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Abstract

A cooking appliance includes a housing having an internal compartment, a divider positionable within the internal compartment for dividing the internal compartment into a first oven cavity and a second oven cavity, a first heating element configured to heat the first oven cavity, and a second element configured to heat the second oven cavity. The divider is at least one of retractable and/or removable.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of operating a cooking appliance having a housing and an internal compartment, comprising the steps of:
 deploying a divider into the internal compartment to divide the internal compartment into a first oven cavity and a second oven cavity;   initiating a first cooking mode to heat the first oven cavity to a first temperature; and   initiating a second cooking mode to heat the second oven cavity to a second temperature that is different from the first temperature.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 actuating a first convection fan assembly associated with the first oven cavity; and   actuating a second convection fan assembly associated with the second oven cavity.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the cooking appliance includes a first door enclosing a first portion of the internal compartment, and a second door enclosing a second portion of the internal compartment;   wherein the method further includes the step of opening the first door and the second door simultaneously by exerting an opening force on only one of the first door and the second door.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 opening one of the first door and the second door while maintaining the other of the first door and the second door in a closed position.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 folding the divider and stowing the divider within the internal compartment to provide a single oven cavity within the internal compartment.   
     
     
         6 . A cooking appliance, comprising:
 a housing having an internal compartment;   a plurality of heating elements within the internal compartment;   a first door enclosing a first portion of the internal compartment; and   a second door enclosing a second portion of the internal compartment;   wherein the first door and the second door are configured such that in a first mode, the first door and the second door can be opened simultaneously by exerting an opening force on only one of the first door and the second door, and in a second mode, one of the first door and the second door can be opened while the other of the first door and the second door is maintained in a closed position.   
     
     
         7 . The cooking appliance of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a divider positionable within the internal compartment for dividing the internal compartment into a first oven cavity and a second oven cavity.   
     
     
         8 . The cooking appliance of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the plurality of heating elements include a first heating element associated with the first oven cavity, and a second heating element associated with the second oven cavity;   wherein the first heating element and the second heating element are independently controllable.   
     
     
         9 . A cooking appliance, comprising:
 a housing having an internal compartment;   a divider positionable within the internal compartment for dividing the internal compartment into a first oven cavity and a second oven cavity;   a first heating element configured to heat the first oven cavity; and   a second element configured to heat the second oven cavity;   wherein the divider is at least one of retractable and/or removable.   
     
     
         10 . The cooking appliance of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first heating element and the second heating element are independently controllable.   
     
     
         11 . The cooking appliance of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a first convection fan assembly configured to provide a flow of air to the first oven cavity; and   a second convection fan assembly configured to provide a flow of air to the second oven cavity.   
     
     
         12 . The cooking appliance of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a first door configured to enclose the first oven cavity; and   a second door configured to enclose the second oven cavity.   
     
     
         13 . The cooking appliance of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the first door and the second door are configured to be opened via rotation about a horizontal axis.   
     
     
         14 . The cooking appliance of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the first door and the second door are configured to be opened via rotation about respective vertical axes.   
     
     
         15 . The cooking appliance of  claim 12 , wherein:
 the first door and the second door include a locking mechanism configured to mechanically link the first door and the second door such that the first door and the second door can be opened simultaneously.   
     
     
         16 . The cooking appliance of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first door and the second door are configured such that the first door and the second door can be opened simultaneously when only one of the doors is manipulated by a user.   
     
     
         17 . The cooking appliance of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first door and the second door can be opened independently of one another.   
     
     
         18 . The cooking appliance of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first heating element includes a lower heating element and upper heating element within the first oven cavity; and   the second heating element includes a lower heating element and an upper heating element within the second oven cavity.   
     
     
         19 . The cooking appliance of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the internal compartment includes a lower guide track and an upper guide track; and   wherein the divider is slidably received within the lower guide track and the upper guide track.   
     
     
         20 . The cooking appliance of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the divider is foldable.

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