Brace for an oven appliance
An oven appliance may include a cabinet that defines a top side and a back side. In addition, the oven appliance may include a control assembly that may be positioned at the top side and the back side of the cabinet. Further, the oven appliance may include a rear wire cover connected to the control assembly. In addition, the oven appliance may include a control bracket attached to the control assembly, the control bracket comprising a brace.
1 . An oven appliance defining a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction, the lateral direction, the transverse direction, and the vertical direction being mutually perpendicular, the oven appliance comprising:
a cabinet extending between a top side and a bottom side along the vertical direction, and extending between a front side and a back side along the transverse direction;
a control assembly positioned at the top side and at the back side of the cabinet, the control assembly comprising a control panel, a top panel, and a rear panel;
a rear wire cover connected to the control assembly, the rear wire cover rotatable between an open position and a closed position; and
one or more control brackets attached to the control assembly, each of the one or more control brackets comprising a rear portion attached directly to the rear panel of the control assembly, a top portion extending parallel to the top panel of the control assembly, a panel portion extending parallel to the control panel, and a brace attached to the top portion of the respective control bracket of the one or more control brackets, wherein each brace defines a notch that is configured to allow the rear wire cover to rotate between the open position and the closed position.
2 . The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein each brace comprises a tab that is engageable with the rear wire cover to brace the rear wire cover when the rear wire cover is in the closed position.
3 . The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein each brace is formed integrally with a respective control bracket of the one or more control brackets.
4 . The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein each brace is coupled to a respective control bracket of the one or more control brackets.
5 . The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein the rear wire cover and the control assembly together form an electrical enclosure when the rear wire cover is in the closed position.
6 . The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein the control assembly comprises a control board, and wherein the control board is mounted to the control assembly via the one or more control brackets.
7 . The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein each brace is L-shaped or curved shaped.
8 . The oven appliance of claim 1 , wherein the rear wire cover is configured to be freestanding in the closed position.
9 . An oven appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a top side and a back side;
a control assembly positioned at the top side and the back side of the cabinet, the control assembly comprising a control panel, a top panel, and a rear panel;
a rear wire cover connected to the control assembly, wherein the rear wire cover is rotatable between an open position and a closed position; and
a control bracket attached to the control assembly, the control bracket comprising a rear portion attached directly to the rear panel of the control assembly, a top portioning extending parallel to the control assembly, a panel portion extending parallel to the control panel, and a brace attached to the top portion of the control bracket, wherein the brace defines a notch that is configured to allow the rear wire cover to rotate between the open position and the closed position.
10 . The oven appliance of claim 9 , wherein the brace comprises a tab that is engageable with the rear wire cover to brace the rear wire cover when the rear wire cover is in the closed position.
11 . The oven appliance of claim 9 , wherein the rear wire cover and the control assembly form an electrical enclosure when the rear wire cover is in the closed position.
12 . The oven appliance of claim 9 , wherein the brace is formed integrally with the control bracket.
13 . The oven appliance of claim 9 , wherein the brace is coupled to the control bracket.
14 . The oven appliance of claim 9 , wherein the control assembly comprises a control board, and wherein the control board is mounted to the control assembly via the control bracket.
15 . The oven appliance of claim 9 , wherein the control bracket is a first control bracket comprising a first brace, and wherein the oven appliance further comprises a second control bracket comprising a second brace.
16 . The oven appliance of claim 15 , wherein the first brace and the second brace are configured to brace the rear wire cover.