SAFETY LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A MULTI-PANE DOOR ASSEMBLY OF AN OVEN APPLIANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20220357106A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17313175

    申请日:2021-05-06

    摘要: A multi-pane door assembly for an oven appliance includes a door having first and second door panes. The first door pane is secured to the second door pane at a hinge point and is rotatable with respect to the second door pane between open and closed positions. As such, the door panes define a space therebetween when the first door pane is in the closed position. The door assembly also includes an engagement device for securing the door panes together, a locking mechanism for locking the engagement device, and a controller communicatively coupled to the actuating device. The locking mechanism includes, at least, a locking member and an actuating device. Thus, the controller is configured to receive one or more safety conditions relating to the oven appliance and select whether to engage or disengage the actuating device based on whether the safety condition(s) correspond to the predetermined safety condition(s).

    SAFETY CONTROL LOGIC FOR A MULTI-PANE DOOR ASSEMBLY OF AN OVEN APPLIANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20220357047A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17313159

    申请日:2021-05-06

    IPC分类号: F24C15/04 F24C7/08

    摘要: A method for allowing opening of a first door pane with respect to a second door pane of a multi-pane door assembly of an oven appliance includes receiving, via a controller, one or more safety conditions relating to the oven appliance. The method also includes determining, via the controller, whether the one or more safety conditions correspond to one or more predetermined safety conditions. Further, the method includes allowing, via the controller, opening of the first door pane with respect to the second door pane of the multi-pane door assembly to provide access to a space between the first and second door panes only upon satisfaction of the one or more safety conditions corresponding to the one or more predetermined safety conditions.

    Oven appliance with an adjustable camera assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11408611B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16747836

    申请日:2020-01-21

    摘要: An adjustable camera assembly mounted within a door of an oven appliance includes a vertical guide rail and a camera movably mounted to the guide rail. A drive mechanism, such as a lead screw driven by a stepper motor, is mechanically coupled to the camera for moving the camera along the guide rail. A heat shield is positioned proximate a bottom of the door and extends around the guide rail to define a protective cavity for receiving the camera and providing a thermal break from a heating element of the oven appliance. A controller is configured for moving the camera into the protective cavity during high temperature operation of the oven appliance, such as during a self-clean cycle.

    TWIST RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A MULTI-PANE DOOR ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20220357046A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17313197

    申请日:2021-05-06

    摘要: A door assembly includes an inner door panel and an outer door panel pivotable with respect to the inner door panel, the inner door panel including a latch base. The outer door panel includes a handle assembly including a handle endcap, a handle body rotatable with respect to the handle endcap, and a latch bar connected with the handle body, the latch bar being detachably coupled to the latch base. The outer door panel is rotatable with respect to the inner door panel, such that the outer door panel can be rotated away from the inner door panel.

    OVEN APPLIANCE WITH AN ADJUSTABLE CAMERA ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20210222884A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US16747867

    申请日:2020-01-21

    IPC分类号: F24C7/08 F24C15/16 H04N5/225

    摘要: An adjustable camera assembly mounted within a door of an oven appliance includes a vertical guide rail and a camera movably mounted to the guide rail. A drive mechanism, such as a lead screw driven by a stepper motor, is mechanically coupled to the camera for moving the camera along the guide rail. A controller is coupled to a user interface for obtaining a rack position where food is located. Based on the rack position, the controller determines a viewing position where the camera is placed to achieve a desired view of the food and operates the drive mechanism to position the camera in the viewing position.

    MACHINE READABLE ICE CUBE MOLD AND MAKER

    公开(公告)号:US20230123970A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17502148

    申请日:2021-10-15

    IPC分类号: F25C1/04 F25C1/24 F25C1/25

    摘要: Ice making appliances and methods for making ice using a machine-readable ice cube mold are provided herein. The ice making appliances and methods of making ice may include obtaining ice mold identifier data from the ice mold. Ice mold identifier may be used to acquire operating parameters of the ice making appliance specific to that ice mold from an external communication network. The operating parameters may be used to adjust operation of the appliance, such as the volume of water to dispense for that particular mold.