Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oven appliance camera assembly including a light shield
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Application No.: US15968797Application Date: 2018-05-02
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Publication No.: US10440245B1Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Eric Scott Johnson , Hans Juergen Paller
- Applicant: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; F24C15/04 ; F24C15/00

Abstract:
A door assembly for providing selective access to a cooking chamber of an oven appliance includes an inner glass assembly and an outer glass assembly spaced apart by an outer air gap. A mounting bracket is positioned within the outer air gap and a camera is mounted to the mounting bracket. The door assembly further includes a primary light shield, which may be an extension of the mounting bracket or a non-reflective coating on the outer glass assembly, which blocks reflected light from reaching the camera. In addition, the inner glass assembly may include an inner glass pane and a middle glass pane separated by an inner air gap, and a secondary light shield may be positioned within the inner air gap to block more reflected light.
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