Oven door alert
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorRichard W. Cowan
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus includes a control circuit configured to generate an alert in response to sensed movement of an oven door. In some instances, the alert may be audible, and in some instances, the alert may be generated in response to movement of the oven door prior to receiving any user input through a user interface of the cooking apparatus. In some instances, the alert may be generated in response to movement of the oven door away from a closed position without returning to the closed position within a preset period of time.
Claims22
A cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- an oven cavity disposed within the housing;
- one or more cooking elements configured to heat the oven cavity;
- a door coupled to the housing, wherein the door is movable from a closed position to an open position to provide external access to the oven cavity;
- a sensor configured to sense movement of the door in relation to the housing;
- a user interface configured to receive user input;
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- a control circuit coupled to the sensor and the user interface, the control circuit configured to process user input received by the user interface and to detect movement of the door with the sensor, the control circuit further configured to generate an alert in response to detecting movement of the door with the sensor prior to receiving user input through the user interface.
A cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- an oven cavity disposed within the housing;
- one or more cooking elements configured to heat the oven cavity;
- a door coupled to the housing, wherein the door is movable from a closed position to an open position to provide external access to the oven cavity;
- a sensor configured to sense movement of the door in relation to the housing;
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- a control circuit coupled to the sensor, the control circuit configured to detect movement of the door with the sensor, the control circuit further configured to generate an alert in response to detecting movement of the door away from the closed position, without returning to the closed position within a preset period of time, with the sensor.
A cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- an oven cavity disposed within the housing;
- one or more cooking elements configured to heat the oven cavity;
- a door coupled to the housing, wherein the door is movable from a closed position to an open position to provide external access to the oven cavity;
- a sensor configured to sense movement of the door in relation to the housing;
- a user interface configured to receive user input;
- and
- a control circuit coupled to the sensor and the user interface, the control circuit configured to process user input received by the user interface and to detect movement of the door with the sensor, the control circuit further configured to generate an audible alert in response to detecting movement of the door with the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.