Cooking appliance comprising viewing window and image sensor for capturing images through the viewing window

Abstract

Provided is a cooking appliance comprising a cooking chamber, a heating element, and a circulation system arranged to circulate air heated by the heating element in the cooking chamber. The circulation system provides an airflow within the cooking chamber, e.g. along an interior surface delimiting, or arranged within, the cooking chamber. The cooking appliance further comprises a viewing window towards which the airflow is directed, and an image sensor arranged to enable image capture of food received in the cooking chamber through the viewing window. A flow guiding element is arranged in a path of the airflow. The flow guiding element comprises a ramp arranged to displace at least part of the airflow away from the viewing window, e.g. away from a plane of the viewing window, and guide the at least part of the airflow across the viewing window.

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