Oven door locking system

A locking system for an appliance comprising an oven and a door for the oven, the door being moveable between an open position allowing access to an interior of the oven and a closed position preventing access to the interior of the oven, the locking system comprising:

• an oven door lock device selectively switchable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the oven door lock device being operative in the locked position to engage and secure the door in its closed position and in the unlocked position to permit movement of the door from its closed position;
• a flame sensor configured to detect a flame within the oven;
• a controller communicatively coupled to the flame sensor, the controller being configured to switch the oven door lock device to its locked position when a flame within the oven is detected;
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• a door position sensor coupled to the controller and configured to detect an open position of the door, the controller being configured to delay a switching of the oven door lock device to its locked position when the flame within the oven is detected and the door is in the open position.