Oven illumination and oven
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorsFabienne Reinhard-Herrscher, Karl Leidig
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Abstract
The invention in particular relates to an oven illumination (4) for illuminating the interior of a muffle (1) of an oven. Inter alia for improving lifetimes of light sources (6) of the oven illumination (4), a glass lens (7) arranged downstream the at least one light source (6) is provided. The glass lens (7) comprises a cavity (8) at least reducing heat conduction towards the at least one light source (6).
Claims23
An oven illumination for illuminating the interior of a muffle of an oven, comprising at least one light source and a lens, wherein the lens comprises a closed hollow cavity, the closed hollow cavity has a continuous boundary formed by the lens, the continuous boundary is completely sealed within the lens, and wherein the lens is arranged downstream of the at least one light source for at least reducing heat conduction towards the at least one light source, wherein the lens comprises a front face for facing the muffle and a rear face for facing the light source, the closed hollow cavity is between the front face and the rear face, and the front face, the rear face, and the closed hollow cavity are arranged downstream of the at least one light source.
An oven illumination for illuminating the interior of a muffle of an oven, comprising at least one light source and a lens, wherein the lens comprises a sealed hollow cavity, wherein the lens and the sealed hollow cavity are arranged downstream of the at least one light source, and wherein the lens is at least partially integrated in a recess or opening in a wall of the oven muffle such that at least a portion of the sealed hollow cavity is arranged between the at least one light source and the oven muffle for at least reducing heat conduction towards the at least one light source, wherein the lens comprises a front face for facing the muffle and a rear face for facing the light source, the sealed hollow cavity is between the front face and the rear face, and the front face, the rear face, and the sealed hollow cavity are arranged downstream of the at least one light source.
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