US 11,747,087 B2
Household appliance including reflective door
John Gibson, Pollocksville, NC (US); Kenneth Jones, Washington, NC (US); and Robert Parchman, Newport, NC (US)
Assigned to BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US); and BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed by BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US); and BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/142,282.
Prior Publication US 2022/0214111 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. F27D 21/02 (2006.01); F24C 15/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/04 (2006.01); F27D 1/00 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC F27D 21/02 (2013.01) [F24C 15/008 (2013.01); F24C 15/04 (2013.01); F27D 1/0033 (2013.01); F24C 7/085 (2013.01); F24C 15/005 (2013.01); F27D 2021/026 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A household appliance comprising:
a housing defining an oven cavity;
a door pivotably coupled to the housing such that the door is configured to open and close an opening to the cavity, the door including a window comprising partially reflective glass;
a camera coupled to an inner wall of the housing inside the oven cavity such that the camera faces the opening; and
one or more lamps disposed within the oven cavity and configured to illuminate the oven cavity;
wherein the one or more lamps, the door, and the camera are interlocked such that the camera is activated only when the door is closed and the one or more lamps illuminate the oven cavity, and the camera is automatically deactivated otherwise; and
wherein the partially reflective glass comprises a one-way mirrored surface configured to be reflective to visible light on a first side facing the oven cavity and transparent to visible light on a second side facing an exterior environment when the one or more lamps illuminate the oven cavity.