US 12,253,267 B2
Appliance door having a camera bracket locator
Mariana Miranda, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,723.
Prior Publication US 2023/0272917 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F24C 15/00 (2006.01); F24C 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 7/085 (2013.01) [F24C 15/008 (2013.01); F24C 15/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oven door, the oven door having a transverse, a vertical, and a lateral direction, the oven door comprising:
a front panel;
a pair of trim panels attached to the front panel, the pair of trim panels comprising a first trim panel and a second trim panel laterally spaced apart by a door cavity defined therebetween, the first trim panel and the second trim panel each comprising an interior surface directed toward the door cavity, the first trim panel defining a first bracket slot;
a bracket assembly extending through the full length of the door cavity in the lateral direction, between the first trim panel and the second trim panel, the bracket assembly comprising a back bracket and a first support flange received within the first bracket slots wherein the back bracket further comprises a first wing and a main body, the first wing extending transversely from the main body, the main body extending vertically and laterally across the oven door between the pair of trim panels, wherein the first support flange attaches to the first wing, the first support flange extending orthogonally from the first wing in the transverse direction and the lateral direction;
a plurality of light sources mounted to the bracket assembly; and
a camera mounted to the bracket assembly.