US 12,064,053 B2
Auto sequencing cooking events in an oven appliance including multiple cooking chambers
Paul Bryan Cadima, Crestwood, KY (US); and James Lee Armstrong, 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 Oct. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/501,285.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119147 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 36/32 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); F24C 15/20 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 36/32 (2013.01) [A23L 5/15 (2016.08); F24C 15/2021 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oven appliance defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the oven appliance comprising:
a cabinet;
a first cooking chamber and a second cooking chamber positioned within the cabinet;
a heating assembly for independently and selectively heating the first cooking chamber and the second cooking chamber; and
a controller operably coupled to the heating assembly, the controller being configured to:
obtain a first cooking time for the first cooking chamber and a second cooking time for the second cooking chamber;
determine a first preheat status for the first cooking chamber and a second preheat status for the second cooking chamber, wherein the first preheat status may be determined based on a first historical heating rate experienced by the first cooking chamber and the second preheat status may be determined based on a second historical heating rate experienced by the second cooking chamber;
generate a first adjusted cooking time based at least in part on the first cooking time and the first preheat status and a second adjusted cooking time based at least in part on the second cooking time and the second preheat status; and
operate the heating assembly to heat the first cooking chamber for the first adjusted cooking time and the second cooking chamber for the second adjusted cooking time such that the first adjusted cooking time and the second adjusted cooking time end simultaneously.