US 12,464,211 B2
Imaging assembly for an oven appliance
Wesley Dunn, Mount Juliet, TN (US); Jorge Mota, Columbia, TN (US); and Ric Gilliland, Chattanooga, TN (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/638,293.
Prior Publication US 2025/0330692 A1, Oct. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. H04N 23/54 (2023.01); F24C 15/04 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G03B 11/00 (2021.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/54 (2023.01) [G02B 26/0816 (2013.01); G03B 11/00 (2013.01); F24C 15/04 (2013.01); G02B 27/288 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oven appliance defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the oven appliance comprising:
a cooking chamber positioned within a cabinet;
a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the cooking chamber, the door comprising a window;
a camera assembly configured for obtaining one or more images of the cooking chamber, wherein the camera assembly comprises a lens that is seated flat against the window and defines a field of view into the cooking chamber; and
a mirror assembly positioned within the cooking chamber for redirecting the field of view of the camera assembly toward a target cooking area of the cooking chamber, wherein the mirror assembly comprises:
a flat base positionable under a cooking utensil;
a vertical support arm extending upward from the flat base; and
a mirror mounted to a top of the vertical support arm.