COOKING APPLIANCE COMPRISING THERMOCHROMIC ELEMENTS FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE
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Abstract
The door comprises at least one or more panels of thermal glass, on which thermochromic elements are applied, which are arranged close to one another, and which have respective activation temperature ranges, thus providing an easy-to-see indication of the temperatures in the oven.
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31 Claims
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1-11. -11. (canceled)
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12. An oven appliance comprising:
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a muffle defining a food cooking chamber; and a door operably coupled with the muffle and moveable between open and closed positions, the door comprising; at least one substantially transparent panel having a plurality of thermochromic elements arranged in close proximity to one another and having respective activation temperature ranges, so as to provide an indication about the temperatures inside the muffle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An oven appliance comprising:
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a muffle including a plurality of walls defining a food cooking chamber; a plurality of controls disposed on a face of the muffle for controlling internal temperatures of the muffle; and a door operably coupled with the muffle and moveable between open and closed positions, the door comprising; at least one substantially transparent panel configured to allow viewing of the food cooking chamber; a plurality of thermochromic elements arranged on the door, each of the plurality of thermochromic elements having a different activation temperature range, so as to provide an indication about the temperatures inside the muffle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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