Thermal management system and method for a connected oven
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1. A connected oven, comprising:
- a heating element;
an oven body comprising;
an oven back;
an oven bottom;
an oven top opposing the oven bottom, the oven top comprising an interior top panel and an exterior top panel cooperatively defining a top fluid channel therebetween, wherein the interior top panel, the oven back, and the oven bottom cooperatively define a cooking cavity;
an oven door mounted to the oven body, the oven door comprising an interior door panel and an exterior door panel cooperatively defining a door fluid channel therebetween, the interior door panel cooperatively defining the cooking cavity with the oven body, wherein the exterior door panel defines a user interface mounting region thermally connected to the door fluid channel;
wherein the oven door is nested under an overhang defined by the oven top,wherein the interior top panel defines;
an interior perforated portion coextensive with the overhang and comprising a first plurality of perforations aligned with and fluidly connected to the door fluid channel along a vertical axis through the door fluid channel, anda solid portion coextensive with the overhang and fluidly isolating the door fluid channel from the top fluid channel; and
wherein the exterior top panel defines;
a first exterior perforated portion coextensive with the overhang and comprising a second plurality of perforations aligned with the door fluid channel and the solid portion of the interior top panel along the vertical axis, wherein the second plurality of perforations defines a top fluid channel inlet;
a user interface unit mounted to the user interface mounting region, the user interface unit comprising a touchscreen input device; and
a camera assembly defining a field of view directed toward the oven bottom, the camera assembly mounted to the oven top and thermally connected to the top fluid channel.
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Abstract
The connected oven includes a cooking cavity defined by a back, a door opposing the bottom, a top adjacent the back and door, a bottom opposing the top, and opposing sidewalls adjacent the remainder of the walls, a user interface unit configured to receive instructions from the user, a sensor, and a thermal management system for minimizing or preventing thermal damage to heat-sensitive components arranged on the oven.
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1. A connected oven, comprising:
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a heating element; an oven body comprising; an oven back; an oven bottom; an oven top opposing the oven bottom, the oven top comprising an interior top panel and an exterior top panel cooperatively defining a top fluid channel therebetween, wherein the interior top panel, the oven back, and the oven bottom cooperatively define a cooking cavity; an oven door mounted to the oven body, the oven door comprising an interior door panel and an exterior door panel cooperatively defining a door fluid channel therebetween, the interior door panel cooperatively defining the cooking cavity with the oven body, wherein the exterior door panel defines a user interface mounting region thermally connected to the door fluid channel; wherein the oven door is nested under an overhang defined by the oven top, wherein the interior top panel defines; an interior perforated portion coextensive with the overhang and comprising a first plurality of perforations aligned with and fluidly connected to the door fluid channel along a vertical axis through the door fluid channel, and a solid portion coextensive with the overhang and fluidly isolating the door fluid channel from the top fluid channel; and wherein the exterior top panel defines; a first exterior perforated portion coextensive with the overhang and comprising a second plurality of perforations aligned with the door fluid channel and the solid portion of the interior top panel along the vertical axis, wherein the second plurality of perforations defines a top fluid channel inlet; a user interface unit mounted to the user interface mounting region, the user interface unit comprising a touchscreen input device; and a camera assembly defining a field of view directed toward the oven bottom, the camera assembly mounted to the oven top and thermally connected to the top fluid channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A connected oven, comprising:
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a heating element; an oven back; an oven bottom; an oven top opposing the oven bottom, the oven top comprising; an interior top panel and an exterior top panel cooperatively defining a top fluid channel therebetween, the top fluid channel comprising a top fluid channel inlet and a top fluid channel outlet, wherein a flow axis of the top fluid channel is substantially parallel a normal vector of the oven back, and wherein the interior top panel, the oven back, and the oven bottom cooperatively define a cooking cavity; an oven door nested under an overhang defined by the oven top, wherein the interior top panel defines; an interior perforated portion coextensive with the overhang and comprising a first plurality of perforations aligned with and fluidly connected to a door fluid channel along a vertical axis through the door fluid channel, and a solid portion coextensive with the overhang and fluidly isolating the door fluid channel from the top fluid channel; and wherein the exterior top panel defines; a first exterior perforated portion coextensive with the overhang and comprising a second plurality of perforations aligned with the door fluid channel and the solid portion of the interior top panel along the vertical axis, wherein the second plurality of perforations defines a top fluid channel inlet; and an optical sensor defining a field of view directed toward the oven bottom, the optical sensor arranged within and thermally connected to the top fluid channel between the top fluid channel inlet and the top fluid channel outlet. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A connected oven, comprising:
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a heating element; an oven body defining a cooking cavity, the oven body comprising an oven base; an oven top comprising an interior top panel and an exterior top panel cooperatively defining a top fluid channel therebetween; an oven door mounted to the oven body, the oven door actuatable between an open position and a closed position relative the oven body, and the oven door comprising; an interior door panel and an exterior door panel cooperatively defining a door fluid channel therebetween, the door fluid channel defining a flow axis substantially parallel a normal vector of the oven base when the oven door is in the closed position, wherein the interior and the exterior door panel each comprise a transparent window coextensive with the cooking cavity, and wherein the transparent windows have substantially similar visual transmittance; wherein the interior top panel defines; an interior perforated portion coextensive with an overhang and comprising a first plurality of perforations aligned with and fluidly connected to the door fluid channel along a vertical axis through the door fluid channel, and a solid portion coextensive with the overhang and fluidly isolating the door fluid channel from the top fluid channel; and wherein the exterior top panel defines; a first exterior perforated portion coextensive with the overhang and comprising a second plurality of perforations aligned with the door fluid channel and the solid portion of the interior top panel along the vertical axis, wherein the second plurality of perforations defines a top fluid channel inlet; and a user interface unit mounted to the transparent window of the exterior door panel, the user interface unit thermally connected to the door fluid channel, the user interface unit comprising; a touchscreen input device overlaying a display; and a broad face arranged with a normal vector intersecting the cooking cavity when the oven door is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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