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EP2746673A3
EP2746673A3 EP13197513.8A EP13197513A EP2746673A3 EP 2746673 A3 EP2746673 A3 EP 2746673A3 EP 13197513 A EP13197513 A EP 13197513A EP 2746673 A3 EP2746673 A3 EP 2746673A3
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cooking appliance
door
glass inner
door glass
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EP2746673A2 (en
EP2746673B1 (en
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Frank JÖRDENS
Jürgen Salomon
Philipp Schaller
Gerhard Schmidmayer
Johannes Selders
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
    • F24C7/085—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination on baking ovens
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00—Details
    • F24C15/005—Coatings for ovens
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00—Details
    • F24C15/02—Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges
    • F24C15/04—Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges with transparent panels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00—Details
    • F24C15/32—Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens
    • F24C15/322—Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens with forced circulation
    • F24C15/327—Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens with forced circulation with air moisturising

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electric Ovens (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)

Abstract

Beschrieben wird ein Gargerät, insbesondere Dampfgargerät, mit einem Dampferzeuger, mit einer einen Garraum begrenzenden Muffel, und mit einer eine Türglasinnenscheibe aufweisenden Gargerätetür zum Verschließen einer Beschickungsöffnung, welche Türglasinnenscheibe an ihrer Innenseite eine Anti-Beschlag-Beschichtung zum Verhindern eines Beschlagens derselben aufweist, wobei eine Anzeige zum Anzeigen eines Betriebs des Gargeräts an der Türglasinnenscheibe vorgesehen ist. Die vorliegende Erfindung eignet sich dazu, um einen ordnungsgemäßen Betriebs des Gargeräts ohne die Verwendung von weiteren Hilfsmitteln wie zum Beispiel mechanische und/oder elektrische Komponenten anzuzeigen.

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A cooking appliance, in particular Dampfgargerät, with a steam generator, with a cooking space limiting muffle, and having a door glass inner door cooking appliance door for closing a feed opening, which door glass inner pane on its inside an anti-fog coating to prevent fogging thereof, wherein a display is provided for indicating an operation of the cooking appliance on the door glass inner pane. The present invention is suitable for indicating proper operation of the cooking appliance without the use of other auxiliary means such as mechanical and / or electrical components.
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EP13197513.8A 2012-12-19 2013-12-16 Cooking device Active EP2746673B1 (en)

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DE102012223856.5A DE102012223856A1 (en) 2012-12-19 2012-12-19 Cooking appliance

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EP2746673A3 true EP2746673A3 (en) 2015-07-01
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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2000220845A (en) * 1999-02-01 2000-08-08 Sharp Corp Heating cooker
EP1182174A1 (en) * 2000-08-22 2002-02-27 Central Glass Company, Limited Glass plate with oxide film and process for producing same
JP2002187737A (en) * 2000-12-19 2002-07-05 Central Glass Co Ltd Glass with oxide film for building or industrial purpose and method of manufacturing the same
US20050006382A1 (en) * 2002-03-12 2005-01-13 Yuji Hayakawa High frequency heating apparatus with steam generating function
EP1890085A2 (en) * 2006-08-04 2008-02-20 Electrolux Professional S.P.A. Cooking oven with anti-condensation door

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE10307217B4 (en) * 2003-02-20 2006-04-13 Schott Ag Door with viewing window for microwave ovens
JP4108105B2 (en) * 2006-07-20 2008-06-25 シャープ株式会社 Steam cooker

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2000220845A (en) * 1999-02-01 2000-08-08 Sharp Corp Heating cooker
EP1182174A1 (en) * 2000-08-22 2002-02-27 Central Glass Company, Limited Glass plate with oxide film and process for producing same
JP2002187737A (en) * 2000-12-19 2002-07-05 Central Glass Co Ltd Glass with oxide film for building or industrial purpose and method of manufacturing the same
US20050006382A1 (en) * 2002-03-12 2005-01-13 Yuji Hayakawa High frequency heating apparatus with steam generating function
EP1890085A2 (en) * 2006-08-04 2008-02-20 Electrolux Professional S.P.A. Cooking oven with anti-condensation door

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