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Domestic appliance having a camera arranged in a door

US11988444B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Daniel Bihr · Kirchheim am Ries, DE
Hans Peter Werner · Giengen an der Brenz, DE
Christopher Rodney · Burgau, DE
Stephan Kempfle · Ellzee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2020
Grant date	May 21, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2700/02
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A domestic appliance, which may be a cooling device, such as a refrigerator, includes: a treatment chamber that can be closed by a pivotable door; at least one camera arranged in the door for recording images from the treatment chamber when the door is open; and a door movement sensor for detecting values of at least one parameter of a door movement. The door movement sensor has at least one inertial sensor. At least one camera and the at least one inertial sensor are integrated in a camera/sensor module which is arranged in the door. The camera/sensor module has a communication device, at least for outputting image data from the camera of the camera/sensor module. The domestic appliance is configured to trigger at least one device function upon the detection of at least one trigger value.

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