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Cooking device with an automatic door opening function and method of operating same

US12416413B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Alexander Dinkel · Bogen, DE
Michael James Heinz · Livermore, US
Bernd Martin · Stein an der Traun, DE
Rainer Lebacher · Palling, DE
Manfred Plankl · Traunreut, DE
Matthias Jahner · Waging am See, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 3, 2020
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA23V2002/00
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a method for operating a cooking appliance, a preparation program of the cooking appliance is carried out when preparing an item to be cooked in a cooking chamber of the cooking appliance, while a door of the cooking appliance closes the cooking chamber. The door is automatically opened by a door opening device of the cooking appliance when an end time of the preparation program is reached, and the door is maintained in an open state for a time period determined before opening and/or a time period permanently defined before opening.

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