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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Margherita Basso, Varese, IT;
Luca Distaso, Gemonio, IT;
Assignee:
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); F24C 14/02 (2006.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/52 (2023.01); F24C 14/02 (2013.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01);
Abstract
A dedicated self-cleaning cycle for a camera for imaging a cavity of an oven is provided. An indication is received to perform a localized pyrolytic cycle to clean a view port glass protecting an image sensor of the camera from heat or detritus in the cavity of the oven. Responsive to the indication, a camera viewport heating element configured to provide localized heating to the view port glass is operated to perform the localized pyrolytic cycle. The camera is utilized to view the cavity of the oven.