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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
Fabienne Reinhard-herrscher, Kirchberg/Jagst, DE;
Klaus Winkelmann, Gedem, DE;
Fabienne Reinhard-Herrscher, Kirchberg/Jagst, DE;
Klaus Winkelmann, Gedem, DE;
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V., Zaventem, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooking oven with at least one cavity () and an illumination-equipment (e.g. a LED-lamp) for illuminating said cavity (). The illumination-equipment, comprises a plurality of light emitting elements () for illuminating the cavity (). The light emitting elements () have at least two different colors. Single light emitting elements () and/or groups of light emitting elements () are separately controlled or controllable. The color or a combination of colors of the light emitting elements () is provided to indicate information about an operation mode of the cooking oven and/or a state of the cooking process. The light emitting elements () and/or groups of light emitting elements () are arranged at multiple positions within the cavity () in order to indicate information related to said positions. Further, the present invention relates to a method for illuminating a cavity () of a cooking oven.