Oven door and oven comprising an oven door

Abstract

The invention relates to an oven door ( 10 ) for closing an oven cavity ( 2 ) comprising a first and a second door wall element ( 11.1, 11.2 ), the first door wall element ( 11.1 ) being arranged at the outer side of the oven door ( 10 ) and comprises or is constituted by a transparent door glass, said door wall elements ( 11.1, 11.2 ) being arranged at a distance from one another, wherein an electronic display ( 12 ) is arranged in the space between the first door wall element ( 11.1 ) and the second door wall element ( 11.2 ) in order to provide information to a user in front of the oven door ( 10 ) and wherein the oven door ( 10 ) comprises an image capturing device ( 13 ), said image capturing device ( 13 ) being arranged between the first and second door wall element ( 11.1, 11.2 ) and said image capturing device ( 13 ) being coupled with the electronic display ( 12 ) in order to display the recorded images.

1 . Oven door for closing an oven cavity comprising a first door wall element and a second door wall element, the first door wall element being arranged at an outer side of the oven door and comprising or constituted by a transparent door glass, said door wall elements being arranged at a distance from one another, wherein an electronic display is arranged in a space between the first door wall element and the second door wall element in order to provide information to a user in front of the oven door and wherein the oven door comprises an image capturing device, said image capturing device being arranged between the first and second door wall element and said image capturing device being coupled with the electronic display in order to display the captured images. 
     
     
         2 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , wherein a thermal insulation is placed between the first door wall element and the second door wall element. 
     
     
         3 . Oven door according to  claim 2 , wherein the thermal insulation comprises an opaque material. 
     
     
         4 . Oven door according to  claim 2 , wherein the electronic display and the image capturing device are arranged in the space between the first door wall element and the thermal insulation. 
     
     
         5 . Oven door according to  claim 2 , wherein the thermal insulation comprises a capturing aperture for enabling the image capturing device to capture images of the oven cavity. 
     
     
         6 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , wherein the image capturing device is arranged at an upper portion of the oven door in order to capture images according to an inclined top-down view of the oven cavity. 
     
     
         7 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , wherein an optical entity is placed in an optical path between the image capturing device and the oven cavity, said optical entity being configured to modify the optical capturing area of the image capturing device. 
     
     
         8 . Oven door according to  claim 7 , wherein the optical entity is configured to shield the image capturing device against thermal impact. 
     
     
         9 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , comprising cooling means for providing an airflow through the space between the first door wall element and the second door wall element. 
     
     
         10 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a OLED, a thin film electroluminescent display or an LED-matrix display. 
     
     
         11 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , comprising back-ground lighting means for providing backlight to the electronic display. 
     
     
         12 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , comprising one or more control units for controlling the operation of the electronic display and/or the image capturing device. 
     
     
         13 . Oven door according to  claim 1 , comprising a user control interface including a touch-sensitive interface of resistive or capacitive type, an infrared touch interface or a touch interface based on surface acoustic waves. 
     
     
         14 . Oven door according to  claim 13 , wherein the user control interface is arranged between the first door wall element and the electronic display. 
     
     
         15 . Oven for preparing food comprising an oven cavity and an oven door according to  claim 1  for closing the oven cavity. 
     
     
         16 . Oven door for closing an oven cavity, a first door wall element and a second door wall element, said first and second door wall elements defining a space therebetween, said first door wall element being remote from said oven cavity relative to said second door wall element when said door closes said oven cavity, said first door wall element being at least partially transparent such that an electronic display arranged in said space is visible through said first door wall element and is configured to provide information to a user in front of the oven door, an image capturing device arranged in said space and configured to record images from said oven cavity when said door closes said cavity, non-transparent insulation in said space, said electronic display and said image capturing device both being disposed between said first door wall element and said non-transparent insulation to shield them against heat from said oven cavity, said non-transparent insulation comprising at least one of glass wool and stone wool, said non-transparent insulation comprising an aperture through which said image capturing device can record images along an optical path defined between said image capturing device and said oven cavity and which travels through said aperture and a transparent portion of said second door wall element, said transparent portion comprising a window having a reflective coating, an optical entity disposed in said optical path that is configured to modify an optical capturing area of the image capturing device, said electronic display being further configured to display images of said cooking cavity recorded by said image capturing device. 
     
     
         17 . Oven door according to  claim 16 , said insulation comprising multiple layers including a metallic layer. 
     
     
         18 . Oven door according to  claim 16 , further comprising a user control at least partially located in an area of the electronic display and adapted to detect user interactions for controlling said oven. 
     
     
         19 . Oven door according to  claim 16 , said electronic display covering said oven door when viewed from outside said first wall element thereof, and being customizable so as to give a user the freedom to place icons, buttons and windows on the display in a user-selectable manner.