Home appliance and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12253247-B2
Application number	US-202418780822-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2024
Priority date	Dec 19, 2019
Publication date	Mar 18, 2025
Grant date	Mar 18, 2025

Abstract

Proposed is a home appliance that includes a reception space configured to receive objects therein; a heater configured to heat the reception space; a door configured to open/close an open surface of the reception space, the door having a viewing window provided at the door; a lamp configured to illuminate an inside of the reception space; a sensor assembly configured to output a knock-on signal based on detecting a user's knock; and a controller configured to turn on/off the lamp based on the knock-on signal output by the sensor assembly, wherein based on a present state of the home appliance corresponding to at least any one of a plurality of preset exceptional situations, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oven comprising:
a reception space configured to receive objects therein;
a heater configured to heat the reception space;
a door configured to open/close an open surface of the reception space, the door having a viewing window provided at the door;
a lamp configured to illuminate an inside of the reception space;
a sensor assembly configured to output a knock-on signal based on detecting a user's knock; and
a controller configured to turn on/off the lamp based on the knock-on signal output by the sensor assembly,
wherein based on a present state of the oven corresponding to at least any one of a plurality of preset exceptional situations, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

2. The oven of claim 1 , wherein based on the door of the oven being opened, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

3. The oven of claim 1 , wherein based on the oven being in a self-clean operation, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

4. The oven of claim 1 , wherein based on the door of the oven being locked, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

5. The oven of claim 1 , wherein based on the lamp being turned on by a user touching a lamp button, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

6. The oven of claim 1 , wherein based on a knock-on function being preset to be turned off by a user touching a knock-on button, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

7. The oven of claim 1 , wherein based on the lamp blinking after pre-heating of the oven is completed, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

8. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the door is locked through a door lock switch.

9. The oven of claim 8 , wherein the door lock switch is configured to transmit information on whether the door is locked to the controller and lock/unlock the door according to a control signal output from the controller.

10. An oven comprising:
a reception space configured to receive objects therein;
a heater configured to heat the reception space;
a door configured to open/close an open surface of the reception space, the door having a viewing window provided at the door;
a lamp configured to illuminate an inside of the reception space;
a sensor assembly configured to output a knock-on signal based on detecting a user's knock;
a display part disposed at an outer surface of the oven and configured to display a plurality of buttons; and
a controller configured to turn on/off the lamp based on a touch signal of each of the buttons and the knock-on signal output by the sensor assembly,
wherein based on at least one of the plurality of buttons displayed on the display part being touched, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

11. The oven of claim 10 , wherein a knock-on button configured to turn on/off a knock-on function based on a user's touch is displayed on the display part, and based on the knock-on button being touched and the knock-on function being preset to be turned off, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

12. The oven of claim 10 , wherein a lamp button configured to turn on/off the lamp based on a user's touch is displayed on the display part, and based on the lamp button being touched and the lamp being turned on, the controller is configured to not turn on/off the lamp regardless of the knock-on signal being output.

13. A control method for an oven, the method comprising:
outputting a knock-on signal based on a vibration generated by a user's knock applied to the oven being detected;
determining whether a knock-on function is preset to be turned on by touching a knock-on button based on the knock-on signal being output;
determining whether the oven is in a self-clean operation based on the knock-on function being preset to be turned on;
determining whether a door of the oven is locked based on the oven not being in the self-clean operation;
determining whether the door is closed based on the door not being locked; and
determining whether to turn on/off a lamp installed inside a reception space of the oven based on the door being closed.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein in the determining of whether to turn on/off the lamp, based on the lamp being in a turned-on state, the lamp is turned off, but based on the lamp being in a turned-off state, the lamp is turned on.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein based on it being determined that the oven is in at least one of a state in which the knock-on function is preset to be turned off, a state in which the oven is in the self-clean operation, a state in which the door is locked, and a state in which the door is opened, the knock-on signal is ignored and the lamp is not turned on/off.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining whether the lamp is turned on by a user touching a lamp button before the determining of whether to turn on/off the lamp,
wherein in the determining of whether to turn on/off the lamp, based on the lamp being turned on by the lamp button touched by a user, the lamp is not turned on/off.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jeongkil
• Lee Wanglim
• Jeong Seongho

Classifications

• G01P15/18

  in two or more dimensions · CPC title

• F25D27/005

  combined with control means · CPC title

• F25D23/02

  Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title

• F24C15/04

  with transparent panels · CPC title

• F24C15/008

  Illumination for oven cavities · CPC title