A method of operating an oven appliance includes obtaining a temperature set point, determining, based on the temperature set point, an electric heating temperature range and a gas undershoot temperature limit, the gas undershoot limit being below the electric heating temperature range, determining that a chamber temperature of the oven appliance has dropped to the gas undershoot temperature limit, and operating a gas heat source to maintain the chamber temperature above the gas undershoot temperature limit.

A cooking appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber, a door configured to open and close the cooking chamber, a heating element configured to provide heat to the cooking chamber, a camera directed at the cooking chamber, and a controller operably connected to the camera. The controller is configured to initiate a cooking operation including determining that the door is in a closed position, capturing a first image of the cooking chamber using the camera, determining an occupied state of the cooking chamber based on the first image, and initiating a timer sequence upon determining the occupied state of the cavity.

An ignitor assembly for an appliance includes first and second taps coupled with a conduit. Each tap has a shaft extending upward from a body. A first support is coupled with the first tap, and a second support is coupled with the second tap. Each of the first and second supports includes a body portion positioned about the shaft of the respective tap and a protrusion extending from the body portion and defining a channel. The second support further includes a switch portion. A cross-member is rotatably coupled with each of the first and second supports and includes a switch lever positioned proximate the second support. Actuation of either of the first and second taps rotates the cross-member. A switch is coupled with the switch portion of the second support and configured to be actuated by the switch lever of the cross-member during rotation of the cross-member.

The present invention is a method for operating a cooking oven comprising: a cooking chamber; a heating device for heating foodstuff contained in the cooking chamber; a database wherein cooking cycles are stored; a control unit operatively connected to the database and to the heating device, configured for activating/deactivating the heating device according to the cooking cycles; and a user interface operatively connected to the control unit. The method comprises the following phases: (a) selecting, by the user interface, a new list of two or more of cooking cycles stored in the database, to be executed in sequence; (b) sorting, by the control unit, the cooking cycles of the new list, using a sorting algorithm that calculates the order of the cooking cycles of the new list and (c) displaying, via the user interface, a sorted list containing the cooking cycles of the new list.

A cooking appliance and method of operating the same utilize a multi-level valve system that regulates an output power level of a gas burner for an oven between a maximum output power level and at least one reduced output power level to selectively reduce the output power level of the gas burner during at least a portion of an oven warm-up operation, e.g., to improve burner operating characteristics during the oven warm-up operation.

A detachable multi-station parallel synchronous and asynchronous control system for a gas oven includes a controller, a plurality of temperature sensors, a solenoid valve, a stepper motor, and a remote control terminal. The plurality of temperature sensors are installed on a plurality of stations, respectively. The controller generates a control signal, and sends the control signal to a driver through a communication network, so that the driver generates a driving signal according to the control signal, and sends the driving signal to a multi-station coordinated control system. The multi-station coordinated control system controls the stepper motor and the solenoid valve of each station according to the drive signal. A sensor is configured to collect position information and speed information of a plurality of target motors and generate a detection signal. A method for using the detachable multi-station parallel synchronous and asynchronous control system is further provided.

A gas oven with stations under parallel or synchronous control includes a plurality of temperature sensors, a controller and a plurality of processing stations. An air intake device includes a throttle valve, a gas transmission pipeline and a main gas valve. The throttle valve includes a combined gas control unit and a gas valve controller. The air intake device further includes an external gas supply source, and the gas supply source is connected to the gas transmission pipeline and a bakeware. The main gas valve and the throttle valve are separately arranged on the main gas transmission pipeline. The plurality of processing stations are provided with a plurality of gas sub-transmission pipelines and throttle valve gas main transmission pipelines, respectively. The gas oven further includes a communication module connected to a remote control to control the oven by way of a remote terminal or a mobile phone app.

A temperature controller for a gas oven includes a control module, a temperature measurement module, a prompt module, and a gas regulating module. The control module is connected to the temperature measurement module, the prompt module, and the gas regulating module, respectively, to transmit a signal. The temperature measurement module is arranged in the oven to measure a temperature in the oven and return the temperature to the control module. The prompt module is configured to receive an excessive temperature or a normal temperature of the control module, and provide a prompt. The gas regulating module is configured to receive a temperature and a control quantity returned by the control module, and control an air intake quantity, to adjust the temperature or turn on or turn off the oven. A micro-switch is provided and an on signal and an off signal of the micro-switch are transmitted to the control module.

A control method of stepwise and stepless linear adjustment of a gas oven includes step 1: obtaining the setting temperature of the gas oven; step 2.: obtaining the temperature inside the gas oven; step 3: determining the low temperature threshold, high temperature threshold and preset flame level according to the setting temperature, wherein the high temperature threshold is greater than the low temperature threshold; step 4: ensuring the temperature inside the gas oven is between the low temperature threshold and the high temperature threshold; step 5: if it exceeds, determining the change trend of the temperature inside the gas oven; step 6: when the change trend of the temperature inside the gas oven rises or falls, adjusting the flame level of the gas oven to the preset flame level.

An oven appliance may include a cabinet, a heating element, temperature sensor, and controller. The heating element may be within the cabinet to heat a cooking chamber. The temperature sensor may be mounted in thermal communication with the cooking chamber. The controller may be configured to initiate a cooking operation. The cooking operation may include directing the heating element according to a predetermined holiday heating cycle during a first holiday occurrence, collecting a plurality of temperature readings from the temperature sensor during the first holiday occurrence as a first temperature group, determining, following the first holiday occurrence, a temperature deviation from a set reference temperature, the temperature deviation being based on the first temperature group, generating a modified holiday heating cycle based on the determined temperature deviation, and directing the heating element according to the modified holiday heating cycle during a second holiday occurrence following the first holiday occurrence.