COOKING OVEN WITH STEAM COOKING FUNCTION

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking oven with steam cooking function. In particular, the present invention relates to a freestanding cooking oven with steam cooking function.

[0002] In a cooking oven with steam cooking function, water has to be heated up in order to generate steam. For example, water on the bottom wall of the oven cavity is heated up by a special heating element arranged beneath said bottom wall. For other cooking operation modes a further heating element is arranged beneath the bottom wall.

[0003] However, such a cooking oven with steam cooking function is very complex.

[0004] US2017/276378A1 discloses a cooking oven according to the preamble of claim 1 of the present invention.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking oven with steam cooking function by low complexity.

[0006] The object is achieved by the cooking oven with steam cooking function according to claim 1.

[0007] According to the present invention a cooking oven with steam cooking function, in particular a freestanding cooking oven with steam cooking function and a non-steam-cooking function, is provided, wherein:

• the cooking oven comprises an oven cavity with a bottom wall, a top wall, a rear wall and side walls, wherein at least the bottom wall is partially covered with a coating on a side facing towards an interior of the oven cavity,
• the cooking oven comprises a bottom heating element arranged beneath the bottom wall of the oven cavity,
• the cooking oven comprises a top heating element arranged beneath the top wall of the oven cavity,
• the cooking oven comprises an evaporation area formed as an embossment in the bottom wall of the oven cavity, the embossment being coated with the coating and
• at least in a steam cooking operation mode the bottom heating element and the top heating element are connected in series
• in the non-steam-cooking function, the bottom heating element and the top heating element are either connected in parallel or disconnected from each other.

[0008] The core of the present invention is that one bottom heating element is arranged beneath the bottom wall of the oven cavity on the one hand and that the bottom heating element and the top heating element are connected in series in the steam cooking operation mode on the other hand, and are connected not in series in a non-steam-cooking function, in particular in a normal baking function. By this way, the cooking oven with steam cooking function is realised by low complexity. Furthermore by switching bottom heating element in series with the top heating element the power of the bottom element is reduced vice-versa a coupling in parallel to avoid a cracking of the coating in the steam-cooking mode. The coating may be enamel.

[0009] In an embodiment the oven has only one bottom heating element which may be switched in parallel with the top heating element for a baking function and switched in series for the steam cooking function.

[0010] For example, the evaporation area is filled or fillable with water manually by the user and/or automatically by a water supply.

[0011] In an embodiment the cooking oven further comprises a rear heating element in front of or behind a rear wall of the oven cavity. The cooking further comprises a cooking fan arranged in front of or behind the rear wall of the oven cavity.

[0012] Preferably, the rear heating element is a ring heating element enclosing the at least one cooking fan.

[0013] In particular, the rear heating element is connected parallel to the bottom heating element and the top heating element. In particular in steam cooking function the rear heating element is connected to the series of the bottom heating element and the top heating element.

[0014] Preferably, the side facing towards an interior of the oven cavity of bottom wall, top wall, rear wall and side wall are partially, preferably completely coated with the coating.

[0015] Further, the cooking oven may comprise at least one thermostat for activating and deactivating the bottom heating element, the top heating element and the rear heating element.

[0016] Preferably, the thermostat is connected in series to the group comprising at least the bottom heating element and the top heating element. In an embodiment the thermostat is connected in series to all heaters arranged in the oven.

[0017] Moreover, the cooking oven may comprise a selector switch for activating the steam cooking operation mode.

[0018] Additionally, the cooking oven may comprise a push button for activating the steam cooking function.

[0019] For example, the push button and the rear heating element are connected in series.

[0020] Further, the cooking oven may comprise a temperature knob for setting a temperature threshold value for the thermostat.

[0021] The rear heating element and the at least one cooking fan may be simultaneously activatable and deactivatable.

[0022] Additionally, the cooking oven comprises at least one cooling fan for cooling down the oven cavity.

[0023] In particular, the push button includes at least one indicator light for illuminating said push button in the steam cooking operation mode.

[0024] Further, the power of the rear heating element may be between 1500 W and 2500 W, preferably between 1800 W and 2200 W, in particular about 2000 W.

[0025] Moreover, the total power of the bottom heating element and the top heating element is between 300 W and 600 W, preferably between 400 W and 500 W, in particular about 450 W, when connected in series.

[0026] Optionally, the cooking oven may have a second bottom heating element which is arranged such that it surrounds the embossment in the bottom wall. The second heating element may be connected in parallel with the bottom heating element and the top heating element. The second heating element is switched off in steam cooking mode and may be activated either by switching to non-steam cooking mode or by optional activation by the user in non-steam cooking mode.

[0027] Novel and inventive features of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims.

[0028] The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings, in which

FIG 1

illustrates a schematic partial perspective view of a cooking oven with steam cooking function according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG 2

illustrates a further schematic partial perspective view of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention,

FIG 3

illustrates a further schematic partial perspective view of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to a further embodiment of the present invention,

FIG 4

illustrates a further schematic partial perspective view of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to a further embodiment of the present invention,

FIG 5

illustrates a schematic perspective view of an user interface of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to the embodiment of the present invention according to Fig. 1,

FIG 6

illustrates a schematic perspective view of an arrangement of heating elements for the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG 7

illustrates a schematic circuit diagram of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 8

illustrates a schematic circuit diagram of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and

Fig. 9

illustrates a schematic circuit diagram of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] FIG 1 illustrates a schematic partial perspective view of a cooking oven 10 with steam cooking function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] The cooking oven 10 comprises a bottom heating element 12 and a top heating element 14. The bottom heating element 12 is arranged beneath a bottom wall of an oven cavity. The top heating element 14 is arranged beneath a top wall of said oven cavity.

[0031] An evaporation area 20 is formed as an embossment in the bottom wall of the oven cavity. Said evaporation area 20 is arranged above the bottom heating element 12. The evaporation area 20 is manually fillable with water by the user. At least the evaporation area 20, preferably the complete bottom wall, more preferably all walls of the cavity, are coated with a coating, in particular enamel.

[0032] FIG 2 illustrates a further schematic partial perspective view of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] The bottom heating element 12 is arranged beneath the bottom wall of the oven cavity. The top heating element 14 is arranged beneath the top wall of said oven cavity. A ring heating element 16 and a cooking fan 18 are arranged in front of the rear wall of the oven cavity. Around the bottom heating element 12 a second bottom heating element 13 is arranged.

[0034] FIG 3 illustrates a schematic partial perspective view of a cooking oven 10 with steam cooking function according to a further embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] The cooking oven 10 comprises a bottom heating element 12, a top heating element 14, a ring heating element 16 and a cooking fan 18. The bottom heating element 12 is arranged beneath a bottom wall of an oven cavity. The top heating element 14 is arranged beneath a top wall of said oven cavity. The ring heating element 16 and the cooking fan 18 are arranged in front of a rear wall of the oven cavity, wherein the ring heating element 16 encloses the cooking fan 18. A cooling fan 30 is arranged above the oven cavity.

[0036] An evaporation area 20 is formed as an embossment in the bottom wall of the oven cavity. Said evaporation area 20 is arranged above the bottom heating element 12. The evaporation area 20 is manually fillable with water by the user.

[0037] FIG 4 illustrates a further schematic partial perspective view of the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to a further embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] The bottom heating element 12 is arranged beneath the bottom wall of the oven cavity. The top heating element 14 is arranged beneath the top wall of said oven cavity. The ring heating element 16 and the cooking fan 18 are arranged in front of the rear wall of the oven cavity. Instead of the cooling fan 30 a cooling channel 34 is arranged above the oven cavity. For example, said cooling channel 34 is connectable to an external fan.

[0039] FIG 5 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a user interface 22 of the cooking oven 10 with the steam cooking function according to an embodiment of the present invention, in particular any embodiment according to Fig. 1 to 4.

[0040] The user interface 22 includes a plurality of control elements. In particular, the user interface 22 includes a selector switch 24 and a push button 26. The selector switch 24 is provided for setting an operation mode of the cooking oven 10. The push button 26 is provided for activating the steam function. Further, the user interface 22 includes at least one temperature knob.

[0041] At first, an oven door is opened by the user. Then, the evaporation area 20 is manually filled with water by the user. However, the evaporation area 20 may be filled with water only, if the oven cavity is cold. After that, food is put into the oven cavity and the oven door is closed by the user. Then, the steam function is set on the selector switch 24 by the user. The steam function is activated by pressing the push button 26. However, the steam function may be activated by the push button 26 only, if the steam function is set on the selector switch 24. Then, the temperature is selected on the temperature knob by the user.

[0042] The cooking oven 10 with the steam cooking function is deactivated by pressing the push button 26 again and turning the selector switch 24 and the temperature knob to an off position.

[0043] Preferably, the push button 26 includes an indicator light 32. Said indicator light 32 is activated, when the steam function is set on the selector switch 24 and activated by the push button 26. The indicator light 32 is deactivated again, when the selector switch 24 is turned to the off position.

[0044] FIG 6 illustrates a schematic perspective view of an arrangement of heating elements for the cooking oven with the steam cooking function according to an embodiment of the present invention, in particular according to Fig. 3 and 4.

[0045] The cooking oven 10 comprises the bottom heating element 12, the top heating element 14, the ring heating element 16 and the cooking fan 18. The bottom heating element 12 is arranged beneath the bottom wall of the oven cavity, while the top heating element 14 is arranged beneath the top wall of said oven cavity. The ring heating element 16 and the cooking fan 18 are arranged in front of the rear wall of the oven cavity, wherein the ring heating element 16 encloses the cooking fan 18.

[0046] In this example, the bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 have a power of about 450 W all in all when switched in series, while the ring heating element 16 has a power of about 2000 W.

[0047] The bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 are activated by the selector switch 24, when the steam cooking function is selected. The ring heating element 16 and the cooking fan 18 are activated, when the push button 26 is pressed.

[0048] FIG 7 illustrates a schematic circuit diagram of the cooking oven 10 with a steam cooking function according to Fig. 1. The circuit diagram shows the bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14. The bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 can be switched in series for an operation in steam cooking mode. For an operation in non-steam cooking mode, bottom heating element 12 and top heating element 14 are switched in parallel. In this configuration the heating elements are reduced in power for the steam cooking mode and effectively avoid a cracking of the coating, in particular enamel, due to critical temperature gradients. Optionally, it is possible, in a non-steam cooking mode, to activate only bottom heating element 12 or only top heating element 14.

[0049] FIG 8 illustrates a schematic circuit diagram of the cooking oven 10 with the steam cooking function according to an embodiment of the present invention. The circuit diagram shows the bottom heating element 12, the top heating element 14, the ring heating element 16, the cooking fan 18, the push button 26 and the indicator light 32. Further, the circuit diagram shows a thermostat 28 and a cooling fan 30.

[0050] The bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 are connected in series. The ring heating element 16 and the push button 26 are connected in series. Said both series are connected parallel to each other. In turn, said parallel series are connected in series to the thermostat 28. A temperature threshold value of the thermostat 28 is selected on the temperature knob by the user.

[0051] The bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 can be switched in series for an operation in steam cooking mode. For an operation in non-steam cooking mode, bottom heating element 12 and top heating element 14 are switched in parallel. The bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 are directly activated and deactivated by the thermostat 28. The ring heating element 16 is activated and deactivated by the thermostat 28 and the push button 26.

[0052] The indicator light 32 is activated and deactivated by the selector switch 24 and by the push button 26. The cooking fan 18 and the cooling fan 30 are activated and deactivated by the same selector switch 24.

[0053] Preferably, the circuit diagram in FIG 8 relates to a steam cooking operation mode of the cooking oven 10, where bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 are switched in series. For other operation modes the heating elements 12, 14 and 16 and the cooking fan 18 may be interconnected in another way.

[0054] The cooking oven 10 with the steam cooking function according to the present invention requires only one bottom heating element 12. In the steam cooking operation mode the bottom heating element 12 and the top heating element 14 are connected in series. The bottom heating element 12 is also provided for other operation modes. The bottom heating element 12 is already present in a conventional cooking oven.

[0055] Fig. 9 illustrates a circuit diagram of the cooking oven with a steam cooking function according to Fig. 2, having a second bottom heating element 13. The second bottom heating element 13 is connected in parallel with the bottom heating element 12, the top heating element 14 and the rear heating element 16. All of the heaters may be switchable by the thermostat.

[0056] Although an illustrative embodiment of the present invention has been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to that precise embodiment, and that various other changes and modifications may be affected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

List of reference numerals

[0057] 

10

cooking oven

12

bottom heating element

13

second bottom heating element

14

top heating element

16

ring heating element

18

cooking fan

20

evaporation area

22

user interface

24

selector switch

26

push button

28

thermostat

30

cooling fan

32

indicator light

34

cooling channel

Claims

1. A cooking oven (10) with steam cooking function, in particular a freestanding cooking oven (10) with steam cooking function and at least one non-steam-cooking function, wherein:

- the cooking oven (10) comprises an oven cavity with a bottom wall, a top wall, a rear wall and side walls, wherein at least the bottom wall is partially covered with a coating on a side facing towards an interior of the oven cavity,

- the cooking oven (10) comprises a bottom heating element (12) arranged beneath the bottom wall of the oven cavity,

- the cooking oven (10) comprises a top heating element (14) arranged beneath the top wall of the oven cavity,

- the cooking oven (10) comprises an evaporation area (20) formed as an embossment in the bottom wall of the oven cavity, the embossment being coated with the coating, and

characterised in that

- at least in a steam cooking operation mode the bottom heating element (12) and the top heating element (14) are connected in series,

- in the non-steam-cooking function, the bottom heating element (12) and the top heating element (14) are either connected in parallel or disconnected from each other.

2. The cooking oven according to claim 1,
characterised in that
the evaporation area (20) is filled or fillable with water manually by the user and/or automatically by a water supply.

3. The cooking oven according to claim 1 or 2,
characterised in that
the oven further comprises a rear heating element (16) arranged in front of or behind the rear wall of the oven cavity, and the oven further comprises at least one cooking fan (18) arranged in front of or behind the rear wall of the oven cavity, wherein optionally the rear heating element (16) is a ring heating element (16) enclosing the at least one cooking fan (18).

4. The cooking oven according claim 3,
characterised in that
the rear heating element (16) is connected parallel to the bottom heating element (12) and the top heating element (14) .

5. The cooking oven according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the side facing towards an interior of the oven cavity of bottom wall, top wall, rear wall and side wall are completely coated with the coating, in particular the coating being enamel.

6. The cooking oven according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the cooking oven (10) comprises at least one thermostat (28) for activating and deactivating the bottom heating element (12), the top heating element (14) and/or the rear heating element (16).

7. The cooking oven according to claim 6,
characterised in that
the thermostat (28) is connected in series to the group of comprising at least the bottom heating element (12) and the top heating element (14).

8. The cooking oven according to claim 6,
characterised in that
the cooking oven (10) comprises a temperature knob for setting a temperature threshold value for the thermostat (28).

9. The cooking oven according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the cooking oven (10) comprises a selector switch (24) or a push button (26) for activating the steam cooking operation mode.

10. The cooking oven according to any of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the oven comprises a second bottom heating element (13) activatable in the non-steam-cooking function.

11. The cooking oven according to any one of claims 3 to 10,
characterised in that
the rear heating element (16) and the at least one cooking fan (18) are simultaneously activatable and deactivatable.

12. The cooking oven according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the cooking oven (10) comprises at least one cooling fan (30) for cooling down the oven cavity.

13. The cooking oven according to claim 9,
characterised in that
the push button (26) includes at least one indicator light (32) for illuminating said push button (26) in the steam cooking operation mode.

14. The cooking oven according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the power of the rear heating element (16) is between 1500 W and 2500 W, preferably between 1800 W and 2200 W, in particular about 2000 W.

15. The cooking oven according to any one of the preceding claims,
characterised in that
the total power of the bottom heating element (12) and the top heating element (14) is between 300 W and 600 W, preferably between 400 W and 500 W, in particular about 450 W, when switched in series.

Ansprüche

1. Garofen (10) mit Dampfgarfunktion, insbesondere freistehender Garofen (10) mit Dampfgarfunktion und mindestens einer Nicht-Dampfgarfunktion, wobei:

- der Garofen (10) einen Ofenraum mit einer unteren Wand, einer oberen Wand, einer Rückwand und Seitenwänden umfasst, wobei mindestens die untere Wand auf einer dem Innern des Ofenraums zugewandten Seite teilweise mit einer Beschichtung bedeckt ist,

- der Garofen (10) ein Bodenheizelement (12) aufweist, das unter der unteren Wand des Ofenraums angeordnet ist,

- der Garofen (10) ein oberes Heizelement (14) aufweist, das unter der oberen Wand des Ofenraums angeordnet ist,

- der Garofen (10) einen Verdampfungsbereich (20) aufweist, der als eine Ausbuchtung in der unteren Wand des Ofenraums ausgebildet ist, wobei die Ausbuchtung mit der Beschichtung überzogen ist, und

dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass

- mindestens in der Betriebsart Dampfgaren das untere Heizelement (12) und das obere Heizelement (14) in Reihe geschaltet sind,

- in der Nicht-Dampfgarfunktion das untere Heizelement (12) und das obere Heizelement (14) entweder parallel geschaltet oder voneinander getrennt sind.

2. Garofen gemäß Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Verdampfungsbereich (20) manuell durch den Benutzer und/oder automatisch durch eine Wasserversorgung mit Wasser gefüllt wird oder füllbar ist.

3. Garofen gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Garofen ferner ein hinteres Heizelement (16) aufweist, das vor oder hinter der Rückwand des Ofenraums angeordnet ist, und der Garofen ferner mindestens ein Gargebläse (18) aufweist, das vor oder hinter der Rückwand des Ofenraums angeordnet ist, wobei das hintere Heizelement (16) optional ein Ringheizelement (16) ist, das das mindestens eine Gargebläse (18) umschließt.

4. Garofen gemäß Anspruch 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das hintere Heizelement (16) parallel zu dem unteren Heizelement (12) und dem oberen Heizelement (14) geschaltet ist.

5. Garofen gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die dem Inneren des Garofens zugewandte Seite der unteren Wand, der oberen Wand, der Rückwand und der Seitenwand vollständig mit der Beschichtung überzogen ist, wobei die Beschichtung insbesondere aus Emaille besteht.

6. Garofen gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Garofen (10) mindestens einen Thermostat (28) zum Aktivieren und Deaktivieren des unteren Heizelements (12), des oberen Heizelements (14) und/oder des hinteren Heizelements (16) aufweist.

7. Garofen gemäß Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Thermostat (28) in Reihe mit der Gruppe geschaltet ist, die mindestens das untere Heizelement (12) und das obere Heizelement (14) aufweist.

8. Garofen gemäß Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Garofen (10) einen Temperaturknopf zum Einstellen eines Temperaturschwellenwerts für den Thermostat (28) aufweist.

9. Garofen gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Garofen (10) einen Wahlschalter (24) oder eine Drucktaste (26) zum Aktivieren der Betriebsart Dampfgaren aufweist.

10. Garofen gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Ofen ein zweites Bodenheizelement (13) aufweist, das in der Nicht-Dampfgarfunktion aktivierbar ist.

11. Garofen gemäß einem der Ansprüche 3 bis 10,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
das hintere Heizelement (16) und das mindestens eine Gargebläse (18) gleichzeitig aktivierbar und deaktivierbar sind.

12. Garofen gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Garofen (10) mindestens ein Kühlgebläse (30) zum Kühlen des Garraums aufweist.

13. Garofen gemäß Anspruch 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Drucktaste (26) mindestens eine Anzeigelampe (32) enthält, um die Drucktaste (26) in der Betriebsart Dampfgaren zu beleuchten.

14. Garofen gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Leistung des hinteren Heizelements (16) zwischen 1500 W und 2500 W, vorzugsweise zwischen 1800 W und 2200 W, insbesondere bei etwa 2000 W liegt.

15. Garofen gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Gesamtleistung des unteren Heizelements (12) und des oberen Heizelements (14) zwischen 300 W und 600 W, vorzugsweise zwischen 400 W und 500 W, insbesondere etwa bei 450 W liegt, wenn sie in Reihe geschaltet sind.

Revendications

1. Four de cuisson (10) doté d'une fonction de cuisson à la vapeur, en particulier four de cuisson (10) autoportant doté d'une fonction de cuisson à la vapeur et d'au moins une fonction de cuisson sans vapeur,

le four de cuisson (10) comprenant une cavité de four comportant une paroi inférieure, une paroi supérieure, une paroi arrière et des parois latérales, au moins la paroi inférieure étant partiellement recouverte d'un revêtement sur un côté faisant face à un intérieur de la cavité de four,

le four de cuisson (10) comprenant un élément chauffant inférieur (12) disposé au-dessous de la paroi inférieure de la cavité de four,

le four de cuisson (10) comprenant un élément chauffant supérieur (14) disposé au-dessous de la paroi supérieure de la cavité de four,

le four de cuisson (10) comprenant une zone d'évaporation (20) prenant la forme d'un gaufrage dans la paroi inférieure de la cavité de four, le gaufrage étant recouvert du revêtement, et

caractérisé en ce que

au moins en mode de fonctionnement de cuisson à la vapeur, l'élément chauffant inférieur (12) et l'élément chauffant supérieur (14) sont reliés en série,

dans la fonction de cuisson sans vapeur, l'élément chauffant inférieur (12) et l'élément chauffant supérieur (14) sont soit reliés en parallèle, soit séparés l'un de l'autre.

2. Four de cuisson selon la revendication 1,
caractérisé en ce que
la zone d'évaporation (20) est remplie ou peut être remplie d'eau manuellement par l'utilisateur et/ou automatiquement par une alimentation en eau.

3. Four de cuisson selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
caractérisé en ce que
le four comprend en outre un élément chauffant arrière (16) disposé devant ou derrière la paroi arrière de la cavité de four, et le four comprend en outre au moins un ventilateur de cuisson (18) disposé devant ou derrière la paroi arrière de la cavité de four, l'élément chauffant arrière (16) étant éventuellement un élément chauffant annulaire (16) entourant l'au moins un ventilateur de cuisson (18).

4. Four de cuisson selon la revendication 3,
caractérisé en ce que
l'élément chauffant arrière (16) est relié en parallèle à l'élément chauffant inférieur (12) et à l'élément chauffant supérieur (14).

5. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que
le côté faisant face à un intérieur de la cavité de four de la paroi inférieure, de la paroi supérieure, de la paroi arrière et de la paroi latérale est entièrement recouvert du revêtement, en particulier le revêtement étant de l'émail.

6. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que
le four de cuisson (10) comprend au moins un thermostat (28) pour activer et désactiver l'élément chauffant inférieur (12), l'élément chauffant supérieur (14) et/ou l'élément chauffant arrière (16).

7. Four de cuisson selon la revendication 6,
caractérisé en ce que
le thermostat (28) est relié en série au groupe comprenant au moins l'élément chauffant inférieur (12) et l'élément chauffant supérieur (14).

8. Four de cuisson selon la revendication 6,
caractérisé en ce que
le four de cuisson (10) comprend un bouton de température permettant de régler une valeur de seuil de température pour le thermostat (28).

9. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que
le four de cuisson (10) comprend un sélecteur (24) ou un bouton-poussoir (26) pour activer le mode de fonctionnement de cuisson à la vapeur.

10. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que
le four comprend un second élément chauffant inférieur (13) pouvant être activé dans la fonction de cuisson sans vapeur.

11. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 10,
caractérisé en ce que
l'élément chauffant arrière (16) et l'au moins un ventilateur de cuisson (18) peuvent être simultanément activés et désactivés.

12. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que
le four de cuisson (10) comprend au moins un ventilateur de refroidissement (30) servant à refroidir la cavité de four.

13. Four de cuisson selon la revendication 9,
caractérisé en ce que
le bouton-poussoir (26) comprend au moins un voyant lumineux (32) pour éclairer ledit bouton-poussoir (26) en mode de fonctionnement de cuisson à la vapeur.

14. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que
la puissance de l'élément chauffant arrière (16) est comprise entre 1 500 W et 2 500 W, de préférence entre 1 800 W et 2 200 W, en particulier d'environ 2 000 W.

15. Four de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
caractérisé en ce que
la puissance totale de l'élément chauffant inférieur (12) et de l'élément chauffant supérieur (14) est comprise entre 300 W et 600 W, de préférence entre 400 W et 500 W, en particulier d'environ 450 W, lorsqu'ils sont branchés en série.

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