Patent ID: 6892723
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. In a baking oven having a baking space, operating modes, and a plurality of manually operable oven elements, a lighting configuration comprising: a baking space lighting connected to the oven element and respectively switched on and off, dependent upon at least one of the operating modes, when the oven element is manually operated; and a control device connected to said baking space lighting, said control device having a dimmer device preventing a light intensity of said baking space lighting from being reduced to zero when said baking space lighting is switched off by automatically continuously reducing said baking space lighting over a predetermined extended time period visually evident to a user; said control device to be connected to the oven elements, said control device automatically reducing said baking space lighting from a full light intensity to a predetermined lower light intensity greater than zero if a first of the oven elements is not manually operated again within a predetermined time period after the first of the oven elements has been switched on and automatically reseting said baking space lighting to the full light intensity if a second different one of said oven elements is manually operated; and when said baking space lighting is brought into an off position, said dimmer device preventing light of said baking space lighting from being suddenly reduced even when switching over from the full light intensity to the predetermined lower light intensity by automatically reducing said baking space lighting to become continuously weaker over a predetermined extended time period visually evident to a user.