US Patent 10523851 Camera assembly for an oven appliance

An oven appliance having a camera assembly for providing images of food items within a cooking chamber includes a chamber wall and a separation panel defining an insulation gap therebetween. The camera assembly includes a housing defining a first end proximate the chamber wall and a second end proximate the separation panel which partially defines an electronics compartment. Viewing windows are positioned within the first and second ends of the housing and a camera is positioned within the electronics compartment and aimed through the viewing windows to generate images without being damaged during high temperature operation of the oven appliance.