System for cleaning circulating oven air with reduced thermal disruption
US10598390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/6473
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air cleaning system for an oven that includes a cooking chamber configured to receive a food product includes a catalytic assembly and a preheater. The catalytic assembly may be configured to clean air expelled from the cooking chamber. The preheater may be configured to receive hot, cleaned air from the catalytic assembly in an outlet duct to transfer heat to fresh air provided from outside the oven in an inlet duct to preheat the fresh air to heated input air prior to provision of the heated input air into the cooking chamber.
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