Conveyor tunnel oven
US11147277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21B1/26
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor tunnel oven incorporating forwardly opening baking case having a rear wall, a longitudinal wall, an oppositely longitudinal wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, the case being further opened by a longitudinal food passage port and an oppositely longitudinal food passage port; a continuous loop conveyor within the baking case, the conveyor extending to the longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal food passage ports; a panel having a forward surface, the panel being fitted for closing the baking case's forward opening; a pair of “L” hooks, each “L” hook including a helically threaded stem and a foot, the hooks positioning the panel over the baking case's forward opening; and a “J” hook having a stem and a tail, the tail having a distal end and a throat engaging the “L” hooks' feet so that the “J” hook's stem overlies the panel's forward surface.
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