Convection oven with modular control panel
US5864120A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24C15/325
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A convection oven includes a plurality of modular control panels which can be interchanged with one another to change the functional capability of the oven. The base unit contains the basic structural and mechanical components of the convection oven including a heating element and blower. Each of the individual control panels can control the operation of the heating element and blower in the base unit. Each control panel will include a different group of controls. All of the available control panels plug into a standard interface on the base unit. Therefore, the functional capabilities of the oven can be changed by removing the existing control panel on the base unit and reinstalling a different control panel.
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