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Apparatus, method and system for independently controlling airflow in a conveyor oven

US6592364B2 · kind B2 · utility

27Cited by
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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 2001
Grant dateJul 15, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27D2007/045
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is an apparatus for distributing air to different regions of a conveyor oven. The apparatus has comprising one or more blowers to distribute the air. A lower plenum is connected to a blower. The lower plenum directs air to the lower side of a conveyor within the oven. An upper plenum is connected to a blower. The upper plenum directs air to the upper side of the conveyor.

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