Ovens with catalytic converters
US6712063B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24C15/2014
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An oven 2 comprises a number of chamber walls (6, 8, 10, 12, 14) defining a cooking chamber 4, heating means 20 for heating food within the cooking chamber 4, at least one opening 22, 24 in at least one of the chamber walls, fan means 26, 28 for driving air out of the cooking chamber 4 through said opening 22, 24, a grease filter 34, 36 located downstream of said opening 22, 24, and a catalytic converter 38, 40 located downstream of said grease filter 34, 36 and within 20 centimeters of said grease filter 34, 36.
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