Air impingement conveyor over
US6833533B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21B1/245
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pizza oven having a baking chamber, having a loading port, and having a dispensing port; a conveyor extending longitudinally through the baking chamber from the loading port to the dispensing port; an air plenum having an air intake port and a plurality of air output ports; an air blower connected to the air plenum for moving heated air from the air intake port to the air output ports; and having upper and lower pluralities of ducts respectively overlying and underlying the conveyor, each duct having a proximal end attached to the plenum and a distal end, each duct further having proximal and distal air discharge ports respectively positioned proximally and distally from a vertical plane extending longitudinally along and substantially centrally through the conveyor, each duct's proximal air discharge port being larger than the duct's distal air discharge port.
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