Conveyor type oven
US7202447B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21B1/48
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor type oven (10) for processing food products (32) and a method of use that includes heating sections and/or zones, each of the heating sections/and or zones being individually temperature controlled. The conveyor type oven (10) comprises an oven housing (12) forming an oven cavity (14), the oven housing (12) having an inlet opening (16) and an exit opening (18) each in communication with the oven cavity (14), a conveyor system (20) disposed through the inlet opening (16), the oven cavity (14), and the exit opening (18) for transporting food products (18) through the oven cavity (14) for processing the transported food product (32), a first heating section (22) forming a first heating zone (38) disposed within the oven housing (12) positioned on one side of the conveyor (20), the first heating section (38) includes a first type of radiant heat emitter (36) focusing radiant heat toward the conveyor (20); a second heating section (24) disposed within the oven housing and positioned on an opposing side of the conveyor (20) from the first heating section (22), the second heating section (24) may include an inlet heating zone (44) and an outlet heating zone (46), each of the in…
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