CONVECTION OVEN HAVING REMOVABLE AIR PLENUMS
First Claim
1. A convection oven comprising:
- a housing having an oven cavity and an oven door for access to the oven cavity;
at least one air blower for generating heated air;
one or more air channels for directing the heated air from the air blower toward the oven cavity;
one or more removable air plenums, wherein each of the one or more removable air plenums is configured to be removably connected to one of the one or more air channels;
comprises an air intake edge for receiving the heated air from the one of the one or more air channels;
defines the top or the bottom of a cooking chamber within the oven cavity when the removable air plenum is connected to the air channel; and
comprises, on its top or bottom surface, a plurality of air vents for directing the heated air into the cooking chamber; and
one or more flaps, wherein each of the one or more air channels is associated with one of the one or more flaps and is configured to be covered by the associated flap if the air channel is not connected to one of the one or more removable air plenums.
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Abstract
A convection oven is disclosed. The convection oven comprises a housing having an oven cavity and an oven door for access to the oven cavity, at least one air blower for generating heated air, one or more air channels for directing the heated air from the air blower toward the oven cavity, and one or more removable air plenums, wherein each removable air plenum is connected to one of the one or more air channels, comprises an air intake edge for receiving the heated air from the air channel, defines the top or the bottom of a cooking chamber within the oven cavity, and comprises a plurality of air vents for directing the heated air into the cooking chamber. The convection oven may further comprise a control panel for separately and independently controlling each of the cooking chambers defined by the removable air plenums.
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Citations
29 Claims
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1. A convection oven comprising:
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a housing having an oven cavity and an oven door for access to the oven cavity; at least one air blower for generating heated air; one or more air channels for directing the heated air from the air blower toward the oven cavity; one or more removable air plenums, wherein each of the one or more removable air plenums is configured to be removably connected to one of the one or more air channels;
comprises an air intake edge for receiving the heated air from the one of the one or more air channels;
defines the top or the bottom of a cooking chamber within the oven cavity when the removable air plenum is connected to the air channel; and
comprises, on its top or bottom surface, a plurality of air vents for directing the heated air into the cooking chamber; andone or more flaps, wherein each of the one or more air channels is associated with one of the one or more flaps and is configured to be covered by the associated flap if the air channel is not connected to one of the one or more removable air plenums. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A convection oven comprising:
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a housing having an oven cavity and an oven door for access to the oven cavity; at least one air blower for generating heated air; one or more air channels for directing the heated air from the air blower toward the oven cavity; one or more removable air plenums, wherein each of the one or more removable air plenums is configured to be removably connected to one of the one or more air channels;
comprises an air intake edge for receiving the heated air from the one of the one or more air channels;
defines the top or the bottom of a cooking chamber within the oven cavity when the removable air plenum is connected to the air channel; and
comprises, on its top or bottom surface, a plurality of air vents for directing the heated air into the cooking chamber; anda control panel for separately and independently controlling each of the cooking chambers defined by the one or more removable air plenums. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A convection oven comprising:
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a housing having an oven cavity and an oven door for access to the oven cavity; at least one air blower for generating heated air; one or more air channels for directing the heated air from the air blower toward the oven cavity; and one or more removable air plenums, wherein each of the one or more removable air plenums is configured to be removably connected to one of the one or more air channels;
comprises an air intake edge for receiving the heated air from the one of the one or more air channels;
defines the top or the bottom of a cooking chamber within the oven cavity when the removable air plenum is connected to the air channel; and
comprises, on its top or bottom surface, a plurality of air vents for directing the heated air into the cooking chamber,wherein; the one or more air channels comprise a top air channel and a bottom air channel; the one or more removable air plenums comprise an upper removable air plenum removably connected to the top air channel and a lower removable air plenum removably connected to the bottom air channel; the upper removable air plenum defining the top of the cooking chamber within the oven cavity and comprising a plurality of air vents on its bottom surface to direct the heated air downward into the cooking chamber; and the lower removable air plenum defining the bottom of the cooking chamber within the oven cavity and comprising a plurality of air vents on its top surface to direct the heated air upward into the cooking chamber. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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