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

  • US 6,592,364 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2001
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for distributing air to different regions of a conveyor oven comprising:

  • one or more blowers;

    a lower plenum connected to the one or more blowers, for directing air to the lower side of a conveyor within the oven;

    an upper plenum, having an upper front plenum branch to direct air to the beginning of the conveyor and a upper rear plenum branch to direct air to the end of the conveyor, connected to the one or more blowers, for directing air to the upper side of the conveyor;

    an upper front heating element to heat air directed by the upper plenum front plenum branch; and

    an upper rear heating element to heat air directed by the upper plenum rear plenum branch.

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