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US 12,268,213 B2Granted
Oven with improved burner assembly
AssigneeJ.C. Ford Company
InventorsScott D. Ruhe, Hiral Joshi, Donovann Rodgers, Paul Winocur
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Abstract
A multi-deck burner assembly for a conveyor-type oven can include a central manifold feeding fuel to upstream and downstream arrays of burners. Other burner assemblies can include pilot burners disposed at approximately a midway point along a longitudinal direction of the burners, thereby enabling the use of longer burners, and thus more efficient burner assembly design. Some burner assemblies can include both a centrally located manifold feeding upstream and downstream arrays and pilot burners disposed at approximately midpoints along the longitudinal lengths of both the upstream and downstream arrays.
Claims21
A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, the output portion comprising an upstream output port and a downstream output port, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- an upstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along an upstream direction;
- a downstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along a downstream direction, generally opposite to the upstream direction;
- an upstream plurality of gas output runners connected to the upstream output port and connected to the upstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners;
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- a downstream plurality of gas output runners connected to the downstream output port and connected to the downstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- an upstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along an upstream direction;
- a downstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along a downstream direction, generally opposite to the upstream direction;
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- a throttle assembly fluidically connecting the intake manifold with the upstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners and the downstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- an upstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along an upstream direction;
- and
- a downstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along a downstream direction, generally opposite to the upstream direction,
- wherein at least one of the upstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners or the downstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners is angularly offset from a longitudinal axis of the burner assembly.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- a first burner deck, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- an upstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along an upstream direction;
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- a downstream plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along a downstream direction, generally opposite to the upstream direction;
- a second burner deck having a second intake manifold configured to feed the gaseous air-fuel mixture to a second upstream and downstream pluralities of longitudinally extending burners;
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- a third burner deck having a third intake manifold configured to feed the gaseous air-fuel mixture to a third upstream and downstream pluralities of longitudinally extending burners.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- at least a first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold;
- a throttle assembly fluidically connecting the intake manifold with the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners;
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- at least a first pilot flame burner extending latitudinally relative to the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, the first pilot flame burner being positioned at approximately a halfway along a length of at least one of the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- a first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold, wherein the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners extend away from the intake manifold in an upstream direction;
- a second plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold and extending away from the intake manifold along a downstream direction, generally opposite to the upstream direction;
- a first pilot flame burner extending latitudinally relative to the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, the first pilot flame burner being positioned at approximately a halfway along a length of at least one of the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners;
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- a second pilot flame burner extending latitudinally relative to the second plurality of longitudinally extending burners, the second pilot flame burner being positioned at approximately a halfway along a length of at least one of the second plurality of longitudinally extending burners.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- a first burner deck, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- and
- a first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold;
- at least a first pilot flame burner extending latitudinally relative to the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, the first pilot flame burner being positioned at approximately a halfway along a length of at least one of the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners;
- a second burner deck having a second intake manifold configured to feed the gaseous air-fuel mixture to a second upstream and downstream pluralities of longitudinally extending burners;
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- a third burner deck having a third intake manifold configured to feed the gaseous air-fuel mixture to a third upstream and downstream pluralities of longitudinally extending burners.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- a first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each of the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners further comprising:
- an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion;
- a closed terminal end;
- an internal passage portion extending from the inlet opening to the closed terminal end;
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- a cradle portion disposed midway between the inlet opening and the closed terminal end, each cradle portion comprising a concave recess defined in an upper portion of the internal passage portion, and a convex by-pass portion defining a lower portion of the internal passage portion extending under the cradle portion;
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- at least a first pilot flame burner extending latitudinally relative to the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, the first pilot flame burner being positioned at approximately a halfway along a length of at least one of the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners.
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A burner assembly for an oven, comprising:
- an oven enclosure defining an interior;
- at least a first conveyor assembly comprising an input end, an output end, and an open-type endless conveyor member supported for rotation causing an upper surface of the open-type endless conveyor member to translate along a conveyance direction;
- an intake manifold comprising an intake port, an interior chamber, and an output portion, wherein the intake port is configured for connection to a source of a gaseous air-fuel mixture;
- a first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, each comprising an inlet opening fluidically connected to the output portion of the intake manifold;
- and
- at least a first pilot flame burner extending latitudinally relative to the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners, the first pilot flame burner being positioned at approximately a halfway along a length of at least one of the first plurality of longitudinally extending burners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.