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US 2011/0209628 A1Published application
Conveyor oven and method for removal of non-seared products from a conveyor belt
AssigneeMerco/Savory LLC
InventorJason Edward Lauer
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Abstract
A conveyor oven having a conveyor belt that extends through an oven chamber for carrying food products for cooking in the oven chamber. A scraping device is positioned near an exit end of the oven chamber to remove any of the food products that stick to the conveyor belt.
Claims12
A conveyor oven comprising:
- a housing defining an oven chamber with an inlet;
- a conveyor that extends through said inlet into said oven chamber and that comprises a conveyor belt driven to transport food product into said oven chamber;
- and
- a scraper that is supported by said housing at an exit end of said oven chamber in close proximity to said conveyor belt to separate said food product from said conveyor belt.
1 more element
A method for cooking food products in a conveyor oven comprising:
- moving said food products with a conveyor belt through an oven chamber of said conveyor oven;
- and
- separating said food products from said conveyor belt near an exit end of said oven chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.