Oven baffle
OwnerMiguel Estrella, Michael Khandrosinventors
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Abstract
A baffle for directing air in a convection oven is disclosed herein. The baffle includes upper vents, lower vents and side vents that draw in air from the cooking chamber, or discharge air from a fan into the cooking chamber of the convection oven. Left and right conduits are disposed around the fan that redirect air drawn in from the upper and lower vents, or pushes the air through the upper and lower vents. The left and right conduits and locations of the upper and lower vents are configured to produce airflow throughout the cooking chamber and even distribution of cooking temperatures.
Claims20
A convection oven comprising:
- a baffle comprising:
- a panel with a front surface and a rear surface;
- an inlet opening generally at a center of the panel;
- upper vents toward a top edge of the panel;
- lower vents toward a bottom edge of the panel;
- side vents toward a left edge and a right edge of the panel;
- a left conduit on the rear surface of the baffle, the left conduit configured to draw in air from the lower vents and direct the air toward the inlet opening;
- a right conduit on the rear surface of the baffle, the right conduit configured to draw in air from the upper vents and direct the air toward the inlet opening;
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- a fan adjacent the inlet opening.
A baffle for a convection oven, the baffle comprising:
- a panel with a front surface and a rear surface;
- an inlet opening generally at a center of the panel;
- upper vents toward a top edge of the panel;
- lower vents toward a bottom edge of the panel;
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- a pair of air conduits on the rear surface of the baffle, the air conduits configured to draw in air from the upper vents and lower vents and direct the air toward the inlet opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.