Baking Oven With Modular Heating Element

A baking oven for producing baked edible products, comprising:

• an elongated machine frame (1);
• an endless conveyor (2);
• a baking chamber (4) including a heating arrangement (5) having at least one heating element (6) for supplying thermal energy to the baking chamber (4);
• multiple openable and closable baking tongs (3) arranged in series and provided in the elongated machine frame (1) along the endless conveyor (2), said tongs, one after the other, arranged to proceed through a baking mass application area for applying a baking mass to an opened baking tong (3), a closing area for closing the baking tongs (3), the baking chamber (4) for baking the baked products in the closed baking tongs (3), in which the heating arrangement (5) heats the baking tongs (3) located inside the baking chamber (4), an opening area for opening the baking tongs (3), and a baked product removal area for removing the baked products from the opened baking tongs (3);
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• wherein the baking oven comprises a first heating element holder (14) on which the at least one heating element (6) is releasably connected to the machine frame (1) via a guiding device (15), wherein the guiding device (15) has at least one guiding rail (16) and at least one guiding element (17) which is movable along the guiding rail (16).