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Forced convection oven

Assignee: Malleable Iron Range Co
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Filing: 1965-10-22
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Granted: 1968-12-03
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Expires: 1985-10-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Michael W Maier

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 20:13
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24C; F24C15/00; F24C15/32; F24C15/322; F24C15/325

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
A FORCED CONVECTION OVEN COMPRISING AN OVEN ENCLOSURE HAVING FOUR WALLS, A TOP, AND A BOTTOM, AN AXIAL DELIVERY FAN LOCATED NEAR SAID BOTTOM, A RING-SHAPED BAFFLE LOCATED NEAR SAID FAN IN SUBSTANTIALLY SURROUNDING RELATIONSHIP, AND IMPERFORATE BAFFLE LOCATED ABOVE THE OPENING IN SAID RING-SHAPED BAFFLE, SAID BAFFLES COOPERATING TO DIRECT THE OUTPUT AIR STREAM OF SAID FAN LATERALLY TOWARD SAID WALLS, THE INTAKE AIR STREAM OF SAID FAN MOVING LATERALLY INWARD BELOW SAID RING-SHAPED BAFFLE, AT LEAST A PART OF SAID OUTPUT AND INPUT AIR STREAMS CONSTITUTING A PIRMARY AIR STREAM PATH, SAID OUTPUT AIR STREAM INDUCING A SECONDARY AIR STREM WHICH MOVES UPWARDLY ALONG SAID WALLS AND DOWNWARDLY IN ATHE MIDDLE OF SAID OVEN, AND AN ELECTRIC HEAT SOURCE LOCATED IN SAID PRIMARY AIR STREAM PATH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
A FORCED CONVECTION OVEN COMPRISING AN OVEN ENCLOSURE HAVING FOUR WALLS, A TOP, AND A BOTTOM, AN AXIAL DELIVERY FAN LOCATED NEAR SAID BOTTOM, A RING-SHAPED BAFFLE LOCATED NEAR SAID FAN IN SUBSTANTIALLY SURROUNDING RELATIONSHIP, AND IMPERFORATE BAFFLE LOCATED ABOVE THE OPENING IN SAID RING-SHAPED BAFFLE, SAID BAFFLES COOPERATING TO DIRECT THE OUTPUT AIR STREAM OF SAID FAN LATERALLY TOWARD SAID WALLS, THE INTAKE AIR STREAM OF SAID FAN MOVING LATERALLY INWARD BELOW SAID RING-SHAPED BAFFLE, AT LEAST A PART OF SAID OUTPUT AND INPUT AIR STREAMS CONSTITUTING A PIRMARY AIR STREAM PATH, SAID OUTPUT AIR STREAM INDUCING A SECONDARY AIR STREM WHICH MOVES UPWARDLY ALONG SAID WALLS AND DOWNWARDLY IN ATHE MIDDLE OF SAID OVEN, AND AN ELECTRIC HEAT SOURCE LOCATED IN SAID PRIMARY AIR STREAM PATH.

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