Arabic bread oven

Claim 1

An oven for baking Arabic-style bread and the like, comprising an endless mesh conveyor belt having an upper run and a lower run; drive means for driving the conveyor belt; support means for the conveyor belt and the drive means; a housing having side walls extending upwardly from the edges of the upper run of the conveyor belt, a top wall interconnecting the side walls above the conveyor belt, an inlet end wall interconnecting the side and top walls and extending from the top wall towards the upper run of the conveyor belt to a location such that Arabic-style dough formed into a flat configuration and placed on the upper run of the belt can pass thereunder, a discharge end wall at the other end of the housing interconnecting the top and side walls and extending towards the belt to a distance such that a baked loaf of Arabic-style bread on the conveyor can pass thereunder, out of the housing, and a flexible flap fixed to and extending downwardly from the discharge end wall, between the side walls and terminating at about the upper surface of the upper run of the conveyor belt; spaced lower burners extending transversely to the direction of travel of the conveyor belt between the upper run and the lower return run of the belt, said burners being arranged from the inlet to the housing to a location beyond half the length of the housing; means mounting said lower burners to be movable towards and away from said upper run; upper burners in the housing above the upper run of the conveyor belt, said burners extending transversely to the upper run of the belt and being spaced in the housing from the discharge end of the housing less than one-half the length of the housing; means mounting the upper burners to be adjustable towards and away from the upper run of the conveyor belt; means for venting the interior of the housing, said means comprising interconnected chambers formed in the side and top walls of the housing; vent stacks connected into the chambers in the top wall; openings in the side wall interconnecting the interior of the oven with the chambers in the walls; and means for adjustably covering the said openings.