Abstract:
A conveyor oven is disclosed. The conveyor oven includes a housing, a conveyor belt, a first and second doors, and a heat source. The housing includes a cavity and a first and second openings. The conveyor belt is configured to receive and transport food items in and out of the cavity through the first and second openings. The conveyor belt includes a loading section and an unloading section for food. The first and second doors cover first and second openings, respectively, in order to prevent heat within the cavity from escaping through the first and second openings during operation. Configured to provide different cooking times and thermal profiles to various types of food items, the heat source provides heat to the cavity for heating up any food item placed on a portion of the conveyor belt located within the cavity.
Abstract:
Conveyor oven that uses three or more cooking zones to provide flexible baking solutions in a commercial kitchen environment. The flexibility of each zone is achieved by providing variable air velocities in the impingement jets in each zone. By increasing or decreasing the air velocity in the zone the operator can control the heat transfer rate to the food product in that zone without having to actually adjust the temperature of the oven. The airflow rate in the zones is controlled via the operator controller.
Abstract:
A conveyor oven includes a controller configured to change the operation of a first set of burners and a second set of burners from a cooking mode to an energy saving mode based at least in part upon detection of the absence of food in the oven chamber. The first set of burners operating at a first intensity during the cooking mode and are off during the energy saving mode. The second set of burners operating at a first intensity during the cooking mode and being adjustable to a different intensity during the energy saving mode, where the second set of burners produce heat during the different intensity.
Abstract:
An antenna cover assembly (11) for a high- temperature operating environment has a cover plate (23), gasket portions (25,39,41), and a retainer plate. The cover plate has an inner side and an outer side, the cover plate being translucent to at least one selected frequency of electromagnetic energy. The gasket portions are each located adjacent one of the inner and outer sides, each gasket portion being configured for sealingly engaging the adjacent side. The retainer plate is configured for attachment to a structure located in a high-temperature operating environment. The retainer plate has a sealing flange (33) adapted for clamping the cover plate generally adjacent an antenna portion (21) of a waveguide.
Abstract:
A cooking device and method that conserves power consumption. The cooking device includes a controller that runs a program that controls th? cooking device to changeover from a cook mode to an idle mode when food products are being cooked. The cooking device has a conveyor that conveys food products along a cooking passageway between an inlet and an outlet. A sensing device provides an output indicative of the presence and/or absence of food products on the conveyor. The controller responds to the output to lower the power consumption of the cooking device during the idle mode by operating heating devices and/or fans with lower power.
Abstract:
An air dispensing duct that can be used in an oven to heat or cook food products passing through the oven on a conveyor. The air dispensing ducts comprise a cover plate and at least one columnating plate, and a plurality of orifices disposed on the cover plate and the columnating plate. The orifices are larger than those of the prior art, which advantageously, and counterintuitively, provides for faster cooking of the food product.
Abstract:
By way of the present invention, all the trays (5) in the cooking chamber (2) can be heated in a fast and homogeneous manner, providing the most efficient cooking of the food items emplaced in the trays (5).
Abstract:
A unit for cooling or heating objects on a helical beit (38) includes between adjacent tiers of the belt (38) a distributor (202) having a plurality of slots through which air or other gaseous heat transfer medium can be impelled onto product (34) passing on the belt (38) below the slots.
Abstract:
A self-cleaning, gas-fired tunnel oven is provided. One embodiment of the oven provides a self-cleaning, gas-fired tunnel oven for cooking food products. The oven includes a control system that regulates oven temperature during a pyrolitic, self-cleaning procedure for incinerating contaminants that accumulate inside; a burner for cooking food products and incinerating contaminants; a modulating air and fuel control system arranged for proportionally delivering air and fuel to the burner; a plurality of convection air fingers for directing heated air toward the food products; a collapsible conveyor, capable of fitting into the oven when collapsed, for passing the food products through the oven; a plurality of blowers, each having a dedicated speed controller; a floating cooking chamber; and a vent system that maintains a negative pressure in the oven during the self-cleaning procedure
Abstract:
L'invention est relative à un four modulaire pour produits alimentaires, comprenant un dispositif d'entraînement des produits d'une entrée à une sortie du four, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte en cascade au moins deux, et de préférence trois modules élémentaires (2, 3, 4), chaque module élémentaire présentant:- une voûte (20) de hauteur réglable, qui présente des premiers moyens d'injection d'air et/ou de vapeur pour générer une convection forcée;- une sole (10) de hauteur réglable qui présente des deuxièmes moyens d'injection d'air et/ou de vapeur pour générer une convection forcée;- des brûleurs de sole (15) pour produire une cuisson par convection, qui sont disposés entre la sole (10) et le dispositif d'entraînement (5) et dont la position en hauteur est réglable;- des brûleurs de voûte (25) pour produire une cuisson par rayonnement, qui sont disposés entre le dispositif d'entraînement (5) et la voûte (20), et dont la position en hauteur est réglable.