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(11) EP 0 526 768 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.03.1993 Bulletin 1993/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.02.1993 Bulletin 1993/06

(21) Application number: 92111870.9

(22) Date of filing: 13.07.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: F24C 15/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 05.08.1991 IT PN910054

(71) Applicant: ZANUSSI GRANDI IMPIANTI S.p.A.
I-33170 Pordenone (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Del Fabbro, Claudio
    I-33080 Porcia, Pordenone (IT)
  • Tassan Mangina, Franco
    I-33080 Marsure di Aviano, Pordenone (IT)

(74) Representative: Giugni, Valter et al
PROPRIA Protezione Proprietà Industriale S.r.L. Via Mazzini 13
I-33170 Pordenone
I-33170 Pordenone (IT)


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    (54) Gas-heated forced-convection oven


    (57) Gas-heated forced-convection oven for cooking food through the fan-assisted circulation of hot air, which is heated up by a tubular conduit (15) arranged in the cooking cavity (5) of the oven, and/or by the injection of steam generated in a boiler (33) connected with said cooking cavity (5) of the oven, and/or through the combined action of mechanically circulated hot air and superheated steam.
    Oven in which said tubular conduit (15), containing swirl baffle means (47) provided for turbulent flow, is connected with one of its ends to a plenum chamber (18) containing a burner (19) and adjoining a fan means (26) adapted to bring about a forced circulation of the flue gases through said tubular conduit before exhausting them.






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