Patent ID: 6481433
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A21B,F24C

Abstract:
A conveyor oven control comprising an energy management system for controlling a flowing stream of hot air through an oven for baking a food product; a conveyor extending through said cavity for conveying said food product through said oven; a fuel gas line for conveying fuel gas from a source to a burner in said oven; said energy management system being interposed in said fuel gas line and between said source and said burner for controlling a flow of fuel gas to said burner; said energy management system comprising a controller, a signal conditioner, a fuel gas valve, and an ignition module; a safety shut down valve associated with said ignition module to prevent said ignition module from re-igniting said burner during hazardous conditions; a pair of sensors in said oven for sensing instantaneous oven temperatures; said controller being responsive to said sensed temperatures for controlling said energy management system to regulate operation of said fuel gas valve and, thereby, the flow of fuel gas to the burner in order to maintain oven temperature within a predetermined range, said signal conditioner being responsive to said controller for providing signals that control said fuel gas valve; and a pair of transformers, one transformer being coupled to energize said signal conditioner and the other transformer being coupled to energize said signal ignition module to prevent an electrical feed back which might otherwise defeat the safety shut down valve.