Patent ID: 6818869
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A cooking oven comprising:a heat insulated cabinet having a top, bottom, rear and side walls and an access door attached to the front of the cabinet; a plurality of heating panels spaced-apart within said cabinet, each of said panels having an upper and a lower surface and comprising means for heating said upper surface of each of said panels and means for heating said lower surface of each of said panels, said upper surface and said lower surface of each panel being separated by insulation; means connected to said heating panels for separately controlling the heat output of each upper surface of each of said plurality of heating panels; means connected to said heating panels for separately controlling the heat output of each lower surface of each of said plurality of panels; said cooking oven comprises a control panel positioned adjacent to said access door for providing a user interface with controls and displays; and said control panel monitors the electrical current or continuity powering each of said panels as a means for reconfiguring the size of each of the heating zones formed between said spaced-apart panels.