Patent ID: 8378265

Claim:
A convection oven comprising a cooking chamber for receiving food to be cooked, said cooking chamber being defined by opposite side walls, a back wall, and a door which closes an open front of the cooking chamber, said cooking chamber having a width extending between the side walls and a depth extending between the door and the back wall, a blower for circulating gas through the cooking chamber, a heater for heating the gas, a housing for housing electrical control components of the oven, the housing comprising front, back, top, bottom, and side walls, the front wall being movable relative to the cooking chamber from a first position in which the electrical components are concealed within the housing to a second position in which the electrical components are exposed, the electrical components being mounted within the housing at positions relative to the front wall such that the electrical components may be accessed by an operator when the front wall is in the second position, a chassis positioned within the housing, the chassis including a generally vertical mounting surface mounting one or more of said electrical components of the oven, the chassis being disposed within the housing forward from the back wall of the housing and relative to the front wall of the housing such that electrical components mounted on the chassis may be accessed by an operator when the front wall is in the second position, the generally vertical mounting surface of the chassis extending widthwise of the cooking chamber and facing forward toward the front wall when the front wall is in the first position, and an operator input on the front wall of the housing for inputting information to said electrical control components.