Patent ID: 8106334

Claim:
An electric oven comprising: a body forming a cooking chamber; a convection heater provided on an inner wall of the cooking chamber; a convection fan configured to draw air past the convection heater and circulate the heated air throughout the cooking chamber, the convection fan provided on the inner wall of the cooking chamber; and a convection cover at least partially covering the convection heater and the convection fan, wherein the convection cover comprises: at least one air guide, one or more intake holes through which the convection fan draws the air from the cooking chamber towards the convection heater, a main outlet including one or more openings through the convection cover, the one or more main outlet openings located at or substantially at a periphery of the convection cover, and a sub-outlet including one or more openings through the convection cover, the one or more sub-outlet openings centrally located on the convection cover relative to the main outlet, wherein the sub-outlet is located on the convection cover adjacent to the convection heater relative to the main outlet, such that a portion of the air passing the convection heater in the direction of the main outlet will pass through the sub-outlet, wherein the convection heater is located in back of the convection cover and the cooking space is located in front of the convection cover, and wherein the at least one air guide protrudes towards a space in back of the convection cover, and wherein the at least one air guide is configured to direct a portion of the heated air from the space behind the convection cover through the one or more sub-outlet openings.