Patent ID: 8393895

Claim:
A transverse oven adapted for baking a workpiece, wherein the workpiece presents a first longitudinal axis, length and width, said oven comprising: an enclosable chamber defining an interior space, an entrance, an exit, and a second longitudinal axis, wherein said chamber, entrance and exit are cooperatively configured such that the workpiece is able to enter, pass through, and exit the space, when the first and second axes define an angle not less than twenty degrees as the workpiece enters, passes through and exits the space; a plurality of radiant and convection heat sources thermally coupled to the space and cooperatively configured to heat the entire workpiece to a predetermined temperature range, when the workpiece is in the space; and a fresh air heater fluidly coupled to the interior space and an ambient space, configured to cause air to flow from the ambient space, therethrough, and to the interior space, and further configured to heat the air as it flows therethrough.