Patent ID: 7409904

Claim:
A baking oven ( 1 ) comprising a feeding portion having a feeding aperture ( 10 ; 61 ) for introducing dough pieces ( 7 ), a baking chamber ( 16 ) comprising at least one receptacle ( 21 ; 116 ) for dough pieces ( 7 ), a discharge portion having a discharge aperture ( 35 ; 84 ) for removing dough pieces ( 7 ) a circulating air unit comprising: a circulating air source ( 40 ) generating a circulating air flow, a circulating air heating means ( 41 ), a circulating air guiding channel ( 58 ; 105 ) a part of which is formed by the baking chamber ( 16 ), a plurality of receptacles ( 21 ; 116 ) for dough pieces ( 7 ), which receptacles ( 21 ; 116 ) are mounted in the baking chamber ( 16 ) to be freely rotatable or pivotable around a horizontal rotation or pivot axis ( 25 ) such that the rotation or pivot axis ( 25 ) of the receptacles ( 21 ; 116 ) is located higher than the centre of gravity of the receptacles ( 21 ; 116 ) even if the receptacles ( 21 ; 116 ) are filled with dough pieces ( 7 ), wherein a closable dough piece opening ( 14 ) for dough pieces ( 7 ) is arranged in a rotatable outer delimiting wall ( 15 ) of the baking chamber ( 16 ), which dough piece opening ( 14 ) interacts with either the feeding aperture ( 10 ) or the discharge aperture ( 35 ) for introducing or removing dough pieces ( 7 ), depending on the position of rotation of the outer delimiting wall ( 15 ).