Patent ID: 8512456

Claim:
An oven for use in a gas chromatograph device, the oven comprising: a housing with an exterior surface and an interior surface that defines an interior chamber; a radial fan comprising a drive shaft and a fan blade operatively connected to the drive shaft, the radial fan, when in operation, driving air in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the drive shaft, the fan blade and at least a portion of the drive shaft being located within said interior chamber; a heating element for heating air within the interior chamber, a substantial portion of the heating element positioned to receive, when in operation, air that is being driven by the radial fan in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the drive shaft of the radial fan; and a separation column mount for positioning a substantial portion of a separation column to receive, when in operation, air that is being driven by the radial fan in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the drive shaft of the radial fan; wherein the substantial portion of the heating element is located between the fan blade and the location at which the separation column mount would hold the substantial portion of the separation column.