Patent ID: 8113190

Claim:
A compact conveyor oven for cooking a food product, comprising: a cooking chamber; a gas delivery system; a flow means for causing circulation of the gas; a first gas transfer section disposed above the food product and operably associated with the flow means; the first gas transfer section further comprising a divider; wherein the divider separates the first gas transfer section into a first nozzle plate section and a second nozzle plate section; wherein each nozzle plate section is comprised of a plurality of nozzles; turning vanes within the first gas transfer section; wherein a gas flow is discharged from the flow means into the first nozzle plate section and at least a portion of the gas flow is re-directed by the turning vanes to flow into the second nozzle plate section; and wherein substantially equal pressurization of the gas passing through the nozzles of the first gas transfer section is achieved.