US 11,835,229 B2
Convection conveyor oven manifold and damper system
William S. Schjerven, Sr., Schaumburg, IL (US); Richard H. Van Camp, Aurora, IL (US); Theodore James Chmiola, Roscoe, IL (US); Brent James Carlson, Watertown, WI (US); and Robert Edward Jacob, Watertown, WI (US)
Assigned to The Middleby Corporation, Elgin, IL (US)
Filed by The Middleby Corporation, Elgin, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,185.
Application 17/174,185 is a continuation of application No. 16/218,294, filed on Dec. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,920,980.
Application 16/218,294 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2017/037540, filed on Jun. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/445,141, filed on Jan. 11, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/350,134, filed on Jun. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0164650 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. F23D 23/00 (2006.01); F23D 14/60 (2006.01); F23D 14/08 (2006.01); A21B 1/48 (2006.01); F23N 1/02 (2006.01); F23N 1/00 (2006.01); A21B 1/33 (2006.01); F23N 1/10 (2006.01); A21B 1/40 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F24C 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC F23D 14/60 (2013.01) [A21B 1/33 (2013.01); A21B 1/40 (2013.01); A21B 1/48 (2013.01); F23D 14/08 (2013.01); F23D 23/00 (2013.01); F23N 1/002 (2013.01); F23N 1/005 (2013.01); F23N 1/02 (2013.01); F23N 1/102 (2013.01); F24C 3/12 (2013.01); F24C 3/087 (2013.01); F24C 3/128 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gas manifold comprising:
a housing defining an interior volume, the housing including
a gas inlet in fluid communication with the interior volume,
a plurality of gas outlets in fluid communication with the interior volume and spaced apart along a first side of the housing, each gas outlet of the plurality of gas outlets configured to alternatively be coupled with a gas burner or a plug to close the gas outlet, and
a plurality of valve openings into the interior volume and spaced apart along a second side of the housing opposite the first side, wherein each valve opening of the plurality of valve openings is aligned opposite a gas outlet of the plurality of gas outlets, and wherein each valve opening of the plurality of valve openings is configured to removably receive a valve independently from a gas burner coupled to a gas outlet aligned opposite the valve opening; and
at least one valve coupled to the housing and received in a first valve opening of the plurality of valve openings, wherein the at least one valve is aligned with a first gas outlet of the plurality of gas outlets, and wherein the at least one valve has a first closed position to block a flow of gas from the gas inlet to a first gas burner coupled with the first gas outlet and a second open position to allow the flow of gas from the gas inlet to the first burner, the first gas burner in fluid communication with the interior volume.