Vehicle oven having optimized airflow

摘要

An oven includes a compartment enclosed on all sides and defining an interior therein, a heating element operable to heat air within the interior of compartment, and a fan disposed in fluid communication with the interior of the compartment. The fan is operable to cause air to flow across the heating element and toward the front region of the compartment. The oven includes a plurality of profile elements disposed on a panel at the front region of the compartment. The profile elements are structurally configured to direct air received at the panel from the fan back toward the fan through the interior of the oven in a more uniform spatial distribution than would result from a flat panel.

主权项

1. An oven comprising:
a compartment enclosed on all sides and defining an interior between the sides, the sides including at least a front side and a back side; a heating element operable to heat air within the interior of the compartment; a fan disposed in fluid communication with the interior of the compartment, the fan operable to cause air to flow across the heating element and from the back side of the compartment toward the front side of the compartment; a door at the front side of the compartment, the door including a panel on an interior side of the door and operable to open the compartment; a divider dividing sides of the compartment through which air flows in opposite directions from one another, the divider being disposed parallel with a direction of airflow on either side of the divider, the divider providing an opening at the front side of the compartment to facilitate air flowing from the fan to the front side of the compartment through a first region adjacent the divider, through the opening in the divider at the front side of the compartment from the first region to a second region on an opposite side of the divider, and from the front side of the compartment toward the fan through the second region adjacent the divider, wherein each of the first region and the second region is configured to accommodate at least one of a plurality of meal carriers; and a plurality of profile elements disposed on a surface of the panel facing the interior of the compartment, the plurality of profile elements being structurally configured to direct air received at the panel through the first region, through the opening provided by the divider, and back toward the fan through second region in a more uniform spatial distribution than would result from a flat panel.