B/e Aerospace, Inc.

Koninklijke Fabriek Inventum B.v.

Martijn Ten Dam

Siebe Schootstra

An oven may include inner oven walls defining a cavity. The oven may further include a heating element configured to heat air in the oven. The oven may further include a fan positioned between the rear of the oven and the heating element. The fan may be configured to: draw air from the front of the oven to the rear of the oven; blow the drawn air over the heating element to produce heated air; and distribute the heated air within the oven.

Oven with improved airflow

An aircraft galley insert (GAIN) device is disclosed. In embodiments, the aircraft GAIN device may be an oven or chiller, and includes an exterior housing installable in an aircraft galley structure and a forward door operable via a handle. The GAIN device includes an inner shell fashioned of a one or more sheets of titanium (e.g., Grade 1 and/or Grade 2) of optimal thickness. The inner shell contains an interior cavity within its upper, lower, left-side, and right-side surfaces, the interior cavity accessible via the forward door. The GAIN device includes a backplate fastened to the inner oven shell and defining a rear surface of the interior cavity, the backplate fashioned of a thicker sheet of titanium.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Martijn Ten Dam