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An oven having a ventilation system capable of providing reduced temperature, low moisture exhaust air is provided. The oven has an oven cavity defined by a partition having a through hole and enclosed by an oven door having an air inlet to accept incoming air and a separator located within the door

An oven having a ventilation system capable of providing reduced temperature, low moisture exhaust air is provided. The oven has an oven cavity defined by a partition having a through hole and enclosed by an oven door having an air inlet to accept incoming air and a separator located within the door to divide the incoming air into at least a first path and a second path. The oven has an air duct surrounding the partition having at least one inlet at the front of the oven below the door, at least one inlet at the back of the oven and an air outlet at the front of the oven above the door. Also, the oven has a ventilation system capable of providing reduced temperature exhaust air out the air outlet located at the front of the oven. The ventilation system includes a vent box having a vent cap located thereon, the vent cap having at least one opening; a vent tube constructed and arranged in the through hole of the partition connecting the oven cavity to the vent box to allow oven air from the oven cavity to pass to the vent box; and a device for generating a supply of forced air from air drawn in through the air inlets via the air duct. The device for generating a supply of forced air is constructed and arranged such that the supply of forced air travels through the opening of the vent cap thereby creating suction to combine the forced air with the oven air from the vent tube to form a combined airflow. The combined airflow is exhausted out the air outlet at the front of the oven above the door.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are therefore defined as follows:] [1.] An oven having a front and a back, the oven comprising:an oven cavity defined by a partition having a through hole and enclosed by an oven door having a bottom and a top,

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are therefore defined as follows:] [1.] An oven having a front and a back, the oven comprising:an oven cavity defined by a partition having a through hole and enclosed by an oven door having a bottom and a top, the bottom of the door having a door air inlet to accept incoming air, the door further including a separator located within the door to divide the incoming air passing through the air inlet into at least a first path and a second path, the second path being disposed between the first path and the oven cavity, air flowing through the first path cooling an exterior surface of the door, the first path extending from the air inlet to a door air outlet disposed at the top of the door,the second path extending from the door air inlet, through the door to a top oven inlet disposed above the oven cavity,a first air duct surrounding the partition having at least one bottom inlet at the front of the oven below the door, at least one rear inlet at the back of the oven and an air outlet at the front of the oven above the door;a second air duct connecting the top oven inlet to the first air duct; anda ventilation system including:a vent box disposed in the first air duct and having a vent cap located thereon, the vent cap having at least one opening disposed opposite to and in a spaced relationship with a fan;a vent tube constructed and arranged in the through hole of the partition connecting the oven cavity to the vent box to allow oven air from the oven cavity to pass to the vent box; andthe fan disposed in the first air duct, the fan for generating a supply of forced air from air drawn in through the top, bottom and rear inlets via the air duct, the fans for generating a supply of forced air constructed and arranged such that a portion of the supply of forced air travels through the opening of the vent cap and over the vent tube to create suction so that the oven air is drawn by the suction through the vent tube and combines with the forced air thereby forming a combined airflow, the combined airflow exhausting out the air inlet at the front of the oven above the door.