An apparatus for heat treatment of food products with a positioning device for a loading carriage

There is provided an apparatus for heat treatment of food products, with heat treatment means (12), the at least one oven (14, 16) with a cooking chamber (15, 17) which is designed for receiving of product carriers (19) with food products, and with at least one feed carriage (18) for receiving at least a feed frame (20, 22) for a plurality of product carriers (19) which can be coupled with the heat treatment means (12) to the at least one feed carriage (20, 22) (with product carriers 19 ) between the at least one oven (14, 16) and the loading carriage (18) toward and forth, and means (21, 23) for moving the at least one feed frame (20, 22) between the at least one oven (14, 16) and the loading carriage (18) when this is coupled with the heat treatment means (12) and is located in a working position and a Pos itioniereinrichtung (24) which allows coupling of the loading carriage (18) and moving between a retracted position and the working position. At the heat treatment means (12) driver (54, 55, 56, 57) are provided which (18) shots on the feed carriage (32, 34) are associated, wherein the entrainment means of a drive are vertically movable in order (the drivers 54- align 57) (from the retracted position of the loading carriage 18) by vertically lifting it with the receptacles (32, coupling 34) (at the feed carriage 18) and the feed carriage (18) by further lifting of the drivers (54-57) until this in a defined end position in the working position reached.