Automated bun handling system
US11089905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automated bun feeding and toasting system is disclosed wherein the system is to be utilized in restaurants, particularly fast-food restaurants, in order to quickly and accurately prepare food products, such as, for example, conventional hamburger sandwiches which require two buns, or Big Mac® sandwiches which require three buns, in accordance with specific patron orders. The system comprises a plurality of bun storage tubes, discharge mechanisms for discharging bun segment into a bun separator, a chute conveyor, a bun rotator, and at least one toaster appliance whereupon completion of a toasting operation, the bun segments are picked up and conveyed downstream toward a food or sandwich preparation station. All operations are automated and are under the control of a master control unit such as, for example, a programmable logic controller (PLC).
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