Conveyor speed control system
US11490764B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/0857
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toaster includes a housing, a conveyor configured to support food products, a motor configured to drive the conveyor to move the food products through the housing, a heating element disposed adjacent the conveyor and configured to emit thermal energy toward the food products as the food products are moved through the housing, a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature within the housing, and a controller operatively coupled to the temperature sensor and configured to control the motor to drive the conveyor at a conveyor speed. The controller is configured to store the sensed temperature within the housing as a function of time and calculate a derivative of the sensed temperature with respect to time. The controller is configured to vary the conveyor speed based on a value of the derivative.
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