Automated cooking system and method using basket-gantry interface
US12262847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J9/026
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated cooking system for adding time and labor efficiencies in food production environments such as restaurants. The automated cooking system includes at least a fryer, a dispensing freezer, a hot holding station, a plurality of baskets, and a gantry system. The gantry system includes a gantry control for a gantry, configured to engage and move each of the baskets. The basket and gantry include interface elements for enabling precise movements and rapid opening and closing of baskets at the system. Aspects of an automated cooking system and a corresponding method for discharging cooked food product help to avoid the problems associated with manually operating a cooking system. Specifically, the system described herein provides for apparatuses and methods to cook and dispense food product in a more efficient manner with regard to both time and labor considerations within food production environments.
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