Automated bun handling and toasting system and method
US12310534B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/12
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A new and improved automated bun handling and toasting system and method are disclosed comprising a plurality of horizontally oriented bun storage tubes mounted upon a carousel, and an indexing system operatively connected to the carousel so as to rotate the carousel in a predetermined incremental manner and thereby dispose a particular one of the plurality of horizontally oriented bun storage tubes at a predetermined discharge position such that a bun can be discharged from the particular bun storage tube. The discharged bun has a vertical orientation, however, a bun separator separates the bun into its crown and heel bun segments which then attain horizontal orientations with the internal surface portions facing upwardly so as to pass through a toaster appliance so as to be toasted.
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