Method and apparatus for removing bakery carrier screens from conveyor
US4636129A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C9/083
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing a bakery carrier screen, which is carrying a bakery product and traveling on a moving conveyor system, from underneath the carried bakery product and transferring the bakery product to an exit conveyor during substantially continuous forward motion of the bakery product is provided. The carrier screen upon which the bakery product is placed has a generally rectangular and planar surface with a plurality of parallel longitudinal slots extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the screen. A product entrance conveyor is provided which has a plurality of substantially parallel and spaced apart endless conveyor belts terminating in generally aligned pulleys, and a conventional full width endless conveyor for removing the products arranged at the forward end of the entrance conveyor belts. The spacing and arrangement of the entrance conveyor belts is such that when the carrier screen with the carried product reaches the forward end of the entrance conveyor, the carrier screen interdigitates around the ends of the entrance conveyor and downwardly, between the entrance and the exit conveyor, so that the bakery product is left still supporte…
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