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Apparatus capable of producing different kinds of foods

US5522309A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateJul 17, 1995
Grant dateJun 4, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J37/00
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus capable of producing different kinds of foods, the apparatus comprising plural number of processing devices, each having a specific function for treating or holding food materials, and one or more carrier vessels for transporting the food materials from one processing device to another, the carrier vessels having multiple functions and at least one compartment for holding the food materials treated or held in the processing devices. The apparatus is capable of producing different kinds of food products by instructing the carrier vessels to transfer food materials from one device to another according to the process requirements of the desired end products. The carrier vessel has a memory device that holds the information of the locations of devices from and to which the carrier vessels are instructed to transfer food materials. The carrier vessel or a separate control device controls the correct sequence and/or the locations of the processing devices for the carrier vessel to transport the food materials in accordance with the instructions contained in the memory device.

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