Foods and beverages: apparatus – Edible laminated product making apparatus
Patent
1993-11-18
1995-10-17
Scherbel, David A.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Edible laminated product making apparatus
994506, 99494, 83703, A21C 904
Patent
active
054580552
ABSTRACT:
A high speed, automatic apparatus for accurately and consistently portioning solid or liquid food material, such as sausages or sauces, onto receivers, or substrates, such as pizza crusts, is disclosed. A conveyor moves the substrates, in a first path while a hopper moves in a second, preferably circular path, that partially overlies the first path. The hopper further includes a plurality of hoppers in a carousel where the hoppers hold the material to be portioned. A blade underneath the hopper removes portions of the food material as the hopper moves in its circular path. Controls are provided to synchronize the movement of the hopper relative to the conveyor where the conveyor and hopper are continuously moving together. As the portions of the food material are cut by the blade, the portions are propelled and directed onto the substrates.
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Hook James F.
Scherbel David A.
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