Conveyor system for food products

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2011-06-14

2011-06-14

Adams, Gregory W (Department: 3652)

Material or article handling

Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...

Unstacking apparatus

C414S795700, C414S797600, C414S796700, C414S797000, C198S803500, C198S811000, C198S955000

Reexamination Certificate

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07959401

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are disclosed for separating a pile of tortillas and individually depositing the tortillas on a conveyor to form a row of tortillas. The apparatus may include an accumulating device, an elevating device that is operable to remove a pile of tortillas from the accumulating device and elevate the pile of tortillas towards a vacuum conveyor. The vacuum conveyor is operable to continuously remove an uppermost tortilla from the pile of tortillas and transport the separated tortillas to a receiving conveyor. The separated tortillas are deposited on the receiving conveyor and may be transported to a subsequent processing operation.

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