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US 10,897,911 B2Granted
Dispensing unit for baked products
AssigneeR. Weiss Verpackungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorReinald Weiss
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Abstract
Dispensing units for baked products, in particular, baguettes, and devices for dispensing baked products which include a dispensing unit are described. Such dispensing units can be found, for example, in supermarkets, with a continuous baking oven being connected upstream of said dispensing units. At a customer's request by pushing on a button it is possible for various, freshly baked or crisped-up baked products to be dispensed from the dispensing unit.
Claims15
A dispensing unit for baked products, comprising:
- a housing having a front section, the housing comprising a first discharging path and a second discharging path the first discharging path and the second discharging path being adjacently and substantially vertically extending and non-crossing, the first discharging path being arranged behind the second discharging path with respect to the front section of the housing;
- a first discharging device and at least a second discharging device provided along each of the first discharging path and the second discharging path, respectively, the first discharging device and at least a second discharging device each comprising:
- a compartment for receiving at least one of the baked products, the compartments of the first discharging device and the at least a second discharging device being situated opposite one another in a vertical direction;
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- a transfer element configured to assume a retaining position for holding back the baked product in a rest position, and a release position for releasing the baked product from the rest position, wherein moving the transfer element of the respective first discharging device from the retaining position to the release position drops the baked product out of the compartment of the first discharging device into the compartment of the second discharging device;
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- a dispensing device coupled with the housing for receiving baked products guided from the first discharging path and the second discharging path, the dispensing device including a chute positioned below the first discharging path and a dispensing compartment positioned below the second discharging path, the chute for transporting the baked product from a lowest compartment of the first discharging path to the dispensing compartment.
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A dispensing device for baked products, comprising:
- a stock unit for temporarily stockpiling baked products;
- a dispensing unit comprising:
- a housing having a front section, the housing comprising at least a first discharging path and a second discharging path, each of the at least a first discharging path and a second discharging path being adjacently and substantially vertically extending and non-crossing;
- a first discharging device and at least a second discharging device provided along each of the first discharging path and the second discharging path, the first discharging device and at least a second discharging device each comprising:
- a compartment for receiving at least one of the baked products, the compartments of the first discharging device and the at least a second discharging device being situated opposite one another in a vertical direction;
- a transfer element;
- configured to assume a retaining position for holding back the baked product in a rest position, and a release position for releasing the baked product from the rest position, wherein moving the transfer element of the respective first discharging device from the retaining position to the release position drops the baked product downward out of the compartment of the first discharging device into the compartment of the second discharging device;
- a dispensing device coupled with the housing for receiving baked products guided from the first discharging path and the second discharging path, the dispensing device including a chute positioned below the first discharging path and a dispensing compartment positioned below the second discharging path, the chute for transporting the baked product from a lowest compartment of the first discharging path to the dispensing compartment;
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- at least one feed device which guides the bake products from the stock unit to the dispensing unit.
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A dispensing unit for baked products, comprising:
- a housing having a front section, the housing comprising at least four discharging paths, each of the at least four discharging paths being adjacently and substantially vertically extending and non-crossing;
- a first discharging device and at least a second discharging device provided along each of the at least four discharging paths, each of the first discharging device and at least a second discharging device each comprising:
- a compartment for receiving at least one of the baked products, the compartments of the first discharging device and the at least a second discharging device being situated opposite one another in a vertical direction;
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- a transfer element configured to assume a retaining position for holding back the baked product in a rest position, and a release position for releasing the baked product from the rest position, wherein moving the transfer element of the respective first discharging device from the retaining position to the release position drops the baked product downward out of the compartment of the first discharging device into the compartment of the second discharging device;
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- a dispensing device coupled with the housing for receiving baked products guided from the first discharging path and the second discharging path, the dispensing device including a chute positioned below the first discharging path and a dispensing compartment positioned below the second discharging path, the chute for transporting the baked product from a lowest compartment of the first discharging path to the dispensing compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.