Layered food packaging system, temporary placement apparatus, and carrier device

A layered food packaging system comprising:

• a carrier device configured to convey a layered food in a first posture in which a layering direction of the layered food is substantially vertical;
• a temporary placement table configured to temporarily place the layered food thereon in a second posture in which the layering direction is substantially horizontal;
• a first gripper configured to grip the layered food that is conveyed by the carrier device, lift the layered food from the carrier device, change the posture of the layered food from the first posture to the second posture, and temporarily place the layered food on the temporary placement table;
• a second gripper configured to grip the layered food that is temporarily placed on the temporary placement table, and insert the layered food into a bag for packaging the layered food,
• a camera configured to capture an image of the plurality of pieces of the layered food that have been spacing-reduced by the spacing reducer;
• and
• a host controller configured to determine whether to perform a packaging for the plurality of pieces of the layered food, based on a result of the image capturing by the camera,
• wherein the temporary placement table includes a spacing reducer including a pair of clamping plates, the spacing reducer being configured to reduce a spacing between a plurality of pieces of the layered food that is temporarily placed in the temporary placement table in the second posture, in the layering direction,
• wherein the second gripper grips the plurality of pieces of the layered food that have been spacing-reduced, and inserts the plurality of pieces of the layered food into the bag, and
• wherein when the host controller determines to perform the packaging, the second gripper grips the plurality of pieces of the layered food that have been spacing-reduced, and inserts the plurality of pieces of the layered food into the bag.