Underhung pan shaker with multiple modes of movement
AssigneeBurford Corporation
InventorsScott Clemons, Jerry Pack
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Abstract
An automated pan shaker has a central longitudinal axis and a central lateral axis. The automated pan shaker includes a shaker assembly that is configured to induce a plurality of modes of movement in the baker pan. The pan shaker assembly includes a carriage assembly, a clamping assembly supported by the carriage assembly and an actuation assembly. The carriage assembly resides below the conveyor belt of the automated pan shaker. The actuation assembly further includes an actuator post connected to the carriage assembly, a first actuator assembly that includes a first actuator linkage connected to the actuator post, and a second actuator assembly that includes a second actuator linkage connected to the actuator post.
Claims20
An automated pan shaker having a central longitudinal axis and a central lateral axis, the automated pan shaker comprising:
- a conveyor assembly, wherein the conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt that is configured to convey a bakery pan through the automated pan shaker in a direction substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis;
- a carriage assembly located beneath the conveyor belt;
- a clamping assembly supported by the carriage assembly;
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- an actuation assembly located beneath the conveyor belt, wherein the actuation assembly further comprises:
- an actuator post connected to the carriage assembly;
- a first actuator assembly that includes a first actuator linkage connected to the actuator post;
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- a second actuator assembly that includes a second actuator linkage connected to the actuator post,
- wherein the actuation assembly is configured to induce a plurality of modes of movement of the clamping assembly.
An automated pan shaker having a central longitudinal axis and a central lateral axis, the automated pan shaker comprising:
- a conveyor assembly, wherein the conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt that is configured to convey a bakery pan through the automated pan shaker;
- a carriage assembly located beneath the conveyor belt;
- a clamping assembly supported by the carriage assembly, the clamping assembly including a clamp;
- a dough guard located beneath the conveyor belt and above the carriage assembly, wherein the dough guard includes a clamp slot, and wherein the clamp extends upward through the clamp slot;
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- an actuation assembly located beneath the conveyor belt, wherein the actuation assembly further comprises:
- an actuator post connected to the carriage assembly;
- a first actuator assembly that includes a first actuator linkage connected to the actuator post;
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- a second actuator assembly that includes a second actuator linkage connected to the actuator post, wherein the first actuator assembly further comprises a first motor having a first rotatable shaft and a first eccentric cam connected to the first rotatable shaft and the first actuator linkage, and wherein the second actuator assembly further comprises a second motor having a second rotatable shaft and a second eccentric cam connected to the second rotatable shaft and the second actuator linkage.
An automated pan shaker having a central longitudinal axis and a central lateral axis, the automated pan shaker comprising:
- a conveyor assembly, wherein the conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt that is configured to convey a bakery pan through the automated pan shaker;
- a carriage assembly located beneath the conveyor belt;
- a clamping assembly supported by the carriage assembly;
- an actuation assembly located beneath the conveyor belt, wherein the actuation assembly further comprises:
- an actuator post connected to the carriage assembly;
- a first actuator assembly that includes a first actuator linkage connected to the actuator post;
- a second actuator assembly that includes a second actuator linkage connected to the actuator post, wherein the first actuator assembly further comprises a first motor having a first rotatable shaft and a first eccentric cam connected to the first rotatable shaft and the first actuator linkage, and wherein the second actuator assembly further comprises a second motor having a second rotatable shaft and a second eccentric cam connected to the second rotatable shaft and the second actuator linkage;
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- a frame assembly that includes a pair of spaced apart frame rails that extend in a direction that is parallel to the central longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.