Automatic sandwich dispenser and method for automatically dispensing sandwiches
OwnerNeemat Freminventor
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Abstract
In order to dispense fresh sandwiches at any place and at all hours, this invention proposes an automatic sandwich dispenser which comprises a plurality of compartments in which whole fresh ingredients are stored. The dispenser comprises automatic sandwich making means which may be positioned opposite each compartment and which comprises arms for gripping and manipulating the compartments. When a consumer enters an order, the automatic sandwich making means slices each selected ingredient in a bread roll with the aid of a cutting device. Once the bread roll is filled with all the selected ingredients, the sandwich is delivered to the consumer.
Claims16
Automatic sandwich dispenser intended for fast-food catering, comprising a plurality of compartments for storing and conserving fresh ingredients, a means allowing a consumer to order a sandwich, a means for automatically making a sandwich which comprises a cutting device and which cooperates with said compartments for storing and conserving the fresh ingredients in order, in response to the consumer's order, to slice the fresh ingredients and to fill a bread roll with the slices of ingredients, and a means for delivering the made up sandwich,
- wherein each compartment comprises a storage element forming a volume for containing the ingredient and comprising an opening adapted to cooperate with the cutting device, said storage element being adapted to slide in the compartment in order to reposition the ingredient in said opening after it has been sliced.
Method for automatically dispensing sandwiches intended for fast-food catering,
- wherein it comprises the following steps of:
- a) storing fresh ingredients in a storage and conservation compartment in a dispenser which comprises automatic sandwich making means comprising a cutting device, said compartment comprising a storage element forming a volume for containing the ingredient and comprising an opening adapted to cooperate with the cutting device, said storage element being adapted to slide in the compartment,
- b) automatically slicing said stored fresh ingredients in a bread roll in response to an order by a consumer,
- c) repositioning the ingredient in the opening, and
- d) delivering the sandwich thus constituted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.