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US 2019/0335769 A1Published application
Apparatus, system, and method for high speed production of food product
AssigneeRisco USA Corporation
InventorAlan G. MILLER
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a mechanical system for providing a food product on a sheet of paper. The disclosed mechanical system includes an adjustable conveyor belt system that is configured to enable a puck of food product to land up-right. The angle (e.g., slope) of the adjustable conveyor belt system can be adjusted to account for variations in the size and shape of the puck. The disclosed mechanical system also includes a flattener that is configured to provide memory to the pressed pucks.
Claims26
An apparatus comprising:
- an adjustable conveyor system configured to carry a paper backing and receive, on the paper backing, a puck of product from a portioner;
- a first conveyor belt configured to receive the paper backing and the puck of product from the adjustable conveyor system;
- a second conveyor belt, substantially co-planar with the first conveyor belt in a first plane, wherein a distal end of the first conveyor belt is near a proximal end of the second conveyor belt;
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- a knife assembly mounted at least in part between the first and second conveyor belts, wherein the knife assembly comprises a die slot between the first and second conveyor belts, and a blade that is movable in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane from an upper position spaced in the first direction from the first and second conveyor belts to a lower position, wherein the knife assembly is configured to cut only the paper backing into a sheet of paper while the paper backing is transferred from the first conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt, thereby providing the puck of product on a sheet of paper.
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A method comprising:
- transporting, using an adjustable conveyor system, a paper backing and receiving, on the paper backing, a puck of product from a portioner;
- receiving, using a first conveyor belt, the paper backing and the puck of product from the adjustable conveyor system;
- cutting, using a knife assembly mounted at least in part between the first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, only the paper backing into a sheet of paper while the paper backing is transferred from the first conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt, thereby providing the puck of product on a sheet of paper, wherein the knife assembly comprises a die slot between the first and second conveyor belts, and a blade that is movable in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane from an upper position spaced in the first direction from the first and second conveyor belts to a lower position;
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- transporting, using the second conveyor belt substantially co-planar with the first conveyor belt in a first plane, the puck of product on the sheet of paper to an outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.