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.
Claims15
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;
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- a shaker assembly, wherein the shaker assembly is configured to induce a plurality of modes of movement in the bakery pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.