US 2023/0069788 A1Published application

Apparatus, methods, and system for automatically folding a box for fast food delivery

AssigneeRoboburger Enterprises

InventorsDan Braido, Audley Wilson, John Kelley

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Abstract

A system for automatically folding a box for fast food delivery is disclosed. The system includes a wall, a track within the wall, a conveyer channel located adjacent to the wall. The panels are initially arranged within the channel, so a first panel is positioned above and in front of the second panel. The panels will move in a series of five positions. The first position having the first panel and second panel adjacent to one another. The second position shifting the second panel downward to a height lower than the first. The third position moving the first panel so that it is substantially vertical creating an angle near 90 degrees between the first and second panel. The fourth position returning the first panel proximate to its original position. And a fifth position having a portion of the first panel extended over the second panel.

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Dependent claims

A system for automatically folding a box for fast food delivery, the system comprising:

a wall;
a conveyer channel disposed adjacent to the wall;
a first panel disposed in the conveyer channel and having a first panel first end portion and a first panel second end portion;
a first motor in attachment with the first panel second end portion such that first panel pivots about a first panel pivot axis within the conveyer channel;
a second panel having a second panel first end portion and a second panel second end portion;
a second motor in attachment with the second panel second end portion such that second panel pivots about a second panel pivot axis within the conveyer channel;
wherein the first panel and the second panel are vertically offset such that the first panel second end portion is disposed at a predetermined distance above the second panel second end portion;
wherein the first panel and the second panel are horizontally offset such that the first panel second end portion is disposed proximate to the second panel first end portion;
wherein the system comprises:
a first position comprising the second panel first end portion at a first height such that the second panel first end portion is adjacent to first panel second end portion;
a second position comprising the second panel first end portion at a second height such that the second panel first end portion is below the first panel second end portion;
a third position comprising the first panel being substantially vertically arranged;
a fourth position comprising the first panel being substantially horizontally arranged;
and
a fifth position comprising the first panel first end portion disposed over the second panel first end portion.

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Facts

Application: 17/856,044Filed 1 Jul 2022
Priority: 3 Feb 2021
Published: 2 Mar 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

A47J 27/14
Cooking-vessels: cooking-vessels for use in hotels, restaurants, or canteens
A47J 37/044
Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits: with conveyors moving in a horizontal or an…
A47J 37/049
Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implements; Spits: details of the food supports not specially…
A47J 37/1228
Deep fat fryers, e.g. for frying fish or chips: automatic machines for frying and dispensing metered amounts of food

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Application17/856,044Continuation in part
US 11,957,273 B2Related patent
US 2023/0069788 A1This patent

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