Automated vertical transport
AssigneeLab2Fab, LLC
InventorSamuel Tanaka
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Abstract
A vertical transport comprises a first rotatable element having a first support surface extending about a first axis. The vertical transport further includes a second rotatable element having a second support surface extending about a second axis spaced from the first axis. The first and second rotatable elements are configured to move a pan engaged with the first and second support surfaces in a vertical direction by rotating the first and second rotatable elements. In some examples a vertical transport is incorporated within a proofing enclosure or other storage for food items.
Claims20
A system for proofing dough, comprising:
- a first rotatable element having a first support surface extending about a first axis;
- a second rotatable element having a second support surface extending about a second axis spaced from the first axis, wherein the first and second rotatable elements are configured to move a pan engaged with the first and second support surfaces by rotating the first and second rotatable elements;
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- a cabinet having a temperature-controlled enclosure containing the first rotatable element and second rotatable element, wherein the cabinet is configured to proof dough on the pan by maintaining a predetermined temperature, thereby exposing the dough to the predetermined temperature within the enclosure for a predetermined period of time.
A vertical transport, comprising:
- a first rotatable element having a first support surface extending about a first axis;
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- a second rotatable element having a second support surface extending about a second axis spaced from the first axis;
- wherein the first and second rotatable elements are configured to move a pan engaged with the first and second support surfaces in a vertical direction by rotating the first and second rotatable elements.
A method for transporting dough through a proofing enclosure, comprising:
- providing a first rotatable element and a second rotatable element, wherein the first rotatable element includes a first pan support surface extending about a first axis, wherein the second rotatable element includes a second pan support surface extending about a second axis spaced from the first axis;
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- rotating the first and second rotatable elements, thereby moving a pan engaged with the first and second pan support surfaces through the proofing enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.