US 5,493,958 AGranted

Sandwich preparation apparatus

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Kyowa Kogyosho

InventorMichiyuki Naramura

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Abstract

A sandwich preparation apparatus includes an automatic crown preparation section, an automatic heel preparation section, an automatic patty preparation section, and a manual preparation section. The automatic crown preparation section discharges individual crowns from a crown stocker and sequentially toasts them with a toasting device. The automatic heel preparation section discharges individual heels from a heel stocker and sequentially toasts them with a toasting device. The automatic patty preparation section discharges individual patties from a patty stocker and sequentially heats them with a grilling device. In the manual preparation section, prepared crowns, heels, and a patty, if necessary, are manually fixed along with other necessary food materials. The apparatus also includes conveying devices which transfer crowns, heels, and patties prepared at each section to the manual preparation section or its vicinity.

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Dependent claims

A sandwich preparation apparatus, comprising:

an automatic crown preparation section including a crown stocker and a crown toasting device;
said automatic crown preparation section including means for discharging a crown from said crown stocker;
said automatic crown preparation section including means for toasting said crown with said crown toasting device;
an automatic heel preparation section including a heel stocker and a heel toasting device;
said automatic heel preparation section including means for discharging a heel from said heel stocker;
said automatic heel preparation section including means for toasting said heel with said heel toasting device;
an automatic patty preparation section having a patty stocker and a patty grilling device;
said automatic patty preparation section including means for discharging a patty from said patty stocker;
said automatic patty preparation section including means for heating said patty with said grilling device;
a manual preparation section, wherein a sandwich is assembled manually by assembling at least said crown, said heel, and a food material;
and
at least one conveying device including means for transferring at least one of said crown, said heel, and said patty from at least one of said automatic crown preparation section, said automatic heel preparation section, and said automatic patty preparation section, respectively, substantially to said manual preparation section.

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A sandwich preparation apparatus, comprising:

an automatic crown preparation section including a crown stocker and a crown toasting device;
said automatic crown preparation section including means for discharging a crown from said crown stocker;
said automatic crown preparation section including means for toasting said crown with said crown toasting device;
an automatic heel preparation section including a heel stocker and a heel toasting device;
said automatic heel preparation section including means for discharging a heel from said heel stocker;
said automatic heel preparation section including means for toasting said heel with said heel toasting device;
an automatic patty preparation section having a patty stocker and a patty grilling device;
said automatic patty preparation section including means for discharging a patty from said patty stocker;
said automatic patty preparation section including means for heating said patty with said grilling device;
a manual preparation section, wherein a sandwich is assembled manually by assembling at least said crown, said heel, and a food material;
a crown conveying device including means for transferring said crown from said automatic crown preparation section substantially to said manual preparation section;
a heel conveying device including means for transferring said heel from said automatic heel preparation section substantially to said manual preparation section;
and
a patty conveying device including means for transferring said patty from said automatic patty preparation section substantially to said manual preparation section.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.