Food material transferring apparatus

A food material transferring apparatus for transferring soft food materials, comprising:

• at least one tray for vertically storing soft food materials,
• a heating device for heating the food material when the food material is inserted thereinto,
• a pushing member situated above the heating device and being movable in a vertical direction, said pushing member being moved downwardly after the food material is heated in the heating device so that the food material in the heating device is folded and pushed out from the heating device,
• an arm having a hand formed at one side of the arm, said hand having a horizontal beam and absorption pads under the beam for vacuum-absorbing the food material,
• a moving mechanism movable in vertical and lateral directions, said moving mechanism being situated adjacent to the tray and the heating device and fixed at the other side of the arm, said moving mechanism being moved so that the hand takes the food material in the tray and transfers the food material into the heating device, and
• a holding table for temporarily holding the tray with the food materials thereon, said holding table being situated near the heating device and having a slit so that when the arm is actuated by the moving mechanism, the beam supports the tray with the food materials thereon and transfers the same to the holding table, said beam passing through the slit for further processing after disposing the tray on the holding table.

A food material transferring apparatus for transferring soft food materials, comprising:

• at least one tray for vertically storing soft food materials,
• a heating device for heating the food material when the food material is inserted thereinto,
• a pushing member situated above the heating device and being movable in a vertical direction, said pushing member being moved downwardly after the food material is heated in the heating device so that the food material in the heating device is folded and pushed out from the heating device,
• an arm having a hand formed at one side of the arm, said hand having absorption pads for vacuum-absorbing the food material,
• a moving mechanism movable in vertical and lateral directions, said moving mechanism being situated adjacent to the tray and the heating device and fixed at the other side of the arm, said moving mechanism being moved so that the hand takes the food material in the tray and transfers the food material into the heating device,
• a deviation degree detecting device for detecting a deviation degree in a straight processing direction between a center of the hand and a center of the food material held by the hand when the hand holding the food material is moved, the straight processing direction being on a line between the center of the hand and a fixed point on the hand at a predetermined distance away from the center, said detecting device including a sensor disposed on a line of the straight processing direction and outputting signals when a fixed point on the hand, a first point on a contour of the food material located near the fixed point and a second point on the contour of the food material located away from the fixed point pass, and
• a deviation computing section for computing the deviation degree based on the signals from the sensor.

A food material transferring apparatus for transferring soft food materials, comprising:

• at least one tray for vertically storing soft food materials,
• a heating device for heating the food material when the food material is inserted thereinto,
• a pushing member situated above the heating device and being movable in a vertical direction, said pushing member being moved downwardly after the food material is heated in the heating device so that the food material in the heating device is folded and pushed out from the heating device,
• an arm having a hand formed at one side of the arm, said hand having absorption pads for vacuum-absorbing the food material,
• a moving mechanism movable in vertical and lateral directions, said moving mechanism being situated adjacent to the tray and the heating device and fixed at the other side of the arm, said moving mechanism being moved so that the hand takes the food material in the tray and transfers the food material into the heating device,
• means for providing a wrapping material disposed under the heating device,
• a horizontal receiving table situated under the means for providing the wrapping material,
• a movable member attached at an upper end to the receiving table and being movable in a vertical direction between upper and lower limits,
• actuating means attached to a lower end of the movable member for urging the movable member upwardly, and
• lock means for locking the movable member at the lower limit, said pushing member, when actuated, pushing the food material in the heating device, laminating the food material with the wrapping material for folding into a V-shape along a guide, and placing the folded food material with the wrapping material on the receiving table.

A food material transferring apparatus for transferring soft food materials, comprising:

• at least one tray for vertically storing soft food materials,
• a heating device for heating the food material when the food material is inserted thereinto,
• a pushing member situated above the heating device and being movable in a vertical direction, said pushing member being moved downwardly after the food material is heated in the heating device so that the food material in the heating device is folded and pushed out from the heating device,
• an arm having a hand formed at one side of the arm, said hand having absorption pads for vacuum-absorbing the food material,
• a moving mechanism movable in vertical and lateral directions, said moving mechanism being situated adjacent to the tray and the heating device and fixed at the other side of the arm, said moving mechanism being moved so that the hand takes the food material in the tray and transfers the food material into the heating device,
• means for providing a wrapping material disposed under the heating device,
• a horizontal receiving table situated under the means for providing the wrapping material, and
• a pair of rotatable plates situated between the receiving table and the means for providing the wrapping material and forming a guide, said rotatable plates being opened and closed and having axes located parallel to each other and disposed at an equal distance away from each side surface of the pushing member, said movable plates being movable around the respective axes and activated toward a closed position at an early stage, said pushing member, when actuated, pushing the food material in the heating device, laminating the food material with the wrapping material placed on the rotatable plates at the closed position, pushing the food material and the wrapping material while folding into a V-shape and opening the rotatable plates, and placing the folded food material with the wrapping material on the receiving table.