Tortilla counter-stacker

A tortilla counter-stacker (10) comprising:

• A) a canister (12) which comprises a canister top (12T), a canister bottom (12B), and a canister side (12C) having a horizontal canister side slot (12CA) disposed therein;
• B) a stacker (16) positioned adjacent to the canister (12), the stacker (16) comprises a stacker cylinder (16A) having a movable stacker cylinder piston (16AA) attached at a front distal end to a rear distal end of a horizontal stacker cylinder piston plate (16AAA) which inserts and retracts through the canister side slot (12CA), the stacker (16) further comprises a stacker power means (16B), the stacker power means (16B) comprises a stacker power means inlet (16BA) and a stacker power means egress (16BB) attached to and in communication with a lower and an upper end, respectively, of the stacker cylinder (16A), the stacker power means (16B) further comprises a stacker power means connector (16BC) which is powered by hydraulic or pneumatic means, the stacker power means (16B) is connected to and controlled by a stacker controller (16C);
• C) a lift (18) positioned directly below the canister (12), the lift (18) comprises a lift cylinder (18A) having a lift cylinder piston (18AA) movably positioned therein, the lift cylinder piston (18AA) comprising a horizontal lift cylinder piston plate (18AAA) securely attached to a top distal end thereof, the lift (18) further comprises a lift power means (18B), the lift power means (18B) comprises a lift power means inlet (18BA) having a lift valve (18F) and a lift power means egress (18BB) attached to and in communication with lower and upper ends, respectively, of the lift cylinder (18A), the lift power means (18B) further comprises a lift power means connector (18BC) which is powered by hydraulic or pneumatic means, the lift power means (18B) is connected to and controlled by a lift second controller (18D) which is electrically connected to a lift first controller (18C) which is electrically connected to the stacker controller (16C), the lift power means (18B) further comprises a lift third controller (18E) attached thereto, the lift valve (18F) is electrically connected to the lift first controller (18C);
• D) an upper conveyor (20) horizontally positioned in alignment with the canister top (12T), the upper conveyor (20) comprises a rotatable upper conveyor belt (20A) upon which incoming tortillas (28C) are placed;
• E) a lower conveyor (22) positioned between the lift (18) and the canister (12), the lower conveyor (22) comprises a lower conveyor left belt (22AL) and a lower conveyor right belt (22AR) synchronically rotated, the space between the lower conveyor left belt (22AL) and the lower conveyor right belt (22AR) is slightly larger than the diameter of the lift cylinder piston plate (18AAA) which deposits a tortilla first stack (28A) on the lower conveyor left belt (22AL) and the lower conveyor right belt (22AR);
• F) a photoelectric eye (24) electrically connected to the lift third controller (18E);
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• G) a counter (26) electrically connected to the photoelectric eye (24).