Delivery tray for pod printing with food product printer

    公开(公告)号:US20240032582A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18484228

    申请日:2023-10-10

    CPC classification number: A23P20/25 B41J3/40731 A23P2020/253

    Abstract: An adapter assembly for a food product printer having a plurality of beverage capsule holders and aa adapter for coupling to a print positioning arm of the food product printer. Each beverage capsule holder has an interior cavity configured to receive a beverage capsule therein, an open top for exposing a print surface of the beverage capsule received therein and a perimeter support surface positioned on an exterior surface thereof and extending outwardly therefrom, the perimeter support surface spaced apart vertically from a base of the beverage capsule holder. The adapter is configured to receive and hold the base of the beverage capsule holder such that the beverage capsule holder is retained in an upright position and at the adapter.

    Food product printer
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210060973A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US17004674

    申请日:2020-08-27

    Abstract: A printer and corresponding method of printing an image on a surface of a plurality of food products by providing a system having a printer with an extendable and retractable receiving arm and a rotating food product delivery tray for continuously and automatically providing delivery of unprinted food products which are retracted into the printer, printed on, and returned by the receiving arm to the rotatable delivery tray and the tray further moves to deliver subsequent food products for printing.

    Ink maintenance system for a printer

    公开(公告)号:US20210060967A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US17004886

    申请日:2020-08-27

    Inventor: Erick Hagstrom

    Abstract: An ink maintenance system for a printer comprising a first tray having a base and a plurality of side walls, the first tray having a first length and an open top along the length and a second tray having a base and a plurality of side walls, the second tray having a second length and an open top along its length. The system also includes a fan and a filter. To use the system, a print head is positioned in a standby or cleaning position within the printer and ink is ejected from one or more print nozzles into an ink maintenance system within the printer such that the ejected ink is collected in at least one of a catch tray or a filter of the ink maintenance system. The system is then removable from the printer for cleaning.

    Delivery tray for food product printer

    公开(公告)号:US20210059290A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16985836

    申请日:2020-08-05

    Abstract: A delivery tray, system, and method for automatically delivering food product to a printer for printing on a surface of the food product. The tray has a main body having a plurality of food product support surfaces spaced apart on the main body and each food product support surface configured for supporting one of a plurality of food products thereon and the main body further comprising at least one positioning mechanism corresponding to each of the plurality of food product support surfaces and each positioning mechanism comprising at least one positioning element for guiding the loading of at least one of the plurality of food products onto the delivery tray. The tray is coupled to a motorized base for automatic movement of the tray.

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