摘要:
In a method and apparatus for automatic handling of bread pans adapted for use in a baking process, individual empty pans are received and stacked at a first station and automatically moved to a predetermined storage station. When individual pans are required, the stacked pans are selectively removed from the storage station and transported to an automatically operable unstacking device. The method and apparatus includes a control system for detecting a demand for individual pans which operates the unstacking device and distributes individual pans in response to the demand.
摘要:
A conveyor system including a monorail drive having vertically extending brackets which support a continuous product support surface. The product support surface includes separately supported grid surfaces which interleave with the next adjacent grid thereby to facilitate turning around a radius while maintaining a continuous product support surface.
摘要:
In a method and apparatus for automatic handling of bread pans adapted for use in a baking process, individual empty pans are received and stacked at a first station and automatically moved to a predetermined storage station. When individual pans are required, the stacked pans are selectively removed from the storage station and transported to an automatically operable unstacking device. The method and apparatus includes a control system for detecting a demand for individual pans which operates the unstacking device and distributes individual pans in response to the demand.
摘要:
A conveyor system including a monorail drive having vertically extending brackets which support a continuous product support surface. The product support surface includes separately supported grid surface which interleave with the next adjacent grid thereby to facilitate turning around a radius while maintaining a continuous product support surface.
摘要:
A pan retriever dolly transfers stacks to a stack conveyor. The dolly includes a retriever arm with a magnet and is mounted for reciprocating movement across the stack conveyor towards and away from the storage conveyor.
摘要:
A bakery oven is disclosed which includes an oven enclosure having opposed end and side portions, with conveyor inlet and outlet openings formed therein. An endless center drive chain conveyor is provided which includes a first section located outside of the enclosure with portions thereof passing through the inlet and outlet openings. The conveyor includes a second main portion located within the enclosure which follows a generally spiral path of travel including a first sequential set of spiral flights having a generally continuously increasing elevation rising in the enclosure to a predetermined elevation, a second set of spiral flights having a generally continuously decreasing elevation in the enclosure, with the flights of said second set being located between the flights of the first set. A straight conveyor section connects the first and second flights at the uppermost elevations of the first and second sets of flights and crosses from one side of the enclosure to the other, whereby the position of pans on the conveyor relative to the sides of the conveyor are reversed during travel in the riser and declining sections of the conveyor. The drive for the conveyor is located outside of the oven to be protected from the heat in the oven.
摘要:
A food processing apparatus is disclosed which includes a food conditioning enclosure having opposed end and side portions, with conveyor inlet and outlet openings formed therein. An endless conveyor is provided which includes a first section located outside of the enclosure with portions thereof passing through the inlet and outlet openings. The conveyor includes a second main portion located within the enclosure which follows a generally spiral path of travel including a first sequential set of spiral flights having a generally continuously increasing elevation rising in the enclosure to a predetermined elevation, a second set of spiral flights having a generally continuously decreasing elevation in the enclosure, with the flights of said second set being located between the flights of the first set. A straight conveyor section connects the first and second flights at the uppermost elevations of the first and second sets of flights and crosses from one side of the enclosure to the other, whereby the position of pans on the conveyor relative to the sides of the conveyor are reversed during travel in the riser and declining sections of the conveyor.
摘要:
A damper control is employed in the exhaust duct of a bakery oven to maintain constant air mass flow through the duct during a baking cycle to ensure even baking conditions. The damper control can include a pitot tube from which velocity pressure can be derived, and a pneumatic or electronic control loop to move an exhaust damper in the exhaust duct as necessary to keep the velocity pressure constant.