EP0312548A1 - Automatic distribution machine for dispensing reheated food products - Google Patents

Automatic distribution machine for dispensing reheated food products

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EP0312548A1
EP0312548A1 EP19870907232 EP87907232A EP0312548A1 EP 0312548 A1 EP0312548 A1 EP 0312548A1 EP 19870907232 EP19870907232 EP 19870907232 EP 87907232 A EP87907232 A EP 87907232A EP 0312548 A1 EP0312548 A1 EP 0312548A1
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food
oven
automaton
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storage device
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Jacques-Paul Deloffre
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DELOFFRE JACQUES PAUL
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/80—Apparatus for specific applications
    • H05B6/808—Microwave heating adapted for vending machines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/46—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports
    • G07F11/58—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the articles being supported on or by endless belts or like conveyors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0064—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for processing of food articles
    • G07F17/0078—Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a hot or cooked condition, e.g. popcorn, nuts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/10—Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling
    • G07F9/105—Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage

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  • the present invention relates to an automaton distributing on demand after having reheated them in an oven cooked foods kept in refrigeration.
  • an automatic food distributor in which a storage device is coupled with a microwave oven.
  • the food is transferred from the storage compartments to the microwave oven by means of an articulated arm and a sensor which move along a vertical ramp located at left or right of the lockers to take the dish selected by the user with a numeric keypad.
  • this device allows a large choice of types of food, it has many disadvantages.
  • this device of the state of the art requires a set of fairly complicated manipulations, which in order to ensure proper operation, must include large electronic circuits; it follows that the fragility of the device is increased and also the price.
  • the search for the type of food selected using a numeric keyboard obliges the user to retain a code corresponding to the type of food chosen, then to compose it manually on said keyboard.
  • the transfer time from the prehension device to the oven for reheating, from the order entered on the numeric keypad, is too long for intensive use.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a reliable and practical dispenser automaton for the user.
  • Another object of the present invention is to propose a vending machine whose operation is much faster than that which is known from the prior art and in which the transfer of food from the refrigerated storage device to the oven is notably improved.
  • the present invention aims to provide a Vending Machine of the aforementioned type operating on another principle which is very simple and which uses a new mechanical arrangement different from that which is known by the state of the cited technique.
  • the automatic food dispenser which it heats on demand uses a commercial series cooking oven mounted on a rotary pivot. Thanks to the guidance of a helical rail, this allows it to execute with a single motor, precise and opposite movements; such as, for example, a position in front of a determined storage, an inclination of the slope upwards for loading, a rotation during reheating, and an unloading in front of the user by inversion of slope.
  • the cooking oven currently consists of a microwave oven in which the reheating is very rapid and subsequently in any other cooking technique offering the same results or having other specific advantages.
  • Said cooking oven is equipped with a vertically sliding access door to which is added a so ⁇ lid junction chute, to facilitate the connection between bucket and oven or between oven and tilting ramp during loading and unloading. So when the access door of the oven is raised this junction chute is exactly connected regardless of the direction of inclination of the oven.
  • the storage device As for the storage device, it is vertical and made up of at least three endless chains or independent conveyor belts which are arranged in a star and taking place in an adjustable refrigerated enclosure.
  • Buckets are attached to it at regular intervals moving by impulse along the insulated wall of the enclosure which acts as a retaining slide for the transported food.
  • these loaded cups appear one after the other in front of each ejection orifice situated in the upper part of the isothermal wall, their content, in order to avoid any adhesion, is ejected by one or two cams synchronized with the upper gables. These cams sweep the inside of the level bucket through slots provided for this purpose.
  • the upper sprockets of each endless chain or conveyor belt are of very small diameter to cause a sudden acceleration during the overturning of the bucket and to help the food to be extracted.
  • the machine distributing food which it heats on demand comprises a simplified version. It consists in that the cooking oven - with its connection trough secured to the door - is installed on a fixed pivot operated by a single motor allowing it to simply tilt the slope from bottom to top or from top to bottom. The connection is made by a common hopper placed in the high position and communicating with the evacuation orifices to facilitate the transit of the released food towards the cooking oven si ⁇ killed below.
  • This simplified version presents two separate storage devices for at least two endless chains or conveyor belts each located on either side of the common hopper.
  • the layout of the automaton according to this version offers the advantage of being simpler to operate.
  • its size 10 is smaller at equal capacity, in particular in width; this is why it can be accommodated in places of smaller dimension.
  • the reception ramp of the automaton is tiltable so as to close the orifice when the oven is is not in a position to deliver a heated food, that is to say, when the oven is not at a low angle, the door raised and, consequently, the integral junction chute not pressing 20 on this ramp.
  • the lower and upper parts of the go ⁇ dets as well as the common hopper, the junction chute, the oven floor, the receiving ramp and in general all surfaces 25 sliding, are completely smooth to allow the gravity of food.
  • several vending machines according to the present invention can be arranged one beside the other to form a battery according to the needs of the users.
  • each conveyor belt or endless chain constituting an element of the storage device is responsible for the food feed, several kinds of food by the machine can be offered at the user's choice.
  • FIGS. 1 and 1a show the sche ⁇ matic perspective views of the two preferred variants of the vending machine according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2 and 2 bis represent the schematic plan views 10 of the two preferred variants of the automatic dispenser according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 represents the schematic perspective view of the oven including the transfer chute secured to the sliding door and the rotary or fixed pivots of one or the other variant.
  • Figures 4 and 4a show the schematic sectional views of the endless chain assembly, oven with rotary pivot, helical rail and tilting ramp of one of the versions of Automatic Distributor and the endless chain assembly, hopper , oven with fixed pivot and tilting ramp of the other version.
  • FIG. 5 presents a means of increasing the capacities of the storage device in the first version by multiplying the number of endless chains by an oval arrangement.
  • the set appears to be an oven, a rotary pivot and a helical rail being mounted on a movable carriage in an elliptical movement.
  • FIG. 6 presents a means of increasing the capacities of the storage device in the second version by multiplying the number of endless chains by a provision in par 1 èl e, the en ⁇ seems fixed pivot oven being mounted on trolley movable in a linear movement.
  • the oven (7) Upon payment by the customer, the oven (7) thanks to the rotary pivot (11) and a guide by helical rail (13) is placed in the ejection axis (5) of the selected endless chain (1).
  • 35 health (9) of the oven (7) opens by lifting up causing the gou ⁇ monk junction (10). Then, along the isothermal wall (4) serving as a retaining slide, a full cup (3) succeeds an empty cup (3) in front of the ejection orifice (5). suddenly released by the synchronized cams, the food slides by gravity towards the open oven (7). Once the food has been introduced into the oven, the sliding door (9) is lowered and the oven simultaneously causes rotation, reheating and the reverse tilt.
  • the oven door opens by lifting up causing the chute (10) which triggers the tilting ramp (18) releasing the outlet orifice, and the food reaches the heating receptacle (19). As soon as it passes the oven door closes and obstructs the tilting ramp.
  • the oven door opens by lifting
  • oven (7) is replaced in the high position in the ev axis
  • the automatic dispenser according to the present invention is particularly suitable for public places such as station halls, shopping centers, universities, offices, hospitals, petrol stations, amusement parks, airports, fairgrounds, festivals, etc. ..

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Abstract

Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande (Fig. 1/1 bis et 2/2 bis), composé d'un four de cuisson (7) avec porte coulissante (9) qui est monté sur pivot fixe ou rotatif (11) pour permettre d'inverser la pente (Fig. 3/3 bis). Un dispositif d'emmagasinage (1) placé en milieu réfrigéré (15) constitué par au moins deux chaînes sans fin (1) verticales utilise des godets (3) lesquels se déplacent par impulsion et son fixés à l'aide de cames au niveau de l'orifice d'éjection (6) de la paroi isotherme (Fig. 4/4 bis). Des moyens de transfert intermédiaires tels que trémies communes (17), rampe basculante (18) et goulotte de jonction (10) complètent l'ensemble.Automatic food dispenser that it heats on demand (Fig. 1/1 bis and 2/2 bis), consisting of a cooking oven (7) with sliding door (9) which is mounted on a fixed or rotary pivot ( 11) to allow the slope to be reversed (Fig. 3/3 bis). A storage device (1) placed in a refrigerated medium (15) consisting of at least two endless chains (1) vertical uses buckets (3) which move by impulse and its fixed with cams at the ejection orifice (6) of the isothermal wall (Fig. 4/4 bis). Intermediate transfer means such as common hoppers (17), tilting ramp (18) and junction trough (10) complete the assembly.

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AUTOMATE DISTRIBUANT DES1ALIMENTS RECHAUFFESAUTOMATED DISPENSER OF 1 HEATED FOOD
La présente invention est relative à un Automate distribuant à la demande après les avoir réchauffés dans un four des aliments cuits conservés en réfrigération. On connatt un distributeur automatique d'aliments dans lequel un dispositif d'emmagasinage est couplé avec un four à micro-ondes. Dans le cas de cet appareil les aliments sont transférés des ca¬ siers d'emmagasinage vers le four à micro-ondes au moyen d'un bras articulé et d'un capteur qui se déplacent le long d'une rampe ver- ticale située à gauche ou à droite des casiers pour y prélever le plat sélectionné par l'usager avec un clavier numérique. Bien que ce dispositif permette un choix important de types d'aliments, il présente de nombreux inconvénients. D'une part, ce dispositif de l'état de la technique réclame un ensemble de manipulations assez compliquées, qui en vue d'assurer un bon fonctionnement, doit com¬ porter d'importants circuits électroniques ; il en résulte que la fragilité de l'appareil est augmentée et également le prix. Par ailleurs, la recherche du type d'aliment sélectionné au moyen d'un clavier numérique oblige l'usager à retenir un code correspondant au type d'aliment choisi, puis à le composer manuellement sur le¬ dit clavier. De plus, le temps de transfert du dispositif de pré¬ hension vers le four en vue du réchauffage, à partir de l'ordre introduit sur le clavier numérique, est trop long pour un usage intensif. Le but de la présente invention vise à fournir un Automate distri¬ buteur fiable et pratique pour l'usager.The present invention relates to an automaton distributing on demand after having reheated them in an oven cooked foods kept in refrigeration. We know an automatic food distributor in which a storage device is coupled with a microwave oven. In the case of this appliance, the food is transferred from the storage compartments to the microwave oven by means of an articulated arm and a sensor which move along a vertical ramp located at left or right of the lockers to take the dish selected by the user with a numeric keypad. Although this device allows a large choice of types of food, it has many disadvantages. On the one hand, this device of the state of the art requires a set of fairly complicated manipulations, which in order to ensure proper operation, must include large electronic circuits; it follows that the fragility of the device is increased and also the price. Furthermore, the search for the type of food selected using a numeric keyboard obliges the user to retain a code corresponding to the type of food chosen, then to compose it manually on said keyboard. In addition, the transfer time from the prehension device to the oven for reheating, from the order entered on the numeric keypad, is too long for intensive use. The object of the present invention is to provide a reliable and practical dispenser automaton for the user.
Un autre but de la présente invention vise à proposer un Automate Distributeur dont le fonctionnement est beaucoup plus rapide que celui qui est connu par l'état de la technique et dans lequel le transfert des aliments du dispositif d'emmagasinage réfrigéré vers le four est notablement amélioré. D'autre part, la présente inven¬ tion vise à fournir un Automate Distributeur du type susmentionné fonctionnant selon un autre principe qui est très simple et qui fait appel à un agencement mécanique nouveau et différent de ce- lui qui est connu par l'état de la technique citée.Another object of the present invention is to propose a vending machine whose operation is much faster than that which is known from the prior art and in which the transfer of food from the refrigerated storage device to the oven is notably improved. On the other hand, the present invention aims to provide a Vending Machine of the aforementioned type operating on another principle which is very simple and which uses a new mechanical arrangement different from that which is known by the state of the cited technique.
Suivant la présente invention l'Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande utilise un four de cuisson de série commerciale monté sur pivot rotatif. Grâce au guidage d'un rail hélicoïdal, cela lui permet d'exécuter avec un seul moteur, des mouvements précis et contraires ; tel par exemple un pos tionnement devant un stockage déterminé, une incli¬ naison de la pente vers le haut pour charger, une rotation durant le réchauffage, et un déchargement devant l 'util sateur par inver¬ sion de pente. Avantageusement le .four de cuisson consiste actuel¬ lement en un four à micro-ondes dans lequel le réchauffage est très rapide et ultérieurement en toute autre technique de cuisson of¬ frant les mêmes résultats ou présentant d'autres avantages spéci- fiques.According to the present invention, the automatic food dispenser which it heats on demand uses a commercial series cooking oven mounted on a rotary pivot. Thanks to the guidance of a helical rail, this allows it to execute with a single motor, precise and opposite movements; such as, for example, a position in front of a determined storage, an inclination of the slope upwards for loading, a rotation during reheating, and an unloading in front of the user by inversion of slope. Advantageously, the cooking oven currently consists of a microwave oven in which the reheating is very rapid and subsequently in any other cooking technique offering the same results or having other specific advantages.
Ledit four de cuisson est équipé d'une porte d'accès coulissant verticalement à laquelle est adjoint une goulotte de jonction so¬ lidaire, pour faciliter la liaison entre godet et four ou entre four et rampe basculante lors des chargements et déchargements. Ainsi lorsque la porte d'accès du four est soulevée cette goulotte de jonction se trouve exactement connectée quelle que soit le sens de l 'inclinaison du four.Said cooking oven is equipped with a vertically sliding access door to which is added a so¬ lid junction chute, to facilitate the connection between bucket and oven or between oven and tilting ramp during loading and unloading. So when the access door of the oven is raised this junction chute is exactly connected regardless of the direction of inclination of the oven.
Le dispositif d'emmagasinage quant à lui est vertical et consti¬ tué d'au moins trois chaînes sans fin .ou rubans transporteurs indé- pendants qui sont disposés en étoile et prenant place dans une en¬ ceinte réfrigérée réglable.As for the storage device, it is vertical and made up of at least three endless chains or independent conveyor belts which are arranged in a star and taking place in an adjustable refrigerated enclosure.
Des godets y sont fixés à intervalles réguliers se déplaçant par impulsion le long de la paroi isotherme de l 'enceinte qui tient lieu de glissière de retenue pour les aliments transportés. Lors- que ces godets chargés se présentent l 'un après l 'autre devant chaque orifice d'éjection situé en partie haute de la paroi iso¬ therme, leur contenu, afin d'éviter une adhérence quelconque, est éjecté par une ou deux cames synchronisées aux pignons supérieurs. Ces cames balayent l 'intérieur du godet arrivé à niveau par des fentes prévues à cet effet.Buckets are attached to it at regular intervals moving by impulse along the insulated wall of the enclosure which acts as a retaining slide for the transported food. When these loaded cups appear one after the other in front of each ejection orifice situated in the upper part of the isothermal wall, their content, in order to avoid any adhesion, is ejected by one or two cams synchronized with the upper gables. These cams sweep the inside of the level bucket through slots provided for this purpose.
Dans le même but les pignons supérieurs de chaque chaîne sans fin ou ruban transporteur sont de très petit diamètre pour provoquer une accélération brutale lors du retournement du godet et aider l 'aliment à s'extraire. Selon une autre variante préférée, l'automate distribuant des ali¬ ments qu'il réchauffe à la demande comporte une version simplifiée Elle consiste en ce que.le four de cuisson - avec sa goulotte de jonction solidaire de la porte - est installé sur un pivot fixe actionné par un seul moteur lui permettant simplement l 'inclinaison de la pente de bas en haut ou de haut en bas. La liaison s'effectue par une trémie commune placée en position haute et communiquant avec les orifices d'évacuation pour faci¬ liter le transit de l'aliment libéré vers le four de cuisson si¬ tué en-dessous. 5 Cette version simplifiée présente deux dispositifs d'emmagas nage distincts d'au moins deux chaînes sans fin ou rubans transporteur chacun situé de part et d'autre de la trémie commune. L'agencement de l'automate selon cette version offre l'avantage d'être d'un fonctionnement plus simple. En outre son encombrement 10 est plus faible à contenance égale, en particulier en largeur ; c'est pourquoi il peut être logé dans des emplacements de plus petite di ension.For the same purpose, the upper sprockets of each endless chain or conveyor belt are of very small diameter to cause a sudden acceleration during the overturning of the bucket and to help the food to be extracted. According to another preferred variant, the machine distributing food which it heats on demand comprises a simplified version. It consists in that the cooking oven - with its connection trough secured to the door - is installed on a fixed pivot operated by a single motor allowing it to simply tilt the slope from bottom to top or from top to bottom. The connection is made by a common hopper placed in the high position and communicating with the evacuation orifices to facilitate the transit of the released food towards the cooking oven si¬ killed below. 5 This simplified version presents two separate storage devices for at least two endless chains or conveyor belts each located on either side of the common hopper. The layout of the automaton according to this version offers the advantage of being simpler to operate. In addition, its size 10 is smaller at equal capacity, in particular in width; this is why it can be accommodated in places of smaller dimension.
Pour des raisons de sécurité et prévenir l'insertion d'un objet étranger quelconque en amont du réceptacle chauffant conservant 15 l'aliment en température, la rampe de réception de l'automate est basculante de façon à obturer l'orifice lorsque le four n'est pas en position de délivrer un aliment réchauffé, c'est-à-dire, lors¬ que le four n'est pas en inclinaison basse, la porte soulevée et par .conséquent la goulotte de jonction solidaire n'appuyant pas 20 sur cette rampe.For safety reasons and to prevent the insertion of any foreign object upstream of the heating receptacle keeping the food at temperature, the reception ramp of the automaton is tiltable so as to close the orifice when the oven is is not in a position to deliver a heated food, that is to say, when the oven is not at a low angle, the door raised and, consequently, the integral junction chute not pressing 20 on this ramp.
Selon une forme d'exécution particulièrement préférée de la pré¬ sente invention, les parties inférieures et supérieures des go¬ dets ainsi que la trémie commune,la goulotte de jonction, le sol du four, la rampe de réception et en général toutes les surfaces 25 de glissage, sont entièrement lisses afin de permettre la gravité des aliments. D'autre part, plusieurs Automates distributeurs se¬ lon la présente invention peuvent être disposés l'un à côté de l'autre pour former une batterie en fonction du besoin des usagers. De préférence, chaque ruban transporteur ou chaîne sans fin cons- 30 tituant un élément du dispositif d'emmagasinage est chargé du mené aliment, plusieurs genres d'aliments par Automate peuvent être proposés au choix de l'utilisateur. On peut également prévoir deux ' fours équipant un seul automate.According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lower and upper parts of the go¬ dets as well as the common hopper, the junction chute, the oven floor, the receiving ramp and in general all surfaces 25 sliding, are completely smooth to allow the gravity of food. On the other hand, several vending machines according to the present invention can be arranged one beside the other to form a battery according to the needs of the users. Preferably, each conveyor belt or endless chain constituting an element of the storage device is responsible for the food feed, several kinds of food by the machine can be offered at the user's choice. One can also provide two 'ovens equipping a single automaton.
On constate donc que le principe de fonctionnement de cet Auto- *35 mate Distributeur et notamment le système d'emmagasinage et de transfert des plats est très simple, et par conséquent, fiable et de fabrication peu onéreuse. Il est également très rapide car l'aliment à peine libéré par la commande de l'usager glisse sans délai dans le four pour y être réchauffé durant l 'inversion de sσn inclinaison pour Ta mise à disposition.It is therefore found that the operating principle of this Auto- * 35 mate Distributor and in particular the system of storage and transfer of dishes is very simple, and therefore reliable and inexpensive to manufacture. It is also very fast because the food barely released by the user control slides without delay in the oven to be reheated during the inversion of its inclination for making it available.
D'autres détails et avantages apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture d'une forme d'exécution préférée donnée uniquement à titre 5. d'exemple non-limitatif et à l 'appui des figures annexées.Other details and advantages will appear more clearly on reading a preferred embodiment given only by way of a non-limiting example and with the support of the appended figures.
Dans lesquelles les figures 1 et 1 bis représentent les vues sché¬ matiques en perspective des deux variantes préférées de l 'Automate Distributeur selon la présente invention.In which FIGS. 1 and 1a show the sche¬ matic perspective views of the two preferred variants of the vending machine according to the present invention.
Les figures 2 et 2 bis représentent les vues schématiques en plan 10 des deux variantes préférées de l'Automate Distributeur selon la présente invention.FIGS. 2 and 2 bis represent the schematic plan views 10 of the two preferred variants of the automatic dispenser according to the present invention.
La figure 3 représente la vue schématique en perspective du four incluant la goulotte de transfert solidaire de la porte coulis¬ sante et les pivots rotatif ou fixe de l 'une ou l 'autre variante.FIG. 3 represents the schematic perspective view of the oven including the transfer chute secured to the sliding door and the rotary or fixed pivots of one or the other variant.
1.5 Les figures 4 et 4 bis représentent les vues schématiques en coupe de l'ensemble chaîne sans fin, four avec pivot rotatif, rail hélicoïdal et rampe basculante de l'une des versions d'Automate Distributeur et l 'ensemble chaîne sans fin, trémie, four avec pivot fixe et rampe basculante de l'autre version.1.5 Figures 4 and 4a show the schematic sectional views of the endless chain assembly, oven with rotary pivot, helical rail and tilting ramp of one of the versions of Automatic Distributor and the endless chain assembly, hopper , oven with fixed pivot and tilting ramp of the other version.
20 La figure 5 présente un moyen d'accroître les capacités du dispo¬ sitif d'emmagasinage dans la première version en multipliant le nombre des chaînes sans fin par une disposition en ovale. L'en¬ semble four, pivot rotatif et rail hélicoïdal étant monté sur chariot dëplaçable suivant un mouvement elliptique.FIG. 5 presents a means of increasing the capacities of the storage device in the first version by multiplying the number of endless chains by an oval arrangement. The set appears to be an oven, a rotary pivot and a helical rail being mounted on a movable carriage in an elliptical movement.
25 La figure 6 présente un moyen d'accroître les capacités du dispo¬ sitif d'emmagasinage dans la seconde version en multipliant le nombre des chaînes sans fin par une disposition en parai 1 èl e , l 'en¬ semble four pivot fixe étant monté sur chariot dëplaçable suivant un mouvement linéaire.25 FIG. 6 presents a means of increasing the capacities of the storage device in the second version by multiplying the number of endless chains by a provision in par 1 èl e, the en¬ seems fixed pivot oven being mounted on trolley movable in a linear movement.
30 Les différentes séquences de fonctionnement de la première version de l 'automate sont les suivantes :30 The different operating sequences of the first version of the PLC are as follows:
Dès règlement du client, le four (7) grâce au pivot rotatif (11) et un guidage par rail hélicoïdal (13) se place dans l'axe d'éjec¬ tion (5) de la chaîne sans fin sélectionnée (1) . La porte coulis-Upon payment by the customer, the oven (7) thanks to the rotary pivot (11) and a guide by helical rail (13) is placed in the ejection axis (5) of the selected endless chain (1). The sliding door
35 santé (9) du four (7) s'ouvre en se soulevant entrainant la gou¬ lotte de jonction (10). Puis, longeant la paroi isotherme (4) ser¬ vant de glissière de retenue, un godet (3) plein, succède à un godet vide (3) devant l 'orifice d'éjection (5). Brusquement libéré par les cames synchronisées, l 'aliment glisse par gravité vers le four ouvert (7) . Une fois l 'aliment introdui dans le four, la porte coulissante (9) s'abaisse et le four en¬ traîne simultanément la rotation, le réchauffage et l 'inclinaiso 5 inverse .35 health (9) of the oven (7) opens by lifting up causing the gou¬ monk junction (10). Then, along the isothermal wall (4) serving as a retaining slide, a full cup (3) succeeds an empty cup (3) in front of the ejection orifice (5). Suddenly released by the synchronized cams, the food slides by gravity towards the open oven (7). Once the food has been introduced into the oven, the sliding door (9) is lowered and the oven simultaneously causes rotation, reheating and the reverse tilt.
Ces fonctions effectuées, la porte du four s'ouvre en se souleva entrainant la goulotte (10) laquelle déclenche la rampe basculan (18) dégageant l 'orifice de sortie, et l 'aliment parvient dans le réceptacle chauffant (19). Dès son passage la porte du four se 10 referme et obstrue la rampe basculante.When these functions have been carried out, the oven door opens by lifting up causing the chute (10) which triggers the tilting ramp (18) releasing the outlet orifice, and the food reaches the heating receptacle (19). As soon as it passes the oven door closes and obstructs the tilting ramp.
Dans la seconde version de l 'automate, les différentes séquences de fonctionnement sont les suivantes :In the second version of the PLC, the different operating sequences are as follows:
Dès règlement du client, le four (7) étant préalablement placé dans l 'axe de sortie (6) de la trémie (17) grâce au pivot fixeUpon payment by the customer, the oven (7) being previously placed in the outlet axis (6) of the hopper (17) thanks to the fixed pivot
15 (H) , la porte coulissante (9) du four (7) s'ouvre en se soule¬ vant, entraînant la goulotte de jonction (10).15 (H), the sliding door (9) of the oven (7) opens while lifting, causing the junction chute (10).
Puis, longeant la paroi isotherme (4) servant de glissière de re¬ tenue, un godet plein (3) succède au godet vide (3) devant l 'ori¬ fice d'éjection (5) . Brusquement libéré par les cames synchroni-Then, along the insulated wall (4) serving as a retaining slide, a full cup (3) follows the empty cup (3) in front of the ejection ori¬ (5). Suddenly released by synchronous cams
20. sées, l 'aliment glisse par gravité dans la trémie (17) et débou¬ che dans le four. Une fois l 'aliment introduit dans le four, la porte coulissante s'abaisse et le four entraine son inclinaison inverse durant le réchauffage. Ces fonctions effectuées la porte du four s'ouvre en se soulevant20. sées, the food slides by gravity into the hopper (17) and opens into the oven. Once the food is introduced into the oven, the sliding door is lowered and the oven causes its reverse tilt during reheating. When these functions have been performed, the oven door opens by lifting
25 entrainant la goulotte, laquelle déclenche la rampe bascul ante (18 dégageant l 'orifice de sortie et l 'aliment parvient dans le récep tacle chauffant (19). Dès son passage la porte du four se referme et obstrue la rampe basculante. Aussitôt le four (7) se replace en position haute dans l 'axe d'év25 driving the chute, which triggers the tilting ante ramp (18 clearing the outlet orifice and the food reaches the heating receptacle (19). As soon as it passes the oven door closes and obstructs the tilting ramp. oven (7) is replaced in the high position in the ev axis
30 cuation de la trémie (6) aussi dans cette seconde variante lorsqu intervient une nouvelle commande le four se trouve déjà en posi- t tion d'attente, offrant à l 'utilisateur une consommation plus rapide. Il est bien évident que la présente invention n'est pas limitée à la forme d'exécution décrite ni au nombre des chaînes30 cuation of the hopper (6) also in this second variant when a new command occurs the oven is already in the standby position, offering the user faster consumption. It is obvious that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described nor to the number of chains
35 sans fin ou rubans transporteurs représentés, mais qu'elle s'étend à toutes formes d'exécution comprises dans le cadre des revendi¬ cations. Elle s'étend également à toutes modifications à la porté de l 'homme de l 'art et découlant de l 'évidence. L'Automate Distributeur selon la présente invention convient tout particulièrement aux endroits publics tels que halls de gare, centres commerciaux, universités, bureaux, hôpitaux, stations d'essence, parcs d'attractions, aéroports, fêtes foraines, fes¬ tivals , etc... 35 endless or conveyor belts shown, but that it extends to all embodiments included in the context of revendi¬ cations. It also extends to all modifications to the scope of the skilled person and arising from the obvious. The automatic dispenser according to the present invention is particularly suitable for public places such as station halls, shopping centers, universities, offices, hospitals, petrol stations, amusement parks, airports, fairgrounds, festivals, etc. ..

Claims

REVENDICATIONS
Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande comportant un four de cui sson (7)montê sur pivot rotatif (11) qui grâce à l 'action d'un seul moteur et au guidage par rail hélicoï¬ dal (13) permet une rotation à l 'horizontale et une orientation à la verticale durant le temps de réchauffage.Automaton distributing food which it reheats on demand comprising a cooking furnace (7) mounted on a rotary pivot (11) which, thanks to the action of a single motor and to guidance by helical rail (13) allows a horizontal rotation and a vertical orientation during the reheating time.
Automate suivant la revendication précédente caractérisé selon une autre variante préférée en ce que le four de cuisson (7) est monté sur pivot fixe (11) permettant seulement l 'inclinaison vers le haut pour le chargemebt et inversement pour le déchargement, simultanément au temps de réchauffage.Automatic device according to the preceding claim, characterized in another preferred variant in that the baking oven (7) is mounted on a fixed pivot (11) allowing only the inclination upwards for the loading and vice versa for the unloading, simultaneously at the time of reheating.
Automate suivant les revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'il utilise un four de cuisson (7) de série commerciale dont le fond est lisse et dont la porte d'accès (9) coulisse vertica- 1 ement .Automatic device according to the preceding claims, characterized in that it uses a commercial series baking oven (7) whose bottom is smooth and whose access door (9) slides vertically.
Automate suivant les revendications 1 à 3 caractérisé en ce que la porte coulissante (9) du four (7) est solidaire d'une goulotte de jonction (10) à fond lisse qui lui est associée pour faciliter le transport par gravité des aliments contenus dans les godets (3) vers le four (7) puis du four vers l 'utilisateur.Automate according to claims 1 to 3 characterized in that the sliding door (9) of the oven (7) is integral with a junction chute (10) with smooth bottom which is associated therewith to facilitate the transport by gravity of the food contained in the cups (3) to the oven (7) then from the oven to the user.
Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande, suivant l 'ensemble des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que chaque chaîne sans fin ou ruban transporteur (1) consti¬ tuant l 'un des éléments du dispositif d'emmagasinage est équipé de godets (3) fixés à intervalles réguliers qui se déplacent de¬ vant l 'orifice d'éjection (6) situé en partie haute de la paroi isotherme de l 'enceinte (4).Automaton distributing food which it heats on demand, according to all of the preceding claims, characterized in that each endless chain or conveyor belt (1) constituting one of the elements of the storage device is equipped with buckets (3) fixed at regular intervals which move de¬ vant the ejection orifice (6) located in the upper part of the isothermal wall of the enclosure (4).
Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande suivant l 'ensemble des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que chaque dispositif d'emmagasinage vertical est toujours protégé par une ence.inte réfrigérée réglable dont les parois isothermes (4) font aussi office de glissière retenant les ali¬ ments contenus dans les godets (3). l ' Automate suivant les revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'emmagasinage vertical est composé d'au moins trois chaînes sans fin ou rubans transporteurs (1) dispo¬ sés en étoile.Automaton distributing food which it reheats on demand according to all of the preceding claims, characterized in that each vertical storage device is always protected by an adjustable refrigerated enclosure whose insulated walls (4) also act as a slide retaining the food contained in the cups (3). the following PLC the preceding claims characterized in that the vertical storage device is composed of at least three endless chains or conveyor belts (1) dispo ¬ SES star.
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8 Automate distribuant les aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande suivant les revendications précédentes caractérisé selon une autre variante préférée en ce qu'une trémie commune (17) est placée en partie haute, au milieu de deux enceintes isothermes réglables pour assurer la liaison entre le godet (3) à décharger et la goulotte de jonction (10) du four (7) .8 PLC distributing the food it heats on demand according to the preceding claims characterized in another preferred variant in that a common hopper (17) is placed in the upper part, in the middle of two adjustable isothermal enclosures to ensure the connection between the bucket (3) to be unloaded and the junction chute (10) of the oven (7).
9 Automate suivant les revendications précédentes caractérisé, se¬ lon une autre variante préférée, en ce que deux dispositifs d'em¬ magasinage comprenant chacun plusieurs chaînes sans fin ou rubans transporteurs (1) sont disposés en parallèle séparés par une tré¬ mie commune (17).9 Automate according to the preceding claims, characterized in another preferred variant, in that two storage devices each comprising several endless chains or conveyor belts (1) are arranged in parallel separated by a common hopper ( 17).
0 Automate suivant la revendication 1 à 4. caractëri se en ce que l'ensemble pivot rotatif (11) et rail hélicoïdal stabilisateur (13) ou bien simple pivot fixe selon l 'autre variante préférée se déplacent latéralement sur un charriot en un mouvement ellip¬ tique ou linéaire nécessitant pour la seconde variante une tré¬ mie commune (17) rallongêe. Ceci afin d'accroître dans les deux cas le nombre de chaînes sans fin ou de rubans transporteurs (1) formant le ou les dispositifs d'emmagasinage.0 Automatic device according to claim 1 to 4. Characterized in that the rotary pivot assembly (11) and stabilizing helical rail (13) or else a fixed fixed pivot according to the other preferred variant move laterally on a trolley in an ellip motion ¬ tick or linear requiring for the second variant a common hopper (17) extended. This in order to increase in both cases the number of endless chains or conveyor belts (1) forming the storage device (s).
1 Automate suivant les revendications 1 à 8 caractérisé en ce que chaque chaîne sans fin ou ruban transporteur (1) est chargé d'un même produit.1 machine according to claims 1 to 8 characterized in that each endless chain or conveyor belt (1) is loaded with the same product.
2 Automate suivant les revendications 1 à 9 caractérisé en ce que le pignon supérieur (2) de chaque- chaîne sans fin ou ruban trans¬ porteur des dispositifs d'emmagasinage (1) est synchronisé avec deux cames balayant par deux fentes de passage l 'intérieur de chaque godet plein (3) arrivant au niveau de l 'orifice d'évacua¬ tion afin d'y évacuer systématiquement l'aliment. - 3 -2 Automaton according to Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the upper pinion (2) of each endless chain or ribbon carrying the storage devices (1) is synchronized with two cams sweeping through two passage slots. inside each full cup (3) arriving at the evacuation orifice in order to systematically evacuate the food there. - 3 -
Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande suivant l 'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caracté¬ risé en ce que le pignon supérieur (2) de la dite chaîne sans fin ou ruban transporteur (1) est de très petite dimension pour pro¬ voquer une accélération brutale du godet (3) lors du retournement et du passage au niveau d'évacuation (6) situé en partie haute de la paroi isotherme (4) fournissant ainsi une impulsion de départ à l 'aliment entreposé dans le godet à décharger (3) . Le pignon in¬ férieur (2) pour la raison inverse est d'un rayon plus important permettant un lent retournement des godets (3) .Automaton dispensing food which it reheats on demand according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper pinion (2) of said endless chain or conveyor belt (1) is of very small size for ¬ evoke a sudden acceleration of the bucket (3) during the overturning and the passage to the evacuation level (6) located in the upper part of the isothermal wall (4) thus providing a starting impulse to the food stored in the bucket unload (3). The lower pinion (2) for the opposite reason is of a larger radius allowing a slow reversal of the buckets (3).
Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe à la demande suivant les précédentes revendications caractérisé en ce que la rampe de réception (18) des aliments est basculante obturant obli¬ gatoirement l 'orifice de sortie après l 'arrivée de l 'aliment dans 1 e réceptacl e (19) .Automaton distributing food which it heats on demand according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the reception ramp (18) of the food is tilting, temporarily closing the outlet orifice after the food has arrived in 1 e receptacle (19).
Automate distribuant des aliments qu'il réchauffe' à la demande suivant les revendications 1 à 14 caractérisé en ce que le récep¬ tacle (19) en contact avec les mains des usagers est légèrement chauffé afin de conserver les aliments en température avant leur prise. Automaton dispensing food which it reheats ' on demand according to claims 1 to 14 characterized in that the receptacle (19) in contact with the hands of the users is slightly heated in order to keep the food at temperature before it is taken.
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