ITMI20120382U1 - AUTOMATIC BREAD DISTRIBUTOR, IN PARTICULAR OF BAGUETTE. - Google Patents

Description

Description of the Patent for a Utility Model entitled:

"AUTOMATIC BREAD DISTRIBUTOR, IN PARTICULAR BAGUETTE"

DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to an automatic bread dispenser, in particular baguettes.

As is known, the distribution of bread in baguettes made from frozen baguettes or from a premix, i.e. a predetermined and packaged mixture of all the ingredients necessary for the bread making of the baguette, with the exception of water and the heat necessary for cooking, is increasingly widespread. .

The frozen baguette or the premix is produced by an industrial bread maker, who supplies them to the manager.

The manager can be a baker or a private, public or company that bakes the baguettes and that normally packs them individually in plasticized bags with a transparent front.

The aim of the present invention is to provide an automatic baguette dispenser capable of shortening the industrial chain and at the same time qualitatively standardizing the properties of the product.

Within the scope of this aim, an object of the invention is to provide an automatic vending machine which allows to reduce the fixed management costs with respect to traditional distribution and sales systems.

Another object is to provide an automatic vending machine which allows to make bread ready to be consumed at any time of the day and in any place available to the consumer.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser which increases the sales of bread.

This distributor, due to its peculiar manufacturing characteristics, is able to ensure the widest guarantees of reliability and safety in use.

This and other purposes, which will appear more clearly in the following, are achieved by an automatic bread dispenser, in particular for baguettes, characterized in that it comprises a containment body equipped with a window and comprising one or more sliding surfaces, equipped with single channels, by means of vertical separators, in which the baguettes are arranged in a substantially vertical position; the distributor includes a

Further characteristics and advantages of the object of the present invention will become more evident through an examination of the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bread dispenser, in cylindrical form, object of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partially transparent perspective view of the distributor;

Figure 3 is an elevation view, partially sectioned, which illustrates the dispenser in the heating phase of a baguette to be dispensed;

Figure 4 is an elevation view, partially sectioned and enlarged with respect to the previous ones, in which the baguette dispensing step is illustrated;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the baguette support disk;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the baguette support and dispensing discs;

Figure 7 illustrates the support and dispensing disks in the dispensing step of a baguette;

figure 8 is a side elevation view of the dispenser, in the form of a parallelepiped, during the delivery of a baguette; Figure 9 is a front elevation view of the distributor of the previous figure.

With particular reference to the numerical symbols of the aforementioned figures, the automatic bread dispenser, in particular baguettes, according to the invention, globally indicated with the reference number 1, comprises a cylindrical body 2, or parallelepiped 22, made of metal or plastic material , which can be placed on the ground or floor.

The cylindrical body 2 comprises a large circular window 3, which allows the actual product or the baguettes ready for picking to be seen.

The parallelepiped body 22 has a similar large rectangular or semicircular window 33.

This window is preferably located in the upper part of the vending machine.

The baguettes 4 are arranged, inside the dispenser, in a vertical position to allow full vision and optimization of the load.

The distributor is advantageously in a controlled atmosphere, at least for temperature and humidity, and has a compressor which manages a refrigeration unit located in the lower part of the distributor itself.

Controlled temperature and humidity extend the useful life and fragrance of the bread placed inside the vending machine.

The dispenser preferably contains two overlapping individual rows by means of vertical separators.

In the cylindrical body 2, each support plane is constituted by a support disk 5, equipped with openings 6 for each baguette, and by a lower dispensing disk 7, equipped with a single dispensing hole 8.

The rotation of the support disk 5 makes a baguette 4 mate with the delivery hole 8 of the underlying disk 7 and the baguette falls by gravity.

In the parallelepiped body 22, each support surface consists of a sliding surface 55 which, by means of an endless screw, allows the baguettes to advance until the baguette falls in a front position in a space 88, interposed between the trays. cargo and external windows 33.

Both in the cylindrical body and in the parallelepiped body, the baguette, upon falling, can possibly rotate by 90 °, by the action of an inclined plane 9 assuming a horizontal position.

The baguette, according to the user's choice, made on a display with buttons 10, passes into a fast heating zone 11, consisting, for example, of an infrared system, or directly into an underlying pick-up zone 12.

The pick-up door has a double closure, i.e. opening the pick-up door closes the movable bulkhead 13, arranged between the heating compartment 11 and the pick-up compartment 12.

In addition, the dispensing door has an electrified closure

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hiss to open it.

The vending machine can be equipped with a bread aroma nebulizer to further attract the user.

This nebulizer is operated through a proximity sensor that reads the passage of people.

The management and operation of the automatic vending machine according to the present invention take place as follows:

The supply chain begins with an industrial bread maker who supplies the manager with frozen baguettes or a premix of ingredients to make them.

The manager can be a baker or a private, public or company entity, who bakes the baguettes and packs them individually in plasticized bags with a transparent front and, subsequently, directly or indirectly manages the load of the vending machine.

Through the involvement of one or more producers of industrial bread, the supply of frozen baguettes (product A) or "premix" suitable for the production of baguettes (product B) is defined.

By "premix" we mean a pre-determined and packaged mixture of all the ingredients necessary for making the baguette with the exception of water and the heat necessary for cooking.

I to i may include, by way of indication, but not of limitation:

- bakers or producers of flour-based food products, including pizzerias, restaurants, etc. (in this case through the use of the premix the subject bakes and cooks the baguettes in all respects or, alternatively, cooks the frozen baguettes;

- any individual, private individual, company or industry who, through one or more ovens, cooks frozen baguettes.

The aforementioned manager, whatever it may be, when baguettes are ready, packs the bread in open bags for food use, with a transparent front side and, subsequently, directly or through an intermediary, manages the loading of the vending machine.

The vending machine is characterized by a control system of the quantities withdrawn / stored, and the relative age of the lying bread.

Through a data transfer system (GSM or internet) that can be activated by the manager, the vending machine updates the dispensing situation and, based on the data, the manager decides whether to send an employee to load the vending machine.

The use of the vending machine by the end user is simple and easy, as is evident from the description of the vending machine, above.

The vending machine can be placed in any place, near newsstands, inside or outside subway or railway stations, outside supermarkets (in so-called "drive thru"), hospitals, eco service stations.

In practice it has been found that the invention achieves the intended aim and objects.

In fact, an automatic vending machine has been created which represents a substantial evolution in the bakery sector since, with the continuous increase in management costs, this vending machine shortens the industrial chain, qualitatively standardizes the product properties and reduces fixed costs.

The materials used, as well as the dimensions, may of course be any according to requirements.

Claims (3)

R I V E N D I C A Z I O N I 1. Automatic bread dispenser, in particular baguettes, characterized in that it comprises a containment body equipped with a window and comprising one or more sliding planes, equipped with single channels, by means of vertical separators, in which the baguettes are arranged in a substantially position vertical; the dispenser comprises means for dispensing the baguettes, by gravity. 2. Automatic bread dispenser, according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforementioned containment body is cylindrical and each support surface consists of a support disk, equipped with openings for each baguette, and a lower dispensing disk , equipped with a single dispensing hole; the rotation of the support disk makes a baguette mate with the dispensing hole of the underlying disk and the baguette falls by gravity into a dispensing zone. 3. Automatic bread dispenser, according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the aforesaid containment body is a parallelepiped and each support plane is constituted by a sliding plane which, through a worm screw, allows the advancement of the baguettes until the baguette falls in a front position in a space, interposed between the loading trays and the external window, and from this space to a dispensing area. or previous claims, characterized in that it comprises an inclined plane which intercepts the falling baguette and makes it rotate by 90 °, arranging it in a horizontal position. 5. Automatic bread dispenser, according to one or more preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises rapid heating means suitable for heating the dropped baguette before it reaches the dispensing area. 6. Automatic bread dispenser, according to one or more preceding claims, characterized in that the inside of the containment body is in a controlled atmosphere, at least for temperature and humidity, and has a compressor that manages a refrigeration unit located in the lower part of the distributor itself. 7. Automatic bread dispenser, according to one or more preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a double-closing withdrawal door which comprises a movable partition, arranged between the heating compartment and the withdrawal compartment; configured in such a way that opening the external withdrawal door closes the movable bulkhead. 8. Automatic bread dispenser, according to one or more preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a bread aroma nebulizer, which is activated by means of a proximity sensor which detects the passage of people.