WO2001088866A1 - Dispositif permettant d'amener des produits alimentaires chauds dans un distributeur - Google Patents

Dispositif permettant d'amener des produits alimentaires chauds dans un distributeur Download PDF

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WO2001088866A1
WO2001088866A1 PCT/ES2001/000197 ES0100197W WO0188866A1 WO 2001088866 A1 WO2001088866 A1 WO 2001088866A1 ES 0100197 W ES0100197 W ES 0100197W WO 0188866 A1 WO0188866 A1 WO 0188866A1
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Zandi Masoud
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Vending Pizza, S.A.
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    • 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
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    • 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
    • G07F11/60—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rectilinearly movable
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    • 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 encompasses in the field of vending machines for food products and more specifically in the sector of vending machines that dispense food products incorporating ovens for defrosting and / or heating food products, especially pizzas, before shipment .
  • Vending machines that store and dispense heated food products have been known for many years. Such machines usually incorporate a storage receptacle in which pre-cooked food products are stored, in a frozen or cooled state, an oven for heating the products, a mechanism for transferring the food products selected by the user from the storage receptacle to the oven and a mechanism for transporting the heated product from the 'oven until the exit of issue.
  • US-A-5522310 describes a vending machine for hot products located on plates, in which the selected products are inserted into an oven by means of a rotating arm provided with a tray. This tray introduces the product into the oven by means of a horizontal turning movement of the arm, withdraws it, after heating, by a reverse rotation, and transports the hot product to the extraction outlet.
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) in the oven, it is extracted by another turn after heating and introduced into a hopper making a 90 ° turn on itself.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the inconveniences of transport mechanisms in vending machines of products heated from the oven to the exit of products, by means of a transport device of simple structure, which requires little space and is reliable in its operation.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a transport device of the qualities defined above, in vending machines for heated food products incorporating lower load ovens and loading mechanisms such as those described in US-A-6024013 and in patent application PCT / ES99 / 00029 whose content is incorporated in the present application by reference.
  • the present invention provides a device for
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET transporting heated food products in a vending machine, from a lower loading furnace to a product outlet, comprising a delivery mechanism, and a support head of a food product selected from packaged food products and unpackaged food products, coupled to a lifting rod that moves the head vertically between a lower position, and an upper position in which the head introduces the food product through a lower loading opening of the oven,
  • the delivery mechanism comprises an element blade and a drive support with a first end rigidly attached to a side and bottom part of the blade element and with a second end coupled to drive means whose action tilts the blade element between a rest position and a horizontal position of wait and pick up in which the blade element is arranged below the head.
  • the blade element passes through an intermediate inclined position in which it forms a sliding ramp to deliver the food product towards the product exit.
  • the blade element comprises two branches that define each other an intermediate space with dimensions greater than the maximum perimeter of the head and smaller than the maximum perimeter of the food product, the branches having free ends that delimit an access mouth with a sufficient amplitude for the passage of said free ends at least on opposite sides of the lifting rod.
  • the branches of the blade element are curved in the direction of the access mouth (in which case the interior space has a circular or quasi-circular configuration), although they may also have other configurations such as that of totally straight sections (in in which case the access mouth has the same breadth as the interior space) or with first straight sections and second sections that extend orthogonally from the first sections (in which case the access mouth is defined between said second sections).
  • the head pushes the product towards the loading opening of the lower loading oven and, in its upper position, introduces the product into the oven.
  • the drive means act on the drive support whereby the blade element tilts from its resting position to its waiting and delivery position under the head.
  • the branches of the blade element pass through the sides of the lifting rod in such a way that, in the waiting and collecting position of the blade element, the branches "surround" the lifting rod.
  • the head that supports the product descends back to its lower position, thus removing the product from the oven.
  • the head passes between the branches of the blade element and, since the defined intermediate space between the branches is less than
  • the food product is contained in a plate and, more preferably, in a plate having a base with a central opening for the passage of the head.
  • a plate having a base with a central opening for the passage of the head.
  • Such dishes are described for example in US-A-6024013 and in PCT / ES99 / 00029.
  • the head of the device When the food products are contained in plates provided with said central opening, the head of the device, according to the invention, has in its lower part, a support element that emerges laterally from the contour of the head, and which has smaller dimensions than the intermediate space between the branches, but larger than the central opening at the base of the plate.
  • Said support element may be a perimeter skirt or be constituted by at least two support pins.
  • the head in the first movement of the transport mechanism, the head first pushes the food product through the central opening
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) on the plate and start raising the product towards the oven while the plate stays in its initial position.
  • the support element meets the base of the plate and raises it, so that, in the upper position of the head, the product is introduced into the oven while the plate is held on the element of support in a lower plane, outside and under the oven. In this position, the blade element tilts to its waiting and collection position under the head and under the plate held on the support element.
  • the head When, after heating, the head returns to its lower position, it is retained on the branches of the blade element, first the plate and then, when the head has descended through the central opening at the base of the plate, the heated product is inserted back into the plate, at which time the blade element performs the second movement described above, tilting back to its resting position through the intermediate inclined position in which the product slides towards the exit of product.
  • the head in its lower position, is located in a housing opening in a fixed plate whose housing opening in a fixed plate whose housing opening has dimensions smaller than the contour of the plate containing the product food
  • the dish to be raised in the oven is preferably positioned in a horizontal transport space with dimensions greater than the dimensions of the through hole and which is in a plane higher than
  • the presence of the fixed plate or the sliding plate is not necessary since the food product can also be positioned on top of the head based on guides or rails which, in the area located above the head lift axis , free enough space for the passage of the head.
  • the oven is preferably an oven equipped with electric heating resistors or with incandescent infrared lamps with sufficient heat capacity to achieve the desired degree of heating.
  • Such resistors can be arranged in a conventional manner in the furnace, and also in the upper surface of the head.
  • the head preferably also has grill elements, such as vertical pivots or metal wires to prevent the food product from resting directly on the heating elements arranged in the head.
  • the oven can also be a microwave oven although, in this case, it is evident that means must be provided to ensure that the loading opening is completely closed during the heating process.
  • cross sections of the intermediate space, of the head, of the transport opening and the accommodation opening are preferably circular although they can also have any other configuration in which they are compatible with the operating mode of the various elements of the mechanism plus
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view in partial cross-section of the device of the invention according to a first embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic view in partial cross-section of the device of the invention according to a second embodiment.
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic view in partial cross-section of the device of the invention according to a third embodiment.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic top plan view of the blade element and the position of the head at the moment it passes through the intermediate opening in the blade element.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line A-A shown in Figure 4.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic top plan view of a plate according to a preferred embodiment.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line B-B shown in Figure 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic top plan view showing the position of the plate of figure 6 in the blade element shown in figure 4.
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line C-C shown in Figure 8.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic top plan view showing the position of the food product in the plate deposited on the blade element shown, which is illustrated in Figure 8.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the D-D line shown in Fig. 10.
  • Fig. 12 is a schematic view of the head corresponding to figure 2 in cross section along the E-E line of figure 13.
  • Fig. 13 is a schematic top plan view of the head shown in Fig. 12.
  • Fig. 14 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the head corresponding to the cross section along the line F-F of Figure 15.
  • Fig. 15 is a schematic top plan view of the head shown in Fig. 14.
  • Fig. 16 is a schematic plan view showing the location of the device for transporting food products of the invention from a warehouse to an oven.
  • Fig. 17 is a schematic sectional view.
  • Fig. 18 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line I-I of Fig. 17.
  • Fig. 19 is a schematic side view of what is shown in Fig. 18.
  • Fig. 20 is a schematic top plan view of the end of the sliding plate in the position shown in Figure 16, but in which the fixed plate has a different configuration to that shown in Figures 16 and 18.
  • Fig. 21 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line J-J of Fig. 20.
  • Fig. 22 is a schematic top plan view of the blade element in a preferred embodiment.
  • Fig. 23 is a schematic sectional view along the K-K line of Fig. 22.
  • Fig. 24 is a schematic sectional view along the line L-L of Fig. 23.
  • FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment and operation of the device for transporting food products according to the invention.
  • a transport mechanism can be seen comprising a drive support 6 whose first end 6a is coupled to a blade element 5 and whose
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) The second end is coupled to drive means 7 comprising an electric motor 7a. This transport mechanism cooperates with a lifting rod 4 capable of lifting a food product 1 deposited in a support head 3 located below the loading opening 10a of an oven 10.
  • the drive means 5,6,7 act on the drive support 6 whereby the blade element 5 swings from its resting position to its waiting position and 5 'delivery under the head.
  • the branches 5a, 5b see figure 4 of the blade element 5 pass through the sides of the lifting rod 4 such that, in the waiting and collecting position 5 'of the blade element 5, branches 5a, 5b, "surround" the lifting rod 4.
  • the head 3 descends again to its lower position, thus removing the product 1 FROM THE OVEN 10. During the descent, the head passes between the branches 5a, 5b, of the blade element 5 and, since the intermediate space 8 (see figures 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11), defined between the branches 5a, 5b is less than the maximum contour of the product 1,
  • Figure 2 illustrates a second embodiment of the device according to the invention that is functionally analogous to the embodiment shown in Figure 1 but which. It differs from said embodiment of Figure 1, in that the head 3, which in its lower position is located inside a through hole 13 of a fixed plate 14, is adapted to transport a food product 1 contained in a plate 11 which at its base lia has a central opening 11b and is arranged in a transport opening 15 of a sliding plate 16 arranged in a plane higher than that of the fixed plate 14.
  • the head 3 has in its lower part a laterally projecting support element, which has a diameter greater than the diameter of the central opening 11b, while the head 3 has a diameter smaller than said opening central 3b. In this way, when the head 3 rises to its upper position 3 ', it removes the
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) product 1 and elevates it to position 1 ', while the base lia of the plate 11 is supported on the support element 12 in such a way that in the position 3' of the head 3, the plate 11 is positioned below the opening of load 10a of the oven 10, in position 11 ', outside the oven and supported by the support element 12 which is in position 12'. Then, by means of a first tilting movement, equal to that already described with respect to Figure 1, the blade element is located under the head 3 with its support element 12 which are respectively in positions 3 'and 12'.
  • the head 3 descends again to its lower position, and therefore, the plate 11 is first retained on the branches 5a, 5b first and then, when the head 3 has descended to through the central opening 3b at the base of the plate 3a, the heated product 1 which is then inserted back into the plate 11. Then, the blade element 5 performs the second movement described above, tilting back towards its position of resting through the intermediate inclined position 5 '' in which the product 1 '' slides towards the product outlet 2.
  • Figure 3 illustrates another embodiment of the device according to the invention, in which the food product 1 is contained in a plate 11 whose base is closed.
  • the transfer mechanism 5,6,7 performs the same movements as those already described above with reference to Figure 1.
  • FIGS 4 and 5 show in more detail the configuration and the structural and dimensional relationships between the head 3, the lifting support 4, the blade element 5 and the actuating support 6.
  • the element of blade 5 has two branches 5a, 5b that define each other an intermediate space 8 and whose ends 5c, 5d converge and define each other the access mouth 9.
  • drive support is fixed 6.
  • the head 3 and the support element 12 have diameters smaller than that of the intermediate space 8 and the width of the mouth 9 is greater than the thickness of the lifting rod 4, such that the head 3 and the support element can pass through the intermediate space 8.
  • FIGs 6 and 7 illustrate an embodiment of the plate 11 whose operation is adapted from the device shown in Figure 2. It can be seen that the plate 11 has a base base that includes a wide central opening 11b.
  • FIGs 10 and 11 show, in addition to the elements illustrated in Figures 4 to 9, the position
  • FIGS 12 to 15 schematically show two possible configurations of the support element 12 in the head 3.
  • the support element in the support head 3 is constituted by a perimeter skirt 12a that emerges from the periphery of the bottom of the head 3.
  • the support element is constituted by pins 12b that emerge vertically from the peripheral area of the lower face of the head 3 and that extend into respective horizontal portions that emerge beyond the periphery of the head 3.
  • an embodiment of the head 3 can also be seen provided with a heating element, such as an electric resistor or a halogen infrared lamp, for example 1000W and 230V, and a grill 25 formed by various wires 25a, 25b, 25c, on which the food product may be supported.
  • a heating element such as an electric resistor or a halogen infrared lamp, for example 1000W and 230V
  • a grill 25 formed by various wires 25a, 25b, 25c, on which the food product may be supported.
  • Figures 16 and 17 show the position of the delivery mechanism according to a vending machine of the type described in application O-A-9843213.
  • the food products 1 are stacked in four columns on a rotating platform 18 with respect to a fixed platform 17, and arranged inside a warehouse
  • a sliding plate 16 is disposed which at one of its ends has the transport opening 15 described above, which has a size substantially equal to that of the outlet opening 20.
  • the sliding plate 16 it travels on a fixed plate 14 which at one of its ends has the through hole 13 described above in which, in its initial position, the support head 3 is arranged.
  • the turntable 18 rotates until its outlet opening 20 is positioned above the transport opening 15 on the slide plate 16, such that the bottom food product 1 of the stack falls into the transport opening 16, while the following food product is retained by conventional retention means not shown in the figures.
  • the sliding plate 16 then moves towards the end of the fixed plate 14 and, therefore, drags the product 1 located in the transport opening 15 until it is above the through hole 13 in which the support head 3 is located Once in this position, the
  • blade element 5 can also be arranged analogously to that shown in Figure 16, on the opposite side of the fixed plate 14 or at the end of the fixed plate 14.
  • FIGS 18 and 19 an embodiment of the fixed plate 14, the sliding plate 16 and the transport opening 15 is shown.
  • the transport opening 15 has a bevel 15a at its upper part serving to help center the food products when they are introduced into the opening 15.
  • the sliding plate has a gear 21 in which a pinion 22 engages with an axis 23, such that the rotation of the pinion 21 causes the sliding plate 16 to move over and relative to the fixed plate.
  • FIGS 20 and 21 another embodiment of the fixed plate 14 can be seen, which differs from the fixed plate shown in figures 18 and 19 in that it is formed by two rails 14a as rails and separated from each other at a distance sufficient to allow the support head to pass while allowing the support of the food product located in the transport opening 15.
  • the emptying between the branches 14a replaces the through hole 13 showing in Figures 2, 3 or 16.
  • Figures 22 to 24 show a preferred embodiment of the blade element in which the
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Blade element has two curved branches 5a, 5b that define each other an intermediate space 8, and whose ends 5c, 5d converge and define each other the access mouth 9. At the bottom of one of the branches 5b, support is fixed of drive 6 which, in the embodiment shown, is an "L" plate.

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L'invention concerne un mécanisme de transport pour distributeur de produits alimentaires chauds permettant de transporter ces derniers depuis un four (10) de charge inférieure jusqu'à un orifice de sortie (2) du produit. Ce mécanisme comprend un élément de pelle (5) qui bascule entre une position de repos et une position horizontale et qui comprend un espace intermédiaire (8) de dimensions supérieures à celle du périmètre maximum d'une tête (3) et inférieures à celles du périmètre maximum du produit alimentaire (1) situé sur la tête (3), et une bouche (9) d'accès présentant une largeur suffisante pour le passage d'une tige élévatrice (4). L'élément de pelle (5), lorsqu'il se trouve dans une position inclinée intermédiaire entre ladite position horizontale et ladite position de repos, constitue une rampe coulissante qui amène le produit alimentaire (1) à la sortie des produits (2).
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FR2563927A1 (fr) * 1984-05-03 1985-11-08 Oms Srl Perfectionnement aux machines du type mis en service au moyen de l'introduction de jetons ou de pieces de monnaie, pour la production et la distribution au public de produits comestibles, en particulier frits, tels que des " pommes frites "
FR2759547A1 (fr) * 1997-02-19 1998-08-21 Altec Sarl Four a cuisson de pate

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FR2563927A1 (fr) * 1984-05-03 1985-11-08 Oms Srl Perfectionnement aux machines du type mis en service au moyen de l'introduction de jetons ou de pieces de monnaie, pour la production et la distribution au public de produits comestibles, en particulier frits, tels que des " pommes frites "
FR2759547A1 (fr) * 1997-02-19 1998-08-21 Altec Sarl Four a cuisson de pate

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