EP0184655A1 - Automatischer Nahrungsmittelverteiler - Google Patents

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EP0184655A1
EP0184655A1 EP85113802A EP85113802A EP0184655A1 EP 0184655 A1 EP0184655 A1 EP 0184655A1 EP 85113802 A EP85113802 A EP 85113802A EP 85113802 A EP85113802 A EP 85113802A EP 0184655 A1 EP0184655 A1 EP 0184655A1
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René C. Bour
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/70—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are formed in the apparatus from components, blanks, or material constituents
    • 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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic food distributor, in particular an automatic distributor of cooked food coming from a refrigerated enclosure and rediuffled by microwave oven.
  • the search for the selected dish by means of a numeric keyboard obliges the user to retain a code corresponding to the chosen dish, then to enter it manually on said keyboard.
  • the transfer time from the gripping device to the oven for cooking, from the order entered on the digital keyboard is too long for intensive use.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a reliable and practical automatic food distributor for the user.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a faster automatic food distributor than that which is known from the prior art and in which the transfer of food from a storage device to an oven is significantly improved.
  • the present invention aims to provide an automatic dispenser of the aforementioned type operating according to another principle which is very simple and which uses a new mechanical arrangement different from that which is known from the cited state of the art. .
  • the automatic food distributor comprising a storage device possibly refrigerated for freezing and a cooking oven
  • the storage device is constituted by at least one ribbon or at least one chain without end, arranged vertically, on which pivoting swings are arranged at regular intervals and are movable in front of an oven
  • the oven is mounted on a turntable which makes it possible to present the closable intake opening of the oven, of a on the one hand, in front of a swing set determined for loading thereof for cooking the chosen food and, on the other hand, in front of the user who can remove the cooked food therefrom, and in this that a retractable transfer means is associated with the oven door in order to transfer the food from the swing to the oven, and from the oven to the user.
  • the oven consists of a microwave oven in which cooking is very rapid, as is well known.
  • the materials used to support the food will, of course, be chosen appropriately.
  • the bottom of the swings consists of forks and the support surface of the food in the oven consists of forks offset from those of the swings, said forks of the oven can be driven in a back and forth movement according to a horizontal translation in order to transfer the food stored in the swing arranged in front of the oven, to the oven itself.
  • each endless ribbon or chain constituting the storage device is loaded with the same dish.
  • several chains or ribbons can be arranged in a roundabout around a single adjustable microwave oven according to the choice of the user. It is obviously also possible to provide several microwave ovens which are each arranged in front of a separate storage device.
  • the operating principle of the automatic distributor and in particular of the storage and transfer devices for the dishes is very simple and, consequently, inexpensive and reliable. It is also very fast since the dish as soon as it is ordered is introduced without delay into the microwave oven oriented so as to present its opening opposite the determined swing, is cooked and is immediately served to the user.
  • the arrangement of the dispenser according to the present invention also has the advantage which resides in a small footprint, in particular in width. This is why it can be accommodated in small spaces.
  • several automatic dispensers according to the present invention can be arranged one beside the other to form a battery according to the needs of the users.
  • the automatic distributor of hot or cold food consists of a refrigerated enclosure of the two or three star type (not shown) inside which is arranged a storage device 1 with an endless ribbon or chain containing food in reserve, coupled with the microwave oven 5 ensuring cooking.
  • the conveyor belt 1 of the storage device is equipped at regular intervals with swivel swings 2 provided with forks 3 on which is generally stored only one type of food per chain, that is to say by series of swings.
  • the swivel swings provided with forks and previously loaded with a single type of food are placed progressively with a view to unloading in front of the inlet 4 of a microwave oven.
  • the interior of the latter is equipped with a sliding grid 8 also provided with forks 6 offset with respect to those 3 of the swings 2 of the storage device, which face it.
  • the transfer into the oven is carried out using the transfer device which is constituted by this grid 8 and which undergoes a back-and-forth movement.
  • the forks 6 are inserted under the fork 3 of the full swing facing it and allowing the food to settle there during the movement of the storage device having another full swing 2 in front of the inlet 4 of the oven.
  • the movement of the grid 8 with forks 6 towards the swing 2 in front of the oven 5 is controlled by a link mechanism 9 which simultaneously controls the opening of the door 10 of the oven 5. Then the forks 6 retract in the microwave oven 5, driving the dish to be subjected to cooking therein, and the door 10 closes.
  • the grid 8 can be controlled by another drive mechanism, such as a jack or slides, racks, ising etc.
  • the microwave oven is arranged on a turntable 7 whose rotation which takes place during the cooking time makes it possible to present the opening facing the user and to deliver the cooked food to that -this.
  • FIG. 8 represents another overall arrangement of the dispenser according to the invention, in which several storage devices are arranged in a straight line one next to the other, the oven being mounted on a rotary plate movable in a linear movement to be placed in front of each corresponding storage device.
  • the transfer means 8 may be advantageous to complete the transfer means 8 with an intermediate support 8 'or 8 "which is optionally integral with the turntable 7 and which serves as an intermediary between the grid 8 and the swings 2.
  • Said intermediate support can consist of a rotating grid (fig. 5) or a tilting shoe (fig. 6).
  • each storage device can be supplied, on the opposite side of the oven, by a supply device operating according to the same principle as the transfer device (8, 9).
  • the automatic dispenser according to the present invention is particularly suitable for public places such as station halls, shopping centers, etc.

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EP85113802A 1984-11-09 1985-10-30 Automatischer Nahrungsmittelverteiler Withdrawn EP0184655A1 (de)

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LU85637A LU85637A1 (fr) 1984-11-09 1984-11-09 Distributeur automatique d'aliments
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FR2605508A1 (fr) * 1986-10-28 1988-04-29 Deloffre Jacques Distributeur automatique d'aliments chauds
WO1988003298A1 (fr) * 1986-10-28 1988-05-05 Deloffre Jacques Paul Automate distribuant des aliments rechauffes
FR2637480A1 (fr) * 1988-10-10 1990-04-13 Dubik Andre Procede et appareil de distribution automatique de produits, notamment de produits alimentaires eventuellement rechauffes
EP0416712A1 (de) * 1989-09-07 1991-03-13 Fri-Jado B.V. Verkaufsautomat
WO1991011084A1 (de) * 1990-01-17 1991-07-25 Reinhard Schulze Mikrowellenkammer und zugehörige magnetroneinheit
EP0482245A1 (de) * 1990-10-26 1992-04-29 T.A. S.R.L.Tecnologie Alimentari Speisen-Automat
WO1992007340A1 (en) * 1990-10-10 1992-04-30 Edgewater International, Limited Stacked box handling system for vending machines
EP0480857A3 (en) * 1990-10-10 1992-05-20 Gary W. Black Sr. Apparatus for heating and dispensing food products
US5221023A (en) * 1988-10-10 1993-06-22 Dubik Andre S Process and apparatus for the automatic dispensing of products, especially of food products, if necessary reheated
GB2284805A (en) * 1993-12-15 1995-06-21 Leslie George Hamilton Dispensing heated food products
EP0903704A3 (de) * 1997-09-19 1999-11-10 Isa SpA Speichersäule für Nahrungsmittelausgabevorrichtung
US9687110B2 (en) 2013-12-04 2017-06-27 Teca Technologies Limited Pancake maker apparatus, methods and systems

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FR1508444A (fr) * 1966-01-10 1968-01-05 Microtherm Ltd Perfectionnements aux distributeurs automatiques
US3534676A (en) * 1968-03-15 1970-10-20 Robert A Rubino Vending machine with fast cooking means
US4039796A (en) * 1974-06-28 1977-08-02 Jury Veniaminovich Leibin Microwave oven having improved conveying means
FR2413900A1 (fr) * 1978-01-10 1979-08-03 Pruines Iseco De Armoire de stockage de repas prepares avec maintien au froid et rechauffage hyperfrequence
US4398651A (en) * 1978-08-17 1983-08-16 Kumpfer Beverly D Microwave food dispensing machine
FR2534126A1 (fr) * 1982-06-01 1984-04-13 Juillet Hubert Systeme de service automatique de produit chaud et froid
GB2134503A (en) * 1983-02-01 1984-08-15 Wynne Sandra Food dispensing machine

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GB432700A (en) * 1935-02-26 1935-07-31 Igranic Electric Co Ltd Improvements in or relating to conveyor systems
CH444754A (de) * 1965-01-13 1967-09-30 Siemens Ag Aufzug für Kastenförderanlagen mit automatischer Be- und Entladung
FR1508444A (fr) * 1966-01-10 1968-01-05 Microtherm Ltd Perfectionnements aux distributeurs automatiques
US3534676A (en) * 1968-03-15 1970-10-20 Robert A Rubino Vending machine with fast cooking means
US4039796A (en) * 1974-06-28 1977-08-02 Jury Veniaminovich Leibin Microwave oven having improved conveying means
FR2413900A1 (fr) * 1978-01-10 1979-08-03 Pruines Iseco De Armoire de stockage de repas prepares avec maintien au froid et rechauffage hyperfrequence
US4398651A (en) * 1978-08-17 1983-08-16 Kumpfer Beverly D Microwave food dispensing machine
FR2534126A1 (fr) * 1982-06-01 1984-04-13 Juillet Hubert Systeme de service automatique de produit chaud et froid
GB2134503A (en) * 1983-02-01 1984-08-15 Wynne Sandra Food dispensing machine

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WO1988003298A1 (fr) * 1986-10-28 1988-05-05 Deloffre Jacques Paul Automate distribuant des aliments rechauffes
FR2605508A1 (fr) * 1986-10-28 1988-04-29 Deloffre Jacques Distributeur automatique d'aliments chauds
US5147069A (en) * 1988-10-10 1992-09-15 Dubik Andre S Apparatus for the automatic dispensing of products, especially of food products, if necessary reheated
FR2637480A1 (fr) * 1988-10-10 1990-04-13 Dubik Andre Procede et appareil de distribution automatique de produits, notamment de produits alimentaires eventuellement rechauffes
EP0364343A1 (de) * 1988-10-10 1990-04-18 André Siméon Dubik Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur automatischen Ausgabe von Waren, insbesondere von eventuell gewärmten Nahrungsmitteln
US5221023A (en) * 1988-10-10 1993-06-22 Dubik Andre S Process and apparatus for the automatic dispensing of products, especially of food products, if necessary reheated
EP0416712A1 (de) * 1989-09-07 1991-03-13 Fri-Jado B.V. Verkaufsautomat
US5105979A (en) * 1989-09-07 1992-04-21 Fri-Jado B.V. Vending machine
WO1991011084A1 (de) * 1990-01-17 1991-07-25 Reinhard Schulze Mikrowellenkammer und zugehörige magnetroneinheit
WO1992007340A1 (en) * 1990-10-10 1992-04-30 Edgewater International, Limited Stacked box handling system for vending machines
EP0480857A3 (en) * 1990-10-10 1992-05-20 Gary W. Black Sr. Apparatus for heating and dispensing food products
EP0482245A1 (de) * 1990-10-26 1992-04-29 T.A. S.R.L.Tecnologie Alimentari Speisen-Automat
EP0482473A1 (de) * 1990-10-26 1992-04-29 MENÜ-EXPRESS Vertriebs GmbH Speisen-Automat
GB2284805A (en) * 1993-12-15 1995-06-21 Leslie George Hamilton Dispensing heated food products
GB2284805B (en) * 1993-12-15 1997-03-12 Leslie George Hamilton Dispensing products
EP0903704A3 (de) * 1997-09-19 1999-11-10 Isa SpA Speichersäule für Nahrungsmittelausgabevorrichtung
US9687110B2 (en) 2013-12-04 2017-06-27 Teca Technologies Limited Pancake maker apparatus, methods and systems

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