ON-DEMAND ROBOTIC FOOD ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A piece of equipment for on-demand food preparation, for instance on an assembly line, that can use an end-of-arm tool to retrieve and deposit food items on a horizontal surface, such as the surface of a conveyor. The end-of-arm tool may include a peel, in which the peel can be translated from a ret...

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Main Authors GOEL, Vaibhav, SWITEK, Robert Eugene, GOLDBERG, Joshua Gouled, GARDEN, Alexander John
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.07.2020
Subjects
APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
BAKING
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
COFFEE MILLS
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
EDIBLE DOUGHS
FURNITURE
HAND TOOLS
HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH
HUMAN NECESSITIES
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS
MANIPULATORS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A piece of equipment for on-demand food preparation, for instance on an assembly line, that can use an end-of-arm tool to retrieve and deposit food items on a horizontal surface, such as the surface of a conveyor. The end-of-arm tool may include a peel, in which the peel can be translated from a retracted position to an extended position to transfer food items. The piece of equipment may translate the peel quickly into the extended position to facilitate the retrieval of food items from the horizontal surface. The piece of equipment may be rotated to position the robotic appendage and the peel in a desired direction. The peel may include a push bar that may be movable between a withdrawn position and a push position to selectively push items off of the peel.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816756105