Automated laterally offset retractable food dislodgement or guiding mechanisms and associated methods and systems

Commercial production transport systems, mechanisms, and guides for food processing are configured so as to automate food handling and/or transport. The systems employ fingers that can be inserted to gap spaces in a carrier surface so as to dislodge, guide and/or route food to travel over predetermi...

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Main Authors Shefet, Sarid M, Chandler, Lawrence Alan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.08.2009
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Summary:Commercial production transport systems, mechanisms, and guides for food processing are configured so as to automate food handling and/or transport. The systems employ fingers that can be inserted to gap spaces in a carrier surface so as to dislodge, guide and/or route food to travel over predetermined travel lanes. Associated methods can angularly translate food being transported in an automated food processing system in a longitudinally offset direction.