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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1994
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for preparation of a layered food product has two conveyor belts, wherein a first conveyor belt is positioned beneath a second conveyor belt, and has a first guide for guiding a plurality of strips of a food material so that one strip is guided onto the first conveyor belt and another strip is guided to the second conveyor belt for transport by the conveyor belts. The conveyor belts extend so that the second conveyor belt has an end positioned above the first conveyor belt at a position between the ends of the first conveyor belt, and a product-forming strip guide is positioned to guide a strip delivered from the end of the second conveyor belt for deposit onto a strip transported on the first conveyor belt for forming a layered food product. A plurality of further conveyor belts may be positioned above the first conveyor belt and parallel to the second conveyor belt for transporting and delivering further strips to further product-forming strip guides for depositing the further strips sequentially onto the layered food product transported on the first conveyor.