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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Jeffrey L. Sands, Freeport, IL (US);
James D. Conlin, South Beloit, IL (US);
Thomas J. Franken, Roscoe, IL (US);
Andrew Paul Franklin, Beloit, WI (US);
Randy L. Ginner, Beloit, WI (US);
Ronald J. Glavan, Rockton, IL (US);
Scott A. Glawe, Roscoe, IL (US);
David A. Hill, Beloit, WI (US);
Michael J. Newberry, Poplar Grove, IL (US);
Jack Pellicane, Wyomissing, PA (US);
Manuel Calzada, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Henry Thomas Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
A grilling component includes a pair of grilling structures supported at an oblique angle from the vertical. Each grilling structure includes a heater and a moveable conveyor belt positioned around the heater. As the food travels on the conveyor belts between the heaters, the food is cooked. Preferably, the conveyor belt is made of a non-stick coated Invar™. A lateral sensor positioned proximate to an edge of each of the conveyor belts detects and compensates for lateral movement of the conveyor belts. After the food exits the grilling structures, the food slides onto a heated holding area for serving.