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Patent No.:

US 8770433 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2007

Vibratory tray conveyor and method

Applicants:

Gerald A. Sus, Frankfort, IL (US);

Glenn Schackmuth, Montgomery, IL (US);

Craig Conley, Oswego, IL (US);

Ron Dorsten, Oak Brook, IL (US);

Henry T. Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);

Jenny M. Hong, Palatine, IL (US);

David Bone, Nashville, TN (US);

Brian Rudesill, Hudson, WI (US);

Inventors:

Gerald A. Sus, Frankfort, IL (US);

Glenn Schackmuth, Montgomery, IL (US);

Craig Conley, Oswego, IL (US);

Ron Dorsten, Oak Brook, IL (US);

Henry T. Ewald, Roselle, IL (US);

Jenny M. Hong, Palatine, IL (US);

David Bone, Nashville, TN (US);

Brian Rudesill, Hudson, WI (US);

Assignee:

Restaurant Technology, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);

Attorney:

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Primary Examiner:

Fenn Mathew

Assistant Examiner:

Andrew T Kirsch

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/24 (2006.01); B65D 1/36 (2006.01); B65D 25/04 (2006.01); B65D 57/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/00 (2006.01); B65D 6/00 (2006.01); B65D 8/04 (2006.01); B65D 8/18 (2006.01); B65D 90/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 6/04 (2006.01); A47G 19/00 (2006.01); A47G 21/00 (2006.01); A47G 23/00 (2006.01); B07C 7/04 (2006.01); B65G 59/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/10 (2006.01); B23Q 7/12 (2006.01); B65H 1/00 (2006.01); B65H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A tray for vibratory conveying of food articles from a hopper is provided. The tray includes a tray body, food inlet portion, and a food outlet portion. An upwardly extending dividing member divides the tray into at least two food inlet conveyor passageways, the inlet conveyor passageways merging into a single food passageway that extends to the food outlet portion. The single food passageway may have an initially wide portion and subsequently narrow to a narrow portion as it approaches a discharge end. This arrangement helps to declump food items, preferably causing food items the size of chicken nuggets to be conveyed in a single-file arrangement along the single food passageway. The single food passageway is preferably non-linear, and may, for example, have a zigzag or serpentine configuration to promote accurate dispensing of food items.

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