Patent ID: 11896015
Assignee: MINGSBINGS INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for making a wrapped food item having a filling wrapped in an edible wrapper, the apparatus comprising:
a conveyor that transports a wrapper;
a filling extruder that positions an edible filling onto the wrapper;
a first folding mechanism that folds a first side of the wrapper in a direction of the filling;
a second folding mechanism that folds a second side of the wrapper over a portion of the first side of the wrapper and in the direction of the filling;
a first stamping mechanism that presses the folded first side of the wrapper and the folded second side of the wrapper against the filling;
a first flipping mechanism, comprising:
a first guide plate positioned along a first side of the conveyor;
a second guide plate positioned along a second side of the conveyor; wherein the first guide plate and the second guide plate align a stamped food product; and
a first prong positioned under the conveyor, wherein the first prong pops up from the conveyor to rotate the stamped food product from a leading edge to a trailing edge in a direction opposite movement of the conveyor and retracts from a conveyor surface after rotation;

a second flipping mechanism, comprising:
a third guide plate positioned along the first side of the conveyor;
a fourth guide plate positioned along the second side of the conveyor; wherein the third guide plate and the fourth guide plate align the stamped food product; and
a second prong positioned within the conveyor, wherein the second prong pops up from the conveyor to rotate the stamped food product from the leading edge to the trailing edge in the direction opposite the movement of the conveyor and retracts from the conveyor surface after the rotation; and

a second stamping mechanism that presses the leading edge and the trailing edge against the filling.