Patent ID: 9357788
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A21C,A21D

Claim Text:
1. An empanada manufacturing system comprising; one or more programmable logic control (PLC) units sensing and activating the motion of one or more of the following system actuators, including; a rotary turntable controlled by one of said one or more PLC units' and powered by a motor through gears, said rotary turntable having the following elements placed over its surface along its length; a programmable dough dispenser capable of metering and depositing said dough on said turntable surface through a controllable dispensing actuator; a programmable dough flattener comprised of a up/down actuator having a distal flat mold controllable dough flattening actuator; a programmable empanada filling dispenser capable of metering and depositing a programmable amount of empanada filler on said flattened dough through a controllable dispensing actuator; a programmable dough folder comprised of a folding crescent having a controllable folding actuator; a programmable empanada cutting and closing mechanism comprised of an up/down actuator having a distal cutting and closing mold forming a controllable cutting and closing mold actuator; and a finished empanada diverting arm.