Patent ID: 9532575
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A21C,G07F

Claim:
1. An automated sandwich making apparatus comprising: a housing having a plurality of stanchions supporting a work station having a length; a conveyor system suspended by the housing, the conveyor system including a translational surface extending substantially the length of the work station; at least one dispensing system including: at least one bulk sauce metering system supported by the housing and positioned adjacent the at least one dispensing system, the bulk sauce metering system including a sauce flow valve attached to the housing, a sauce transportation path, and a sauce dispensing head; at least one cartridge metering system attached to the housing and including at least one cartridge dispenser, the at least one cartridge dispenser shaped and sized to hold a container of sauce for automatic application of sauce to a sandwich; and a control system operatively attached to the housing and linked to the conveyor system, the at least one dispensing system, the at least one bulk sauce metering system, and the at least one cartridge metering system, the control system including a plurality of sensors with each sensor attached to one of the conveyor system, the at least one dispensing system, the at least one bulk sauce metering system, or the at least one cartridge metering system.