Patent ID: 9199747
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A23G,B65B

Abstract:
1. An ice cream sandwich making apparatus, comprising: a first station for making ice cream sandwiches, the first station comprising at least one ice cream extruder and a star wheel configured for receiving wafers and extruding ice cream between the wafers to make the ice cream sandwiches; a first servo motor driving the star wheel of the first station; a second station for transporting the ice cream sandwiches from the first station, the second station comprising a conveyor; a second servo motor driving the conveyor of the second station; and a third station for receiving the ice cream sandwiches from the conveyor, the third station comprising a wrapper head configured to wrap the ice cream sandwiches, the wrapper head comprising an elevator configured for lifting an ice cream sandwich and a wrapper sheet up through the wrapper head, guides for folding the wrapper sheet around the ice cream sandwich, tuckers configured to close beneath the ice cream sandwich and fold in the wrapper sheet around ends of the ice cream sandwich, and a pusher configured to extend and fold flaps of the wrapper sheet around the ice cream sandwich; a third servo motor driving the wrapper head of the third station; and a controller connected to the servo motors to control operation of the servo motors and control timing between the stations according to a preselected program.