Patent ID: 6386097
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A21C,A23P

Abstract:
A system for filling a nugget, comprising:a conveyor capable of transporting the nugget; a platform positioned above the conveyor and capable of alternatingly moving in either one of a first direction, substantially similar to the direction of motion of the conveyor, and a second direction, substantially opposite to the direction of motion of the conveyor; a coring device mounted on the platform and capable of forming a cavity in the nugget while the nugget is being transported on the conveyor; a depositing device mounted on the platform and capable of introducing a filling into the cavity in the nugget while the nugget is being transported on the conveyor; and wherein, during the forming of a cavity and the introducing of a filling, the platform moves so that throughout the transportation of the nugget along the conveyor the nugget is transported at a generally constant velocity.