Patent ID: 7159372
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A22C,B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet interleave system for a patty-forming apparatus having a reciprocating mold plate, comprising: a frame; a hopper holding sheets; a shuttle slidable on said frame from a sheet-receiving position and a sheet-dispensing position and having a sheet-holding frame; a sheet transfer device having a suction device for gripping a sheet, said suction device moveable from a position to grip a sheet from the hopper to a position to place the sheet on the sheet-holding frame; a first precise position controlled motor; and a first drive train driven by said precise position controlled motor, said drive train mechanically connected to said shuttle to impart controlled motion thereto, said drive train being mechanically independent of movement of the reciprocating mold plate during operation of both said shuttle and said patty-forming apparatus.