Patent ID: 6059892
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A21B,A21C,B08B

Abstract:
A method of removing post baking debris from a baking pan formed out of magnetic material, said method including the steps of:providing a conveyor having a closed-loop drive chain and a plurality of pan cars that are pivotally attached to the drive chain;actuating the drive chain so that the drive chain runs continuously to cause the pan cars to continuously move in a closed loop path of travel;pushing the baking pan over the conveyor while the drive chain moves so that as the baking pan is moved over the conveyor, at least one pan car moves under the baking pan;establishing a magnetic bond between the pan car and the baking pan so that the baking pan moves with the pan car;pivoting the pan car from an upright state so as to cause the pan car and the baking pan to move from an initial orientation to an inverted orientation so as to cause debris to fall out of the baking pan;righting the pan car back to the upright state so as to cause the baking pan to move from the inverted orientation back to the initial orientation; andremoving the baking pan from the pan car.