Patent Publication Number: US-11383506-B2

Title: Food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system

Description:
PRIORITY INFORMATION 
     The present application is a continuation application of PCT Patent Application Number PCT/US2018/063955, filed on Dec. 5, 2018, and claims priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, from PCT Patent Application Number PCT/US2018/063955, filed on Dec. 5, 2018. The entire content of PCT Patent Application Number PCT/US2018/063955, filed on Dec. 5, 2018, is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     PCT Patent Application Number PCT/US2018/063955 claims priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/595,192, filed on Dec. 6, 2017. The entire content of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/595,192, filed on Dec. 6, 2017, is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     PCT Patent Application Number PCT/US2018/063955 claims priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/633,745, filed on Feb. 22, 2018. The entire content of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/633,745, filed on Feb. 22, 2018, is hereby incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Various types of cooking devices are known in the art. Specifically, various types of grills are known. In one type of grill, the food is placed on a grilling surface, grilling the side of the food that contacts the grilling surface. After that side of the food is cooked, the food is manually turned or flipped to cook the opposite side. After the second side of the food is cooked, the food is removed from the grill for further preparation and/or serving. 
     In another type of grill, two-sided cooking is accomplished simultaneously. Such grills are commonly known as clamshell grills and have upper and lower cooking platens that are horizontally opposed for contacting the two sides of a food item simultaneously to thereby cook both sides simultaneously. 
     For proper performance, the two grilling surfaces should be parallel to each other so that each surface uniformly contacts and cooks the associated side of the food item that contacts a respective platen cooking surface. 
     There is a large amount of activity in the general field of restaurant automation in context of hygienic handling of various food product(s), and several studies and researches as well as invention(s) have delved upon the subject(s) of ‘packaging’ and ‘unpackaging’ procedures/methods. Protocols such as lamination, sheet-layering, foil packaging and peeling off, dismantling and delamination, at the manufacture sites (food processing factories/units) and usage sites (restaurants, hotels and eating points) are known to be in existence in the prior art profile. 
     The prior art discloses patents on delamination of a laminate, use of conveyor belts to transport laminated food products from one place to other, as well as use of several methods for unpacking the laminated food products such as peeling of film, delamination of laminated food and also in some cases the deployment of stripper unit. However, the prior art profile does not eliminate the need of human interference such as the food product directly passed on to a cooking unit. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,141,584 discloses an apparatus and method for delaminating a composite sheet structure of the kind comprising a vertically frangible layer having a first surface adhesively bonded to a first sheet at a substantially uniform strength and an opposite surface abutting areas which are, respectively, adhesively bonded to a second sheet at strengths less or greater than the uniform strength and having a marginal portion or tab extending beyond the first sheet. The composite sheet structure is fed into the nip of upper and lower peel rollers and upon passage therethrough a strip sheet roller is rotated into position to bend and hold the laminate against the upper peel roller in a position to fracture the tab from the first sheet. On reversal of the feed direction and passage of the laminate back through the nip of the strip sheet and upper peel rollers, the thicker “keeper sheet” of the flexed laminate breaks from the “throw-away” sheet containing the tab at the preformed tab. A roller configuration and drive train structure are provided that provides a more predictable and repeatable steady state condition and allows for control of the location of the peel point to be accomplished. 
     Another conventional system is a method and device for packaging or unpackaging portions of a deep-frozen food product. The conventional system provides details about how the process packs portions of low temperature foodstuff, arranged with longitudinal separations in a row behind one another. The portions are guided between two strips of foil packaging which are then combined to form a ribbon. The portions may be placed in chambers in one of the strips, which are arranged along it with equal spacings. Each strip may also have half-chambers and may be guided together to align corresponding half-chambers with each other prior to the introduction of a portion into one or both of them. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,244,019 discloses a system for packaging and unpackaging can lids. The system relates to packages for stacked can lids, a method of producing such packages, devices for implementing said method, devices for automated unpacking of the above nature and a system for packing and unpacking can lids. The packages are formed with an open end, which is closed in that the bag end, when in unfolded condition, is compressed and is provided with fastening means retaining the closed condition. 
     In addition, the closing device closes the open package end by compressing the bag end in the unfolding condition and in that fastening means are applied retaining said dosed condition, and the unpacking device causes relative movement of the packages and the can lids contained therein in such a manner that the can lids are pressed against the package end closed by means of the fastening means. 
     The features of the afore-mentioned prior art disclose complex design and bulky structural indices thereby hindering utilization in restaurant automation devices. Moreover, none addresses the use of restaurant automation in highly aseptic conditions by eliminating human interference during transfer of food products from refrigerated storage to cooking unit. 
     Therefore, it is desirable to provide a system that enables the automation of a meat cooking apparatus which minimizes human interaction and provides an efficient and consistent cooking process. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
       The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating various embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a side view of a clamshell grill; 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of the grill of  FIG. 1  illustrating movement of the upper platen between a fully open position and the cooking orientation; 
         FIG. 3  is a front view of the food handling system with the food dispensing assembly stored within the food storage assembly; 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of the food handling system with the food dispensing assembly deployed in the dispensing configuration; 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of a food product hygienically encased within a continuous laminated food strip; 
         FIG. 6  is a partial exploded view of the upper portion of the food product storage enclosure or carton showing the food dispensing assembly; 
         FIG. 7  is a partial detailed schematic front view of the food dispensing assembly deployed in the dispensing configuration; 
         FIG. 8  is a partial perspective view of the food dispensing assembly deployed in the dispensing configuration; 
         FIGS. 9 through 11  schematically depict different dispositions of the film strip take-up devices relative to the food strip directional control; 
         FIG. 12  illustrates an automated grill system diverting a cooked product to a first receiving area; 
         FIG. 13  illustrates an automated grill system diverting a cooked product to a second receiving area; 
         FIG. 14  illustrates an automated grill system receiving uncooked product from a food product delaminator; 
         FIG. 15  illustrates an automated grill system cooking the uncooked product of  FIG. 14 ; 
         FIG. 16  illustrates an automated grill system diverting the cooked product of  FIG. 15  to the first receiving area; 
         FIG. 17  illustrates a food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system; 
         FIG. 18  illustrates another view of the food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system of  FIG. 17 ; 
         FIG. 19  illustrates a bottom dispensing food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system; 
         FIG. 20  illustrates a top dispensing food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system; 
         FIG. 21  illustrates dual dispensing food dispensing modules for a delaminating food dispensing system; 
         FIG. 22  illustrates a food dispensing module within a delaminating food dispensing system; and 
         FIG. 23  illustrates another food dispensing module within a delaminating food dispensing system. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     For a general understanding, reference is made to the drawings. In the drawings, like references have been used throughout to designate identical or equivalent elements. It is also noted that the drawings may not have been drawn to scale and that certain regions may have been purposely drawn disproportionately so that the features and concepts could be properly illustrated. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an example of a system of cooking food with a dual-surface grill. The grill is of the type that has upper and lower cooking platens. The system automatically determines prior to the start of a cooking cycle whether an upper cooking platen and a lower cooking platen are substantially parallel to each other when in a cooking position. 
     If the upper platen and the lower platen are substantially parallel to each other, the food is contacted with the upper and lower platens to cook the food. If the upper and lower platens are not substantially parallel to each other, at least one of the upper and lower platens is adjusted so that the upper and lower platens are at least substantially parallel to each other when in a cooking position. 
     After the adjustment, if necessary, the food is contacted with the upper and lower platens to thereby cook the food. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , a clamshell grill  10  provides the cooking function. The clamshell grill  10  includes a support structure  12  to which a lower cooking platen  14  is horizontally mounted. Lower platen  14  has a generally smooth, flat cooking surface  18  on its upper side. Lower platen  14  is heated to cooking temperature by one or more heating units  20 , which may be gas or electric. 
     An upper platen assembly  22  is movably mounted to the rear of support structure  12  by means of an upper platen positioning mechanism  24 . Upper platen assembly  22  comprises an upper cooking platen  28  heated to cooking temperature by heating elements mounted within a casing. Upper cooking platen  28  may be of an equivalent size to lower cooking platen  14 . The upper platen  28  has a flat cooking surface  26  and may be independently heated. 
     It is noted that by mounting independent upper platen assemblies over a single lower platen, independent cooking zones between upper platen cooking surfaces and lower platen cooking surface may be created to allow greater flexibility for the cook/operator. For example, one upper platen assembly may be used to cook one food product, while other food products can be simultaneously cooked with respect to adjacent upper platen assemblies. 
     In another example, one batch of food product, for example hamburger patties, may be in the middle of a cooking cycle with respect to a first upper platen assembly. If additional food product needs to be cooked, the cooking of additional food product may be initiated at the other upper platen assemblies, while the patties continue to cook at the first upper platen assembly. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , positioning mechanism  24  may be used to facilitate two distinct motions by upper platen assembly  22  from its uppermost position to a cooking position. One motion is a rotational motion to rotate upper platen assembly  22  from an upward open position to a downward horizontal cooking position parallel to lower platen  14 . The other motion is a linear vertical motion to space a horizontally oriented upper platen assembly  22  relative to the lower platen  14 . 
     To provide the vertical movement to change the height of upper platen assembly  22  relative to cooking surface  18 , a linear actuator  32  is linked to two vertical reciprocating shafts  34  by an actuator cross bar linkage. Actuator cross bar linkage is clamped to vertical reciprocating shafts  34 , which run through linear motion bearings. The rotational movement of upper platen assembly  22  may be manually accomplished by means of a handle  42 . 
     A linear actuator assembly comprises a drive motor  44 , linear actuator  32 , two substantially vertical reciprocating shafts  34 , and position sensor switches. Linear actuator  32 , when activated, moves upper platen assembly  22  and upper platen  28  vertically. The rotation providing mechanism rotates upper platen assembly  22  upwards from a horizontal orientation to an open position, as shown in  FIG. 2 , as linear actuator  32  completes its upward stroke. Likewise, as linear actuator  32  begins its downward stroke, the rotation providing mechanism rotates the upper platen assembly  22  back to a horizontal, or closed, orientation. 
     Grill  10  includes a user interface  52 . Interface  52  includes an activation button to start a cooking cycle when it is depressed to start a cooking cycle. At that time, user interface  52  sends information to a microprocessor  62  that is in data communication with a motor position controller  54 . This information is used by motor position controller  54  to activate linear drive motor  44 . 
     In a typical cooking cycle, the grill apparatus begins in an inactive state, with its upper platen assembly in its fully opened and raised position. The upper platen assembly is at an angle from horizontal. The operator will select the relevant product setting, from the menu on a control panel, and then will load the food product, a single layer thick, across the surface area of lower platen. When loading is complete, the operator will depress an activation button to initiate the cook cycle. 
     An example of a dual sided cooking grill is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,359,970. The entire content of U.S. Pat. No. 8,359,970 is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     Another example of a dual sided cooking grill is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 9,301,646. The entire content of U.S. Pat. No. 9,301,646 is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     To fully automate a grill cooking system, a system of automatically providing a food product to the grill system and a system of automatically removing the cooked product from the grill system and moving it to a preparation or staging area would be desired. 
     To facilitate automatically providing a food product to the grill system,  FIGS. 3 through 11  provide illustrations of a food dispensing assembly. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , a food handling system  10  stores and dispenses food products including a food storage assembly  12  to store the food products therein and a food dispensing assembly  14  to dispense the food products from the food dispensing assembly  14  of the food handling system  10 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , food products  16 , such as hamburger patties, are packaged between a first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and a second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20 . The first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  may be sealed together by heat and/or pressure to cooperatively form a continuous laminated food strip  22  to protect the food products  16  there between for storage within the food storage assembly  12  until the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  are separated by the food dispensing assembly  14  to dispense the food products  16  from the food handling system  10  as described more fully hereinafter. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the food products  16  are fan folded as a series of food products  16  stacked one upon another in a dispensing configuration or disposition when stored within the food storage assembly  12 . As will be evident, the food products  16  are stored and dispensed onto a dish, conveyor, or other surface (not shown) in a hygienic manner without handling or touching by a human operator. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the food storage assembly  12  includes a hollow food product storage enclosure or carton  24  to house and support the plurality of food products  16  sealed or disposed between the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  of the continuous laminated food strip  22  stacked in the fan folded configuration. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , a food dispensing assembly storage support  26  is disposed in the upper portion of the hollow food product storage enclosure or carton  24  of the food storage assembly  12  to support the food dispensing assembly  14  before use. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , a food dispensing assembly support  28  is disposed on the lower portion thereof to operatively support the food dispensing assembly  14  when deployed to separate the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  to dispense the food products  16  serially and individually from the food dispensing assembly  14  of the food handling system  10 , As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 7 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the food dispensing assembly storage support  26  comprises a first food dispensing assembly support member  30  and a second food dispensing assembly support member  32  extending between the upper portion of opposite side walls each indicated as  34  of the hollow food product storage enclosure or carton  24 . The first food dispensing assembly support member  30  and the second food dispensing assembly support member  32  each includes a groove or channel  36  to receive and support a portion of the food dispensing assembly  14  as described more fully hereinafter. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3, 4, and 7 , the food dispensing assembly support  28  includes a food dispensing assembly support housing  38  having a pair of rotatably mounting members or pins each indicated as  40  mounted to a substantially vertically disposed support wall or member  42  and a pair of film separation slots or openings each indicated as  44  and a centrally dispensed laminated strip opening  46  formed through a substantially horizontally disposed lower wall  48  extending outwardly from the substantially vertically disposed support member  42  to receive the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20 , and the continuous laminated food strip  22  respectively when the food dispensing assembly  14  is operatively mounted on the food dispensing assembly support  28  as described more fully hereinafter. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the food dispensing assembly  14  includes a first film strip reel or film take-up device  50  including a centrally disposed pin mounting channel  52  coupled to the leading end portion of the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and a second film strip reel or film take-up device  54  including a centrally disposed pin mounting channel  56  coupled to the leading end portion of the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  such that when the first film strip reel or film take-up device  50  and the second film strip reel or film take-up device  54  are mounted on the corresponding rotatable mounting member or pin  40  extending through centrally disposed pin mounting channels  52  and  56 , respectively. 
     The food dispensing assembly  14  further includes a food strip directional control  58  mounted to the substantially horizontally disposed lower wall  48  of the food dispensing assembly support  38  to change the direction of travel of the continuous laminated food strip  22  directed to the food dispensing assembly  14  by a laminated food strip guide comprising an upper arcuate guide member  60  and a substantially vertical guide member  62  disposed within the food storage assembly  12 . 
     The food strip directional control  58  comprises a pair of directional control members each indicated as  62  disposed in spaced relationship to cooperatively form a film slot or channel  63  to receive the continuous laminated food strip  22  and the food products  16  therethrough each directional control member  62  includes a directional control surface  64  to engage the outer surfaces of the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  when the first film strip reel or film take-up device  50  and the second film strip reel or film take-up device  54  are mounted on the corresponding rotatable mounting member or pin  40 . 
     When so configured, As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , a drive means D, including a motor and belt or suitable mechanism, rotates the rotatable mounting members or pins  40  rotating the corresponding first film strip reel or film take-up device  50  and the second film strip reel or film take-up device  54  thereby separating the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  allowing the food products  16  to drop or fall onto a conveyor, dish, or other surface (not shown). 
     The preferred angle for redirecting the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  is at least 170 degrees. However, it is contemplated that at least either the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  is redirected at least about 90 degrees. 
       FIGS. 9 through 11  illustrate different examples of redirecting the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20 . 
       FIG. 9  illustrates both films being redirected to form a redirect angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 360 degrees. 
       FIG. 10  illustrates only one film being redirected to form a redirect angle of approximately 90 degrees. 
       FIG. 11  illustrates both films being redirected to form a redirect angle of approximately 90 degrees. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 7 , the food strip directional control  58  of the food dispensing assembly  14  are formed on the lower portions of side walls  70  that are partially disposed in the centrally disposed laminated strip opening  46  with an assembly support member  68  attached or formed on opposite side walls  70  to engage the upper surface  71  of the substantially horizontally disposed lower wall  48  of the food dispensing assembly support housing  38  on opposite sides of the centrally disposed laminated strip opening  46 . Each assembly support member  68  may be disposed between a corresponding pair of retention members each indicated as  67  to cooperatively form an assembly support member receiving channel  69 . 
     Outer end portions of the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  are attached or coupled to the first film strip reel or film take-up device  50  and the second film strip reel or film take-up device  54  respectively by an adhesive or through a film slot  72  described hereinafter when deployed. 
     The first film strip reel or film take-up device  50  and the second film strip reel or film take-up device  54  each comprises a spool  74  including a film strip cross-member  76  to receive the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  or the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  of the continuous laminated food strip  22  having a film retainer element or member  78  disposed on opposite end portions thereof to retain the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  or the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  of the continuous laminated food strip  22  thereon during the separation process. 
     Each film strip cross-member  76  may include the film slot  72  to receive the outer portion of the corresponding first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  or second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20 . 
     When the food handling system  10  is stored or refrigerated, each film strip cross-member  76  is disposed within the corresponding groove or channel  36  of the corresponding food dispensing assembly support member  32 . 
     The continuous laminated food strip  22 , disposed in the food storage assembly  12 , is placed in the cold storage. 
     As previously described, the food dispensing assembly  14  may be at least partially stored with the food storage assembly  12 , the food dispensing assembly  14  is disposed at the lower portion of the hollow food product storage enclosure or carton  24 . The outer-end portions of the laminated food strips  18  and  20  are connected or coupled to the film take-up devices  50  and  54 . 
     When the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  of the continuous laminated food strip  22  is reversed backwards at an angle over the first directional control surface  64  and second directional control surface  66  respectively the first elongated strip of flexible material or film  18  and the second elongated strip of flexible material or film  20  of the continuous laminated food strip  22  are separated allowing the food products  16  to separate from the film of the continuous laminated food strip  22 . 
     This results in unpackaging of the food products  16  from the laminated food strip  22 . As this delamination takes place, the delamination food product  16  passes onto the conveyor belt or other receiving surface (not shown). 
     Thus, delaminated/unpackaged food products  16  under aseptic conditions may be fed to a grill or conveyor oven or any other heat source directly for the purpose of cooking, without the food being even touched by the cooking staff. 
     An automated grill system, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , includes a food product dispensing system  100  for dispensing uncooked food product; a dual-sided grill system  200  for cooking the uncooked food product; a staging system  400  for receiving cooked food product; and a non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  for conveying the uncooked food product from the food product dispensing system  100  to the dual-sided grill system  200  and for conveying the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system  200  to the staging system  400 . The dual-sided grill system is a clam shell grill system including a lower cooking platen  240  and an upper cooking platen  250 . 
     The dual-sided grill system may include independently temperature controlled cooking areas. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  transverses between the lower cooking platen  240  and the upper cooking platen  250 . The upper platen  250  of the dual-sided grill system is in an open position when not cooking food product such that the upper platen  250  does not engage food product and does not engage the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300 . 
     The staging system  400  has multiple staging areas ( 410  and  420 ), each staging area ( 410  and  420 ) receives cooked food product. It is noted that the staging areas can receive diverse or different cooked food product. 
     The non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  moves in a first direction  600 , as illustrated in  FIG. 15 , when the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  conveys the uncooked food product  500  from the food product dispensing system  100  to the dual-sided grill system  200  and conveys, as illustrated in  FIG. 16 , the cooked food product  500  from the dual-sided grill system  200  to the staging system  400 . The non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  moves in a second direction  610  (as illustrated in  FIG. 13 ) when the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt is being reset. The first direction  600  and the second direction  610  are different directions. 
     The non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  includes a first driver  320  for moving the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  in the first direction  600  and a second driver  310  for moving the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  in a second direction  610 . 
     The automated grill system includes a controller  500  for controlling the movement of the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300 . The controller  500  causes the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  to move a first distance when the food product dispensing system  100  dispenses uncooked food product onto the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300 . 
     The controller  500  controls the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  to move a second distance when the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  conveys the uncooked food product from the food product dispensing system to the dual-sided grill system. 
     The controller  500  controls the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  to move a third distance when the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  conveys the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system  200  to the staging system  400 . 
     The controller  500  controls non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  to move a fourth distance when the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  is being reset. 
     The non-continuous indexed conveyor belt  300  may include cooking areas and non-cooking areas. 
     The automated grill system may include a non-continuous indexed conveyor belt cleaning system (not shown) for cleaning residual food product and cooking by-product from the non-continuous indexed conveyor belt. 
     Alternatively, the conveyer belt may be a continuous indexed conveyor belt for conveying the uncooked food product from the food product dispensing system to the dual-sided grill system and for conveying the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system to the staging system. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the automated grill system includes a receiving area  260 , located between the food product dispensing system  100  and the dual-sided grill system  200 , for receiving the dispensed uncooked food product. The conveyor belt  300  conveys the uncooked food product from the receiving area  260  to the dual-sided grill system  200 . 
     The receiving area  260  allows the uncooked food product to be properly staged prior to cooking without having the uncooked food product from being dispensed directly from the food product dispensing system  100  onto the dual-sided grill system  200 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the automated grill system includes a diverting system  330  for moving an output edge  315  of the conveyor belt  300  between a first position, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , and a second position, as illustrated in  FIG. 13 . The first position, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , corresponds to the first staging area  420  to allow the first staging area  420  to receive cooked food product. The second position, as illustrated in  FIG. 13 , corresponds to the second staging area  410  to allow the second staging area  410  to receive cooked food product. 
       FIG. 14  illustrates the dispensing of uncooked food product  500  from the food product dispensing system  100  onto the receiving area  260 . 
       FIG. 15  illustrates the conveying of the uncooked food product  500  from the receiving area  260  to the dual-sided grill system  200 . 
       FIG. 16  illustrates the conveying of cooked food product  510  from the dual-sided grill system  200  to the first staging area  420  of the staging system  400 . 
     It is noted that although the above embodiments discuss a lever or flapper diverter mechanism that moves the output edge of the conveyor belt to enable the depositing the cooked food at different staging, the diverting mechanism may comprise a mechanism that moves the entire conveyor belt bi-directionality, in a horizontal direction, so that the output edge of the conveyor belt is positioned over the appropriate staging area. In this embodiment, the conveyor belt is part of a single unit that can move bi-directionally, in a horizontal direction, between the receiving area and the staging areas. 
     It is further noted that although the above embodiments discuss a lever or flapper diverter mechanism that moves the output edge of the conveyor belt to enable the depositing the cooked food at different staging, the diverting mechanism may comprise a mechanism that moves the first driver bi-directionally, in a horizontal direction, so that the output edge of the conveyor belt is positioned over the appropriate staging area. In this embodiment, the first driver moves bi-directionally, in a horizontal direction, so that the output edge of the conveyor belt is positioned over the appropriate staging area. 
     It is additionally noted that although the above embodiments discuss a lever or flapper diverter mechanism that moves the output edge of the conveyor belt to enable the depositing the cooked food at different staging, the diverting mechanism may comprise a mechanism that comprises 2 or more belts, which can be moved bi-directionally, in a horizontal direction, so that the output edge of the conveyor belt is positioned over the appropriate staging area. In this embodiment, the conveyor belts are part of a single unit that can move bi-directionally, in a horizontal direction, between the receiving area and the staging areas. 
     An automated grill system includes a food product dispensing system for dispensing uncooked food product; a dual-sided grill system for cooking the uncooked food product; a staging system for receiving cooked food product; and a non-continuous indexed conveyor belt for conveying the uncooked food product from the food product dispensing system to the dual-sided grill system and for conveying the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system to the staging system. 
     An automated grill system includes a food product dispensing system for dispensing uncooked food product; a dual-sided grill system for cooking the uncooked food product; a staging system for receiving cooked food product; and a continuous indexed conveyor belt for conveying the uncooked food product from the food product dispensing system to the dual-sided grill system and for conveying the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system to the staging system. 
     An automated grill system includes a food product dispensing system for dispensing uncooked food product; a dual-sided grill system for cooking the uncooked food product; a receiving area, located between the food product dispensing system and the dual-sided grill system, for receiving the dispensed uncooked food product; a staging system for receiving cooked food product; and a conveyor belt for conveying the uncooked food product from the receiving area to the dual-sided grill system and for conveying the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system to the staging system. 
     An automated grill system includes a food product dispensing system for dispensing uncooked food product; a dual-sided grill system for cooking the uncooked food product; a staging system for receiving cooked food product; the staging system having a first staging area and a second staging area, the first staging area and the second staging area staging area receiving cooked food product; a conveyor belt for conveying the uncooked food product from the food product dispensing system to the dual-sided grill system and for conveying the cooked food product from the dual-sided grill system to the staging system; and a diverting system for moving an output edge of the conveyor belt between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first staging area to allow the first staging area to receive cooked food product, the second position corresponding to the second staging area to allow the second staging area to receive cooked food product. 
       FIG. 17  illustrates a food dispensing module  700  for a delaminating food dispensing system, as described above. As illustrated in  FIG. 17 , the food dispensing module  700  houses food product  720 , the food product  720  having been pre-laminated by two films  710 . The food dispensing module  700  also includes a delaminating housing  790 . 
     As the food product  720  is dispensed from the food dispensing module  700 , the food product  720  is delaminated, within the delaminating housing  790 , from the two films  710  by delaminating nips  740 . The delaminated food product  725  exits the food dispensing module  700 . 
     The delaminating process is driven by a first film take-up roller  735 , located within the delaminating housing  790 , and a second take-up roller  730 , located within the delaminating housing  790 . Each take-up roller includes a drive gear (not shown), which mechanically rotates the take-up rollers. 
     Each take-up roller, upon rotation, rolls one of the films upon itself, driving the laminated food product  720  from its storage location to a location  761  for being dispensed from the food dispensing module  700 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 17 , the first film take-up roller  735  is operatively engaged to a drive mechanism  840  so that the drive mechanism  840  can control the rotation of the first film take-up roller  735  via its associated drive gear. In the embodiment of  FIG. 17 , the drive gear of the first film take-up roller  735  is mechanically linked to the drive gear of the second take-up roller  730  such that when the drive gear of the first film take-up roller  735  rotates the drive gear of the second take-up roller  730  rotates. 
     To facilitate the operative engagement of the first film take-up roller  735  with the drive mechanism  840 , a portion of the drive gear of the first film take-up roller  735  is located outside the housing of the food dispensing module  700 , thereby exposing a portion of the drive gear to the drive mechanism  840 . 
     Alternatively, the second take-up roller  730  may be operatively engaged to the drive mechanism  840  so that the drive mechanism  840  can control the rotation of the second film take-up roller  730  via its associated drive gear. To facilitate the operative engagement of the second film take-up roller  730  with the drive mechanism  840 , a portion of the drive gear of the second film take-up roller  730  would be located outside the housing of the food dispensing module  700 , thereby exposing a portion of the drive gear to the drive mechanism  840 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 17 , each take-up roller includes an associated trap void  750  which collects residual food product, such as blood, etc. Having a trap void  750  associated with each take-up roller allows flexibility in the orientation of the food dispensing module  700  within the delaminating food dispensing system. 
     Alternatively, the food dispensing module  700  may only include a single trap void which collects residual food product, such as blood, etc. 
       FIG. 18  illustrates another view of the food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system of  FIG. 17 . As illustrated in  FIG. 18 , the delaminating process is driven by a first film take-up roller and a second take-up roller. 
     The first take-up roller includes a drive gear  841 , which mechanically rotates the first take-up rollers of  FIG. 17 . The second take-up roller includes a drive gear  843 , which mechanically rotates the second take-up rollers of  FIG. 17 . 
     Each take-up roller, upon rotation, rolls one of the films upon itself, driving the laminated food product from its storage location to a location for being dispensed from the food dispensing module  700  from an opening  761 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 18 , the drive gear  841  is operatively engaged to a drive mechanism so that the drive mechanism can control the rotation of the first film take-up roller via its associated drive gear  841 . 
     In the embodiment of  FIG. 18 , the drive gear  841  of the first film take-up roller is mechanically linked to the drive gear  843  of the second take-up roller such that when the drive gear  841  of the first film take-up roller rotates the drive gear  843  of the second take-up roller rotates. 
     To facilitate the operative engagement of the drive gear  841  with the drive mechanism (not shown), a portion of the drive gear  841  of the first film take-up roller may be located outside the housing of the food dispensing module  700 , thereby exposing a portion of the drive gear  841  to the drive mechanism. 
     Alternatively, the second take-up roller may be operatively engaged to a drive mechanism so that the drive mechanism can control the rotation of the second film take-up roller via its associated drive gear  843 . To facilitate the operative engagement of the second film take-up roller with the drive mechanism, a portion of the drive gear  843  of the second film take-up roller would be located outside the housing of the food dispensing module  700 , thereby exposing a portion of the drive gear  843  to the drive mechanism. 
     It is noted that the drive mechanism associated with the drive gear  843  may be driven independently of the drive mechanism associated with the drive gear  841 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 18 , each take-up roller includes an associated trap void  750  which collects residual food product, such as blood, etc. Having a trap void  750  associated with each take-up roller allows flexibility in the orientation of the food dispensing module  700  within the delaminating food dispensing system. 
     Alternatively, the food dispensing module  700  may only include a single trap void which collects residual food product, such as blood, etc. 
       FIG. 19  illustrates a bottom dispensing food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system. As illustrated in  FIG. 19 , the housing of the food dispensing module  700  shows that the dispensing output member  790  (for dispensing delaminated food product  720 ) is located at the bottom of the food dispensing module  700 . The housing of the dispensing output member  790  shows that an opening  780  is provided to enable the operative engagement of between a drive gear of a take-up roller and a drive mechanism. 
     Although, in  FIG. 19 , the opening  780  is illustrated at the top of the dispensing output member  790 , it can alternatively be located at the bottom of the dispensing output member  790 . 
       FIG. 20  illustrates a top dispensing food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system. As illustrated in  FIG. 20 , the housing of the food dispensing module  700  shows that the dispensing output member  790  (for dispensing delaminated food product  720 ) of the dispensing food dispensing module  790  is located at the top of the food dispensing module  700 . 
     The housing of the dispensing food dispensing module  790  shows that an opening  780  is provided to enable the operative engagement of between a drive gear of a take-up roller and a drive mechanism. 
     Although, in  FIG. 20 , the opening  780  is illustrated at the top of the dispensing output member  790 , it can alternatively be located at the bottom of the dispensing output member  790 . 
       FIG. 21  illustrates dual dispensing food dispensing modules for a delaminating food dispensing system, wherein one food dispensing module is located above the other food dispensing module. As illustrated in  FIG. 21 , each food dispensing module  700  engages a drive mechanism  847  that is driven by an associated motor  850 . 
     It is noted that the drive mechanisms and associated motors can be operated independently or dependently. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 21 , the drive mechanism  847  for the top food dispensing module is located above the associated delaminating unit  790 , and the drive mechanism  840  for the bottom food dispensing module is located below the associated delaminating unit  790 . 
     It is noted that a drive mechanism  845 , alternatively, may be located between the delaminating units  790  such that the drive mechanism  845  for the top food dispensing module  700  is located below the associated delaminating unit  790  and the drive mechanism  845  for the bottom food dispensing module  700  is located above the associated delaminating unit  790 . 
     The dual dispensing food dispensing modules dispense delaminated food product  720  onto a receiving area  260 . 
     As previously noted the dispensing of the delaminated food product  725  from the top food dispensing module may be independent of the dispensing of the delaminated food product  725  from the bottom food dispensing module. 
       FIG. 22  illustrates a food dispensing module within a delaminating food dispensing system. As illustrated in  FIG. 22 , a food dispensing module  700  for a delaminating food dispensing system  100  includes an outer housing  705  and a delaminating housing  790 . The delaminating housing  790  has a first portion which is located within the outer housing  705  and a second portion located outside the outer housing  705 . 
     The delaminating housing  790  includes delaminating nips  740  for delaminating the food product  500  from the films  710  prior to dispensing. To facilitate the delamination process, the delaminating housing  790  includes a first film take-up roller  735  and a second film take-up roller  730 . The first film take-up roller  735  and second film take-up roller  730  take-up the film  710 , thereby pulling the film by delaminating nips  740  to delaminate the food product  500  from the films  710  prior to dispensing the food product  500  through output opening  795 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 22 , each take-up roller includes an associated trap void  750  which collects residual food product, such as blood, etc. Having a trap void  750  associated with each take-up roller allows flexibility in the orientation of the food dispensing module  700  within the delaminating food dispensing system. 
     Moreover, as illustrated in  FIG. 22 , the output opening  795  is located in the second portion of the delaminating housing  790 . 
     The first film take-up roller  735  includes a first drive gear (not shown) and the second film take-up roller  730  includes a second drive gear (not shown). 
     It is noted that the first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the first drive gear is located outside the delaminating housing  790  and outside the outer housing  705  to engage drive mechanism  840 . 
     It is noted that a portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing  790  and outside the outer housing  705  to engage drive mechanism  840 . 
     The delaminating housing  790  may be detachably attached to the outer housing  705 . 
     The outer housing  705  may be constructed of bio-degradable material or disposable material. 
     It is further noted that the delaminating housing  790  and its various elements (first film take-up roller  735 , second film take-up roller  730 , delaminating nips  740 , and drive gears) may, after use, be properly cleaned and sanitized and reused in a new food dispensing module. 
     It is noted that the delaminating food dispensing system  100  may include tracks, rails, grooves, etc. (not shown) that physically engage the food dispensing module  700  to guide the food dispensing module  700  into its proper location within the delaminating food dispensing system  100  so that the drive gears can operatively engage the drive mechanism  840 . 
     It is further noted that the food dispensing module  700  may include tracks, rails, grooves, etc. (not shown) that physically engage the delaminating food dispensing system  100  to guide the food dispensing module  700  into its proper location within the delaminating food dispensing system  100  so that the drive gears can operatively engage the drive mechanism  840 . 
       FIG. 23  illustrates another food dispensing module within a delaminating food dispensing system. As illustrated in  FIG. 23 , a food dispensing module  700  for a delaminating food dispensing system  100  includes an outer housing  705  and a delaminating housing  790 . The delaminating housing  790  has a first portion which is located within the outer housing  705  and a second portion located outside the outer housing  705 . 
     The delaminating housing  790  includes delaminating nips  740  for delaminating the food product  500  from the films  710  prior to dispensing. To facilitate the delamination process, the delaminating housing  790  includes a first film take-up roller  735  and a second film take-up roller  730 . 
     The first film take-up roller  735  and second film take-up roller  730  take-up the film  710 , thereby pulling the film by delaminating nips  740  to delaminate the food product  500  from the films  710  prior to dispensing the food product  500  through output opening  795 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 23 , each take-up roller includes an associated trap void  750  which collects residual food product, such as blood, etc. Having a trap void  750  associated with each take-up roller allows flexibility in the orientation of the food dispensing module  700  within the delaminating food dispensing system. 
     Moreover, as illustrated in  FIG. 23 , the output opening  795  is located in the second portion of the delaminating housing  790 . 
     The first film take-up roller  735  includes a first drive gear (not shown) and the second film take-up roller  730  includes a second drive gear (not shown). 
     A portion of the first drive gear is located outside the delaminating housing  790  and outside the outer housing  705  to engage a first drive mechanism  840 . 
     It is noted that a portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing  790  and outside the outer housing  705  to engage a second drive mechanism  841 . 
     The delaminating housing  790  may be detachably attached to the outer housing  705 . 
     The outer housing  705  may be constructed of bio-degradable material or disposable material. 
     It is further noted that the delaminating housing  790  and its various elements (first film take-up roller  735 , second film take-up roller  730 , delaminating nips  740 , and drive gears) may, after use, be properly cleaned and sanitized and reused in a new food dispensing module. 
     It is noted that the delaminating food dispensing system  100  may include tracks, rails, grooves, etc. (not shown) that physically engage the food dispensing module  700  to guide the food dispensing module  700  into its proper location within the delaminating food dispensing system  100  so that the drive gears can operatively engage the drive mechanisms ( 840  and  841 ). 
     It is further noted that the food dispensing module  700  may include tracks, rails, grooves, etc. (not shown) that physically engage the delaminating food dispensing system  100  to guide the food dispensing module  700  into its proper location within the delaminating food dispensing system  100  so that the drive gears can operatively engage the drive mechanisms ( 840  and  841 ). 
     In summary, a food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system includes an outer housing; and a delaminating housing; the delaminating housing having a first portion being located within the outer housing and a second portion located outside the outer housing; the delaminating housing including delaminating nips, a first film take-up roller, a second film take-up roller, an output opening, and a trap void; the output opening being located in the second portion of the delaminating housing. 
     The first film take-up roller may include a first drive gear and the second film take-up roller includes a second drive gear. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing operatively engages a driving mechanism. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing. 
     The portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing operatively engages a driving mechanism. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing and a portion of the second drive gear is located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing operatively engages a driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing operatively engages the driving mechanism. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing operatively engages a first driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the delaminating housing and outside the outer housing operatively engages a second driving mechanism. 
     The delaminating housing may be detachably attached to the outer housing. 
     The outer housing may include laminated food product. 
     The outer housing may be constructed of bio-degradable material. 
     The outer housing may be constructed of disposable material. 
     A delaminating food dispensing system includes a housing; a drive mechanism; a first food dispensing module; a second food dispensing module; a first food dispensing module opening; and a second food dispensing module opening; the first food dispensing module including a first food dispensing module outer housing, and a first food dispensing module delaminating housing; the first food dispensing module delaminating housing having a first portion being located within the first food dispensing module outer housing and a second portion located outside the first food dispensing module outer housing; the first food dispensing module delaminating housing including first food dispensing module delaminating nips, a first food dispensing module first film take-up roller, a first food dispensing module second film take-up roller, a first food dispensing module output opening, and a first food dispensing module trap void; the first food dispensing module output opening being located in the second portion of the first food dispensing module delaminating housing; the second food dispensing module including a second food dispensing module outer housing, and a second food dispensing module delaminating housing; the second food dispensing module delaminating housing having a first portion being located within the second food dispensing module outer housing and a second portion located outside the second food dispensing module outer housing; the second food dispensing module delaminating housing including second food dispensing module delaminating nips, a second food dispensing module first film take-up roller, a second food dispensing module second film take-up roller, a second food dispensing module output opening, and a second food dispensing module trap void; the second food dispensing module output opening being located in the second portion of the first food dispensing module delaminating housing. 
     The first food dispensing module may be located side-by-side with the second food dispensing module in the housing. 
     The first food dispensing module may be located above the second food dispensing module in the housing. 
     The first food dispensing module first film take-up roller may include a first drive gear; the first food dispensing module second film take-up roller including a second drive gear; the second food dispensing module first film take-up roller including a third drive gear; the second food dispensing module second film take-up roller including a fourth drive gear. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates and the third drive gear is mechanically linked to the fourth drive gear such that when the third drive gear rotates the fourth drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing and a portion of the third drive gear is located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing operatively engages the drive mechanism and the portion of the third drive gear located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing operatively engages the drive mechanism. 
     A portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing and a portion of the fourth drive gear is located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing. 
     The portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing operatively engages the drive mechanism and the portion of the fourth drive gear located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing operatively engages the drive mechanism. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing; a portion of the third drive gear may be located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing; a portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing; and a portion of the fourth drive gear may be located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing operatively engages the drive mechanism; the portion of the third drive gear located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing operatively engaging the drive mechanism; the portion of the second drive gear located outside the first food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the first food dispensing module outer housing operatively engaging the drive mechanism; and the portion of the fourth drive gear located outside the second food dispensing module delaminating housing and outside the second food dispensing module outer housing operatively engaging the drive mechanism. 
     The first food dispensing module delaminating housing may be detachably attached to the first food dispensing module outer housing and the second food dispensing module delaminating housing is detachably attached to the second food dispensing module outer housing. 
     The first food dispensing module outer housing may include laminated food product and the second food dispensing module outer housing may include laminated food product. 
     The first food dispensing module outer housing may be constructed of bio-degradable material and the second food dispensing module outer housing is constructed of bio-degradable material. 
     The first food dispensing module outer housing may be constructed of disposable material and the second food dispensing module outer housing is constructed of disposable material. 
     A food module for a food dispensing module used in a delaminating food dispensing system includes a first film having a first portion and a second portion; a second film having a first portion and a second portion; food product; a delaminating housing; a first delaminating nip; a second delaminating nip; a first film take-up roller; a second film take-up roller; an output opening; and a trap void; the food product being laminated between the first portion of the first film and the first portion of the second film; the second portion of the first film being detachably attached to the first film take-up roller; the second portion of the first film engaging the first delaminating nip; the second portion of the second film being detachably attached to the second film take-up roller; the second portion of the second film engaging the second delaminating nip. 
     The first film take-up roller may include a first drive gear and the second film take-up roller includes a second drive gear. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing engages a driving mechanism. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing. 
     The portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing engages a driving mechanism. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing and a portion of the second drive gear is located outside the delaminating housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing operatively engages a driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the delaminating housing operatively engages the driving mechanism. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the delaminating housing operatively engages a first driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the delaminating housing operatively engages a second driving mechanism. 
     A delaminating food module includes a housing; a first delaminating nip; a second delaminating nip; a first film take-up roller; a second film take-up roller; an output opening; and a trap void. 
     The first film take-up roller may include a first drive gear and the second film take-up roller includes a second drive gear. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a driving mechanism. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the housing. 
     The portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a driving mechanism. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing and a portion of the second drive gear is located outside the housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the housing enables engagement of the driving mechanism. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a first driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the housing enables engagement of a second driving mechanism. 
     A delaminating food dispensing system includes a housing; a drive mechanism; a food dispensing module; and a food dispensing module opening; and the food dispensing module including an outer housing, and a delaminating housing; the delaminating housing having a first portion being located within the outer housing and a second portion located outside the outer housing; the food dispensing module delaminating housing including, delaminating nips, a first film take-up roller, a second film take-up roller, an output opening, and a trap void; the output opening being located in the second portion of the delaminating housing. 
     The first film take-up roller may include a first drive gear and the second film take-up roller includes a second drive gear. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a driving mechanism. 
     The first drive gear may be mechanically linked to the second drive gear such that when the first drive gear rotates the second drive gear rotates. 
     A portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the housing. 
     The portion of the second drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a driving mechanism. 
     A portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing and a portion of the second drive gear is located outside the housing. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the housing enables engagement of the driving mechanism. 
     The portion of the first drive gear may be located outside the housing enables engagement of a first driving mechanism and the portion of the second drive gear located outside the housing enables engagement of a second driving mechanism. 
     It will be appreciated that variations of the above-disclosed embodiments and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be desirably combined into many other different systems or applications. Also, various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in the art which are also intended to be encompassed by the description above and the following claims.