Vibratory tray conveyor and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8770433
APP PUB NO 20080173649A1
SERIAL NO

11982616

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A tray for vibratory conveying of food articles from a hopper is provided. The tray includes a tray body, food inlet portion, and a food outlet portion. An upwardly extending dividing member divides the tray into at least two food inlet conveyor passageways, the inlet conveyor passageways merging into a single food passageway that extends to the food outlet portion. The single food passageway may have an initially wide portion and subsequently narrow to a narrow portion as it approaches a discharge end. This arrangement helps to declump food items, preferably causing food items the size of chicken nuggets to be conveyed in a single-file arrangement along the single food passageway. The single food passageway is preferably non-linear, and may, for example, have a zigzag or serpentine configuration to promote accurate dispensing of food items.

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  • RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bone, David Nashville, US 11 168
Conley, Craig Oswego, US 9 86
Dorsten, Ron Oak Brook, US 22 410
Ewald, Henry T Roselle, US 47 888
Hong, Jenny M Palatine, US 6 63
Rudesill, Brian Hudson, US 3 48
Schackmuth, Glenn Montgomery, US 39 575
Sus, Gerald A Frankfort, US 37 934

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