Food dispenser and method

A portioning dispenser for bulk food items is disclosed which receives bulk food items in a storage bin, portions food items from the storage bin, and dispenses measured portions of food items for further processing. The dispenser can include a rotary drum for conveying food items from the storage b...

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Hauptverfasser:	CARROLL, DAVID W, CAHLANDER, ROBERT L, LAWRENCE, GREGORY A, HOLLINGSWORTH, ALFRED C, RUDESILL, BRIAN R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS STORING TRANSPORTING UNPACKING
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Zusammenfassung:	A portioning dispenser for bulk food items is disclosed which receives bulk food items in a storage bin, portions food items from the storage bin, and dispenses measured portions of food items for further processing. The dispenser can include a rotary drum for conveying food items from the storage bin and a load cell for weighing the quantity of items conveyed from the storage bin into a secondary bin. The dispenser can also include a conveyor system for sequentially accepting, filling and returning a plurality of portion containers. In another embodiment of the invention, a method is disclosed for dispensing measured portions of bulk food items which includes several of the above-discussed operations.