Apparatus for the preparation and dispensing of bakery food products

Abstract

An apparatus (1) for the preparation and dispensing of bakery food products, in particular pizzas, comprising: a magazine (2) containing a plurality of food products (P) having a storage compartment (3) for storing said products (P) in a respective semi-cooked condition; cooling means (4) arranged inside the magazine (2) to keep the compartment (3) of said food products (P) at a predetermined freezing temperature; a supply line (15) for supplying said food products (P) extending between a product loading station arranged in the area of the magazine (2) and a dispensing station for dispensing the food products (P), packaging means (21), located in the area of said dispensing station to arrange each product (P) leaving the supply line (15) inside a respective package (C); said supply line comprising: a first oven (16) arranged downstream of the loading station and configured to thaw the food products (P) leaving the magazine (2); and a second oven (17) interposed between said first ovenand said dispensing station and configured to cook the thawed food product at a given temperature depending on the type of the product (P) itself.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for preparing and dispensing baked goods, in particular pizza. In particular, the invention relates to a device capable of automatically preparing and serving pizza according to the corresponding storage conditions. Background technique [0002] As is well known, automatic food dispensers consist of a device equipped with an interface enabling the user to select the edible food to be served. [0003] Usually, these devices comprise a food storage area, equipped with a storage device for containing said food, which is arranged so that the same kind of food is kept at a set temperature at all times. [0004] The storage chamber downstream of the storage unit has a supply line capable of extracting the required food from the storage unit and delivering it to the food collection area. [0005] The supply line is equipped with heating elements that heat the food as it is transported to the collection area. In thi...

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Problems solved by technology

[0009] In particular, in order to be able to accommodate large volumes of food products, such as different types of pizza, the storage device needs to be of suitable size, so there will be disadvantages in terms of volumetric size

[0010] In order to eliminate these disadvantages, the volume of the storage device is reduced, and the overall size is limited, so it is necessary to frequently and periodically supply materials to the storage device

[0011] However, even such a technical solution cannot avoid the following disadvantages: it cannot cover a wide range of foods, or requires frequent manual intervention for food resupply

[0012] In addition, the development of the supply line and the development of the heating elements are especially cumbersome and have disadvantages in terms of production costs

[0013] A further serious disadvantage of the known device is the poor taste of pre-baked and then re-thawed pizzas

[0014] Such storage and preparation conditions are particularly unsuitable for baked goods, as pizza, for example, loses that distinctive food flavor profile that makes up the food itself once thawed

[0015] Finally, another disadvantage of the above known devices is that, once the device has delivered the food, it does not provide a system for proper packaging of the baked food

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