Baked object taking-out apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12420428-B2
Application number	US-202217656740-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2022
Priority date	Mar 29, 2021
Publication date	Sep 23, 2025
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025

Abstract

The baked object taking-out apparatus is an apparatus that takes out a baked object from a baking base plate including a disposing surface on which the baked object is disposed. The baked object taking-out apparatus includes a robot arm, a holding member that is provided on the robot arm, that is formed of a metal material, and that is capable of holding the baking base plate, and a protective member that is formed at a portion of the holding member which comes into contact with the baking base plate and that is configured with a ceramic coating which contains a ceramic component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A baked object taking-out apparatus for taking out a baked object from a baking base plate having a disposing surface on which the baked object is disposed, the baked object taking-out apparatus comprising:
a robot arm;
a holding member on the robot arm, the holding member being formed of a metal material and being configured to hold the baking base plate;
a protective member formed at a portion of the holding member, the protective member being arranged to come into contact with the baking base plate and having a ceramic coating containing a ceramic component; and
a retrieving apparatus below a position where the baking base plate is tilted and configured to retrieve the baked object disposed on the baking base plate,
wherein the robot arm is configured to at least tilt the baking base plate by rotating the holding member about a predetermined axis,
wherein the holding member comprises a first holding member and a second holding member, the second holding member being opposed to the first holding member in a first direction,
wherein the first holding member comprises a first held surface contacting the baking base plate, a first upper claw part located at an upward position more than the first held surface and protruding toward the second holding member more than the first held surface, and a first lower claw part located at a downward position more than the first held surface and protruding toward the second holding member more than the first held surface,
wherein the second holding member comprises a second held surface contacting the baking base plate, a second upper claw part located at an upward position more than the second held surface and protruding toward the first holding member more than the second held surface, and a second lower claw part located at a downward position more than the second held surface and protruding toward the first holding member more than the second held surface,
wherein the first holding member comprises a first middle claw part located at least between the first upper claw part and the first lower claw part with respect to an up and down direction, the first middle claw part protruding from the first held surface to the second holding member, the first middle claw part being, with respect to a second direction crossing to the first direction in a plane view, located at one side in the second direction more than an end part at one side in the second direction of the baking base plate when the baking base plate comes into contact with the first held surface, and
wherein the second holding member comprises a second middle claw part located at least between the second upper claw part and the second lower claw part in the up and down direction, the second middle claw part protruding from the second held surface to the first holding member, the second middle claw part being, with respect to the second direction in a plane view, located at one side in the second direction more than an end part at one side in the second direction of the baking base plate when the baking base plate comes into contact with the second held surface.

2. The baked object taking-out apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein a length of the first middle claw part in the first direction is longer than lengths of the first upper claw part and the first lower claw part in the first direction, and
wherein a length of the second middle claw part in the first direction is longer than lengths of the second upper claw part and the second lower claw part in the first direction.

3. A baked object taking-out apparatus for taking out a baked object from a baking container whose upper surface is opened, the baked object taking-out apparatus comprising:
a robot arm;
a holding member on the robot arm, the holding member being formed of a metal material and being configured to hold the baking container;
a protective member formed at a portion of the holding member, the protective member being arranged to come into contact with the baking container and having a ceramic coating containing a ceramic component;
a retrieving apparatus configured to retrieve the baked object accommodated in the baking container, and
an additional baking container,
wherein the robot arm is configured to vertically reverse the baking container above the retrieving apparatus by rotating the holding member,
wherein the holding member comprises a first holding member and a second holding member opposed to the first holding member,
wherein the first holding member comprises a first held surface arranged to come into contact with the baking container, a first upper claw part located upwardly of the first held surface and protruding toward the second holding member more than the first held surface, and a first lower claw part located at a downward position more than the first held surface and protruding toward the second holding member more than the first held surface,
wherein the second holding member comprises a second held surface arranged to come into contact with the baking container, a second upper claw part located upwardly of the second held surface and protruding toward the first holding member more than the second held surface, and a second lower claw part located at a downward position more than the second held surface and protruding toward the first holding member more than the second held surface,
wherein the baking container comprises a bottom surface part having a rectangular shape and four side surface parts extending upward from the bottom surface part,
wherein on each of the side surface parts, a recessed part being recessed downward is formed, and
wherein the first lower claw part of the first holding member and the second lower claw part of the second holding member hold the additional baking container stacked on the baking container in an up and down direction and are located at recessed, lower side parts of the baking container.

4. The baked object taking-out apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein a length of the first lower claw part in a first direction in which the first holding member and the second holding member are aligned is shorter than a length of the first upper claw part in the first direction in which the first holding member and the second holding member are aligned, and
wherein a length of the second lower claw part in the first direction in which the first holding member and the second holding member are aligned is shorter than a length of the second upper claw part in the first direction in which the first holding member and the second holding member are aligned.

Assignees

• Noritake Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kondo Hiromu
• Tanaka Kenichi
• Sakai Akira
• Kato Hidetaka

Classifications

• B25J11/0045

  Manipulators used in the food industry · CPC title

• A47J44/00

  Multi-purpose machines for preparing food {with several driving units} · CPC title

• F27D2003/127

  for carrying pots · CPC title

• F27D2003/126

  with long arms, charging forks · CPC title

• F27D2003/125

  Charging cars, lift trolleys · CPC title