Automatic apparatus for broiling spitted foods

Claim 2

Automatic apparatus for the broiling of foods supported on a spit, comprising a stand, an endless workpiece carrier on said stand defining a circumferential path of movement for the cooking of spitted foods, said carrier having outwardly extending spit holding means spaced circumferentially for moving spits with food attached along said path, first and second workpiece cooking means positioned in spaced relation with respect to said path for cooking Such spitted foods as they are carried by said carrier, said cooking means each including a pair of heating members positioned at opposite sides of the path in facing relation to each other, said workpieces holding means on said carrier including grips attached to support one said spit in downwardly hanging relation, a spit receiving station on said path, means for releasing said holding means at said spit receiving station, means forming a drip collecting groove on said stand corresponding to the path of movement of said spits, and a liquid seasoning applying means on said stand positioned between said first and second workpiece heating means adapted to apply liquid seasoning to said spitted foods when the same pass therethrough.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said carrier and said spit grips are vertically spaced above said heating means so that the drippings of the food do not contact the grips and the grips tend to remain clean.

Claim 4

An automatic apparatus for broiling foods of spitted form as set forth in claim 1 wherein said heating members are infrared ray burners.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 3 in which said burners are gas fired.

Claim 6

Automatic apparatus for broiling foods supported on a spit, comprising a stand, an endless workpiece carrier on said stand defining a circumferential path of movement and having outwardly extending spit holding means spaced circumferentially on said carrier for gripping and supporting a spit and the food thereon for movement through said path, said spit holding means including grips which are adapted to retain and hang a spit downwardly in depending relation, a receiving station, means for releasing said grips at said receiving station, circumferentially spaced first and second cooking means positioned on said path in underlying relation to said spit holding means so that said grips are relatively free of the affects of smoke and cooking liquids, and liquid applying means positioned on said path between said working means for applying liquid seasoning to food carried on said spits as said spits move thereby.

Claim 7

Automatic apparatus for broiling foods supported on a spit, comprising a stand, an endless workpiece carrier on said stand defining a circumferential path of movement and having outwardly extending spit holding means spaced circumferentially on said carrier for gripping and supporting a spit and the food thereon for movement through said path, said spit holding means including grips which are adapted to retain and hang a spit downwardly in depending relation, a receiving station, means for releasing said grips at said receiving station, circumferentially spaced first and second cooking means positioned on said path in underlying relation to said spit holding means so that said grips are relatively free of the affects of smoke and cooking liquids, and liquid applying means positioned on said path between said working means for applying liquid seasoning to food carried on said spits as said spits move thereby.

Claim 8

An automatic apparatus for broiling foods of spitted form, comprising a stand, first and second cooking means, an endless workpiece carrier on said stand having workpiece holding means spaced circumferentially for moving spitted workpieces sequentially through said first and second cooking means, a workpiece receiving means and a guide rail adjacent to said workpiece receiving means, said each workpiece holding means includes an outwardly extending holding arm, pivotally anchored toggle link means having spit grips on outer ends and a slide means on inner ends thereof respectively, said slide means being provided with a guide rail engaging pin, a spring means provided between said slide means and holding arm, said holding means adapted to retain and hang the spit of workpiece downwardly and to release said spit at said workpiece receiving means when said engaging pin engages with said guide rail, drip collecting groove means on said stand corresponding to the path of said spit of workpiece, said first and second cooking means being provided on each side of said workpiece carrier, each comprising a pair of heating members facing each other along the path of said spit of workpiece, and a liquid applying means provided between said first and second cooking means adapted to apply liquid seasonings to said workpiece when said workpiece is moved thereto.

Claim 9

An automatic apparatus for broiling foods of spitted form, comprising a stand, first and second cooking means, an endless workpiece carrier on said stand having workpiece holding means spaced circumferentially for moving spitted workpieces sequentially through said first and second cooking means, a workpiece receiving means and a guide rail adjacent to said workpiece receiving means, said each workpiece holding means includes an outwardly extending holding arm, pivotally anchored toggle link means having spit grips on outer ends and a slide means on inner ends thereof respectively, said slide means being provided with a guide rail engaging pin, a spring means provided between said slide means and holding arm, said holding means adapted to retain and hang the spit of workpiece downwardly and to release said spit at said workpiece receiving means when said engaging pin engages with said guide rail, drip collecting groove means on said stand corresponding to the path of said spit of workpiece, said first and second cooking means being provided on each side of said workpiece carrier, each comprising a pair of heating members facing each other along the path of said spit of workpiece, and a liquid applying means provided between said first and second cooking means adapted to apply liquid seasonings to said workpiece when said workpiece is moved thereto.