Depositing apparatus

Claim 2

Apparatus for handling and depositing streusel type material comprising: a storage hopper and applicator for handling and directing the flow of the material; a discharge manifold having dividers to direct the flow of the material into a multiple number of individual streams; a housing with upper connectors to said manifold and lower nozzle spouts positioned above the depositing position; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing and having a series of Y-shaped borings revolving about an axis, said borings successively communicating first with said upper connectors and then with said lower nozzles; means to assist the filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner; said material is placed in an upper storage hopper having agitator fingers to break up said material into varying size lumps which are forced into a lower applicator hopper; and means to activate and deactivate said system as an individual pan frame passes the depositing position.

Claim 3

The apparatus according to claim 1 including means for varying the speed of the applicator reel so that the amount of material deposited in individual cups of a pan frame is controlled.

Claim 4

Apparatus for handling and depositing streusel type material comprising: a storage hopper and applicator for handling and directing the flow of the material; a discharge manifold having dividers to direct the flow of the material into a multiple number of individual streams; a housing with upper connectors to said manifold and lower nozzle spouts positioned above the depositing position; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing and having a series of Y-shaped borings revolving about an axis, said borings successively communicating first with said upper connectors and then with said lower nozzles; means to assist thE filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner; and means to synchronize said drum so that the material is deposited into individual cups in a pan frame in a controlled and variable manner.

Claim 5

Apparatus for handling and depositing streusel type material comprising: a storage hopper and applicator for handling and directing the flow of the material; a discharge manifold having dividers to direct the flow of the material into a multiple number of individual streams; a housing with upper connectors to said manifold and lower nozzle spouts positioned above the depositing position; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing and having a series of Y-shaped borings revolving about an axis, said borings successively communicating first with said upper connectors and then with said lower nozzles; means to assist thE filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner; and means to synchronize said drum so that the material is deposited into individual cups in a pan frame in a controlled and variable manner.

Claim 6

The apparatus according to claim 3 including clutching and indexing means to compensate for variations in spacing between pan frames as they move past the depositing position.

Claim 7

A crumb cake depositing apparatus comprising: a storage hopper and applicator for handling and directing the flow of a source of streusel type material; a discharge manifold coupled to direct the flow of said material into a multiple number of individual streams; a housing coupled to said manifold and having a series of lower nozzles positioned above the depositing position; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing and having a series of Y-shaped borings revolving about its axis, said borings successively communicating first with said manifold to be filled and then with said lower nozzles to deposit simultaneously said material onto serial arranged cake cups in a pan; means to assist the filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner; said storage hopper and applicator includes agitator fingers to break up said material into varying size lumps which are forced into a lower applicator hopper; an applicator reel in the lower hopper to wedge said material through a perforated screen attached to said hopper such that said material falls into said discharge manifold directly below; and means to activate and deactivate said system as each individual cup frame passes the depositing position.

Claim 8

A crumb cake depositing apparatus comprising: a storage hopper and applicator for handling and directing the flow of a source of streusel type material; a discharge manifold coupled to direct the flow of said material into a multiple number of individual streams; a housing coupled to said manifold and having a series of lower nozzles positioned above the depositing position; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing and having a series of Y-shaped borings revolving about its axis, said borings successively communicating first with said manifold to be filled and then with said lower nozzles to deposit simultaneously said material onto serial arranged cake cups in a pan; means to assist the filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner; said storage hopper and applicator includes agitator fingers to break up said material into varying size lumps which are forced into a lower applicator hopper; an applicator reel in the lower hopper to wedge said material through a perforated screen attached to said hopper such that said material falls into said discharge manifold directly below; and means to activate and deactivate said system as each individual cup frame passes the depositing position.

Claim 9

The apparatus according to claim 5 including means for varying the speed of the applicator reel so that the amount of material deposited in individual cups is controlled.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 5 including means to synchronize said drum so that the material is simultaneously deposited into all cups in a row in a pan frame in a controlled manner.

Claim 11

The apparatus according to claim 5 including clutching and indexing means for controlling each series of three rows of cups in one frame to compensate for variations in spacing between frames as they move past the depositing position.

Claim 12

The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said means to assist the filling and depositing of said material include first means for coupling air into each of said Y-shaped bores during the depositing of said material, and second means coupled to direct air to each of said Y-shaped bores during filling with said material.

Claim 13

The apparatus according to claim 9 including first and second valves coupled to control, in response to first and second cams, the introduction of air into said borings by said first and second means.