Depositing apparatus

Claim 2

Material depositing apparatus comprising: a housing having an entrance and exit port; material dispensing means positioned adjacent said entrance port for dispensing a material into said entrance port; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing for rotational movement, said drum having branches defining a Y-shaped bore with each branch of said bore being spaced approximately 120* in a plane perpendicular to the drum axis; means coupled to said housing to assist the filling of said bore and depositing of said material from said bore; and means for intermittently rotating said drum so that one branch of said bore communicates first with said entrance port to fill said Y-shaped bore with said material and then another branch of said bore communicates with said exit port for depositing said material from said Y-shaped bore.

Claim 3

Material depositing apparatus comprising: a housing having an entrance and exit port; material dispensing means positioned adjacent said entrance port for dispensing a material into said entrance port; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing for rotational movement, said drum having branches defining a Y-shaped bore with each branch of said bore being spaced approximately 120* in a plane perpendicular to the drum axis; means coupled to said housing to assist the filling of said bore and depositing of said material from said bore; and means for intermittently rotating said drum so that one branch of said bore communicates first with said entrance port to fill said Y-shaped bore with said material and then another branch of said bore communicates with said exit port for depositing said material from said Y-shaped bore.

Claim 4

Material depositing apparatus comprising: a housing having an entrance and exit port; material dispensing means positioned adjacent said entrance port for dispensing a material into said entrance port; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing for rotational movement, said drum having branches defining a Y-shaped bore with each branch of said bore being spaced approximately 120* in a plane perpendicular to the drum axis; means coupled to said housing to assist the filling of said bore and depositing of said material from said bore; and means for intermittently rotating said drum so that one branch of said bore communicates first with said entrance port to fill said Y-shaped bore with said material and then another branch of said bore communicates with said exit port for depositing said material from said Y-shaped bore.

Claim 5

Apparatus for handling and depositing streusel type material comprising: an upper storage hopper and lower applicator hopper for handling and directing the flow of the material; a discharge manifold being positioned to receive the material from said lower application hopper and having dividers to direct the flow of the material into a multiple number of individual streams; a depositing position; a housing mounted between said manifold and depositing position with upper connectors to said manifold and lower nozzle spouts directed at the depositing position; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing by a shaft and having a series of branches defining a series of Y-shaped borings revolving about an axis, each branch of said borings in said series being coincident and the branches in each bOre being equally spaced apart from each other in a plane perpendicular to said shaft; means for rotating said drum so that one series of branches first communicates with said upper connectors to completely fill the Y-shaped series of borings and then another series of branches communicates with said lower nozzles to completely deposit the material from said Y-shaped series of borings in a sequential order; and means to assist the filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner.

Claim 6

Apparatus for handling and depositing streusel type material comprising: an upper storage hopper and lower applicator hopper for handling and directing the flow of the material; a discharge manifold being positioned to receive the material from said lower application hopper and having dividers to direct the flow of the material into a multiple number of individual streams; a depositing position; a housing mounted between said manifold and depositing position with upper connectors to said manifold and lower nozzle spouts directed at the depositing position; a drum mounted coaxially in said housing by a shaft and having a series of branches defining a series of Y-shaped borings revolving about an axis, each branch of said borings in said series being coincident and the branches in each bOre being equally spaced apart from each other in a plane perpendicular to said shaft; means for rotating said drum so that one series of branches first communicates with said upper connectors to completely fill the Y-shaped series of borings and then another series of branches communicates with said lower nozzles to completely deposit the material from said Y-shaped series of borings in a sequential order; and means to assist the filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner.

Claim 7

The apparatus according to claim 2 including agitator fingers mounted in the upper storage hopper to break up said material into varying size lumps which are forced into the lower applicator hopper.

Claim 8

The apparatus according to claim 3 including an applicator reel in the lower hopper to wedge said material through a perforated screen attached to said lower hopper such that said material falls into said discharge manifold directly below.

Claim 9

The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said means to assist the filling and depositing of said material includes: a source of air flow; first means coupled to said housing for directing said source of air flow into said Y-shaped borings during the depositing of said material; and second means coupled to said manifold to direct said source of air flow to said borings during filling with said material.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 5 including first and second valves coupled to control in response to first and second cams mounted on said drum shaft the introduction of air into said first and second means during the filling and depositing position.

Claim 11

A crumb cake depositing apparatus comprising: a storage hopper and a lower applicator hopper for handling and directing the flow of a source of streusel type material, said storage hopper including agitator fingers to break up said material into varying size lumps which are forced into the lower hopper, and said lower hopper including an applicator reel to wedge said material through a perforated screen attached to said lower hopper; a discharge manifold coupled to said storage hopper and applicator hopper to receive and direct the flow of said material into a multiple number of individual streams; a housing coupled to said manifold and having a series of depositing nozzles; 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 depositing nozzles to deposit simultaneously said material onto serial arranged cake cups in a pan; and means to assist the filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner.

Claim 12

A crumb cake depositing apparatus comprising: a storage hopper and a lower applicator hopper for handling and directing the flow of a source of streusel type material, said storage hopper including agitator fingers to break up said material into varying size lumps which are forced into the lower hopper, and said lower hopper including an applicator reel to wedge said material through a perforated screen attached to said lower hopper; a discharge manifold coupled to said storage hopper and applicator hopper to receive and direct the flow of said material into a multiple number of individual streams; a housing coupled to said manifold and having a series of depositing nozzles; 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 depositing nozzles to deposit simultaneously said material onto serial arranged cake cups in a pan; and means to assist the filling and depositing of said material in a controlled manner.