US1790488A - Display and roasting machine - Google Patents

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Jam 27, 1931. F. SAUNDERS ETAL. 1,790,435

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Patented Jan. 27', 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY AND ROAS'IIING MACHINE -Application filed December 21, 1928. Serial No. 827,714.

The present invention relates to display and roasting machines, and aims to provide a novel machine for roasting frankfurters or other edible articles and/or displaying such articles.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a machine of the kind indicated having novel means for supporting and mounting the frankfurters or other articles for planetary motion for purpose of display and also for movement around a heating unit.

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view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a rear view of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on theline 22 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are horizontal sections on the respective lines 3-3 and 44 of Fig. 2.

The machine is enclosed within a case havthe top portion of the base has a depression 17 into which grease dripping on the base will flow so as to discharge down thespout 18 into therecepetacle 10.

.An annular seriesof rods orhangers 19 are provided within the case, and havepins 20 on which frankfurters may be hung, as shown in Fig. 2. These hangers may be provided with hooks, shelves, or other devlces for supporting various articles to be displayed, when the machine is used fordisplay purposes.

Thehangers 19 aresuspendedfrom planet gears 21 which mesh with and travel around a sun gear. 22, and anannular gear 24 surrounds saidgears 21 andhasinternal gear teeth 23 meshing with them. Thegears 22 and 24 haveflanges 25 supporting theplanet gears 21,andbrackets 27 are secured on thesun gear 22 and extend across and below the gear '24 and haverollers 28 supporting saidcar 24.

' Ashield 27 is preferably disposed on thebrackets 27 and surrounds the gears to conceal them, as seen in Fig. 1.

Avertical shaft 29 extends upwardl the base, and has its lower end operabi nected with themotor 9, and said shaft has apinion 30 at its upper end meshing with theexternal teeth 30 of thegear 24, thereby rotating said gear, which in turn will rotate theplanet gears 21 so that they have a planetary motion, rotating about their axes as well as the axes of thesun gear 22. The planetary motion of thehangers 19 is of advantage in eifectively displaying the articles supported by the hangers as well as moving said articles around the central heating unit.

l he heating unit, as shown, is electrical, but a gas or other suitable heating unit may be used.

The electrical heating unit comprises thevertical resistance coils 31 connected at their ends to bindingposts 32 secured toupright reflectors 33, which are preferably concaved transversely, as seen in Fig. 4, so asto concentrate the heat rays on the frankfurters or other articles as they pass thecoils 31.

Thereflectors 33 are seated on asupport 34, and acap 35 is fitted over the upper ends of the reflectors and supports atube 26 whichv inlturn supports thesun gear 22.

Thesupport 34 is mounted on atubular post 36 secured on the'base 7. An electric lamp for purpose of display is mounted on thetop 15, which has aholder 37 for anornamental shade 38 to enclose the lamp.

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Thewires 40 for the lamp and for theresistance coils 31 pass through thetubular posts 26 and 36 and between thereflectors 33, and the back of thebase 7 hassuitable switches 41 for controlling the circuits of the lamp, resistance coils or heater, and motor .9, so that the three circuits may be controlled independently.

The electriccurrent supply cable 42 enters the base at the back, as seen in Fig. 1.

Thedoor 14 may be readily slid open for placing the frank furters or other articles on the hangers and removing same therefrom, and when themotor 9 is operated the hangers are given a planetary motion around the heating unit, both for purpose of display and to roast the articles on all sides.

It will be noted that the upper surface of thebase 7 is not encumbered, so that grease running or falling down from the frankfurters or other articles will not pass to any of the working parts and will run into the depression 17 and down through thespout 18 into thereceptacle 10.

The machine is therefore sanitary, because it can be kept clean conveniently, and grease running down from the hangers will flow immediately down into thereceptacle 10.

As hereinbefore indicated the machine may be used without the heating unit for displaying various articles, thehangers 19 having sultable means for supporting the articles for purposes of display.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A machine of the character described comprising a non-rotatable sun gear, an annular gear surrounding same, planet gears between and meshing with said sun and annular gears, brackets carried by the sun gear and extending over and supporting the annular gear for rotary movement, means for rotating the annular gear, and hangers suspended from said planet gears, said sun and annular gears having flanges on which said planet gears are seated and supported.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix our signatures.

FREDERICK SAUNDERS. ARTHUR SAUNDERS.

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