AN AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTOR APPARATUS FOR HEATED FOOD PRODUCTS, SUCH AS PIZZAS OR OTHER PRODUCTS, AND AN OPERATING METHOD

摘要

The apparatus comprises at least a collection chamber (10) capable of containing a plurality of food products (11 ), and a second chamber (30) having means for heating the products (11 ). During functioning, the following stages are performed: transferring the food products (11 ) singly from the collection chamber (10) to the second chamber (30); displacing the lower heating device (37) into an inactive position in which the nearing and distancing movement of the food product (11 ) with respect to the upper heating device (35) is enabled; vertically translating the food product, moving the food product along a single vertically-transferring axis (A), starting from entry thereof into the second chamber (30), up to a heating position, defined in proximity of and below the active heating surface (36) of the upper heating device (35); then bringing the lower heating device (37) into an active position in which the active surface (38) is facing upwards and is located below the active surface (36) of the upper heating device (35), the food product (11 ) being interposed, and the upper heating device (35) and the lower heating device (37) producing the heating of the food product (11 ), newly displacing the lower heating device (37) into the inactive position, vertically translating the food product (11 ), moving the food product downwards along the vertical transferring axis (A) up to an expelling position outside the second chamber (30).