DONER PREPARATION AND SERVICE AUTOMAT

Abstract

A doner preparation and service automat (100) with the ability to take orders, to prepare doner automatically and to serve the same, characterized in that, it comprises the following; at least one cutting mechanism (201) that enables to automatically cut the frozen doner batons (200) in the automat (100) according to the received order into slices of leaf doner; at least one bread section (300) that keeps the frozen breads in the automat (100) and supplies frozen bread according to the order; at least one cooking mechanism (204) that provides baking/heating the frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) and frozen breads transferred from the bread section (300).

Claims

1. A doner preparation and service automat (100) with the ability to take orders, to prepare doner automatically and to serve the same, characterized in that; it comprises the following; At least one cutting mechanism (201) that enables to automatically cut the frozen doner batons (200) in the automat (100) according to the received order into slices of leaf doner; At least one bread section (300) that keeps the frozen breads in the automat (100) and supplies frozen bread according to the order; At least one cooking mechanism (204) that provides baking/heating the frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) and frozen breads transferred from the bread section (300).

2. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 1; characterized in that; it comprises the following; At least one order screen (101) that is located on the external wall of the automat (100) and allows the user to give order to the automat (100) unmanned and to follow the steps regarding the order; At least one payment unit (102) that is located on the external wall of the automat (100) and allows the user to make payment in terms of the order given.

3. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 1; characterized in that; it comprises at least one product output (103) that is located outside the automat (100) such that the user can be able to reach and allows the user to receive the order in a manner such that it is in a fully prepared and packed condition.

4. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 3; characterized in that; it comprises at least one conveyor (202) that enables to transfer the frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) and frozen breads transferred from the bread section (300) to the cooking mechanism (204), to move them along in the cooking mechanism (204) and to transfer the same from the cooking mechanism (204) to the product output (103).

5. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 4; characterized in that; it comprises at least one vertical conveyor (203) that enables to position some sections in the automat (100) on the top of each other such that the dimensions of the automat (100) are not extended during delivery of the frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) and frozen breads transferred from the bread section (300) from the cooking mechanism (204) to the product output (103).

6. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 4; characterized in that; it comprises at least one sandwich combining section that positions the leaf doner slices on/into the breads so as to form sandwich during the progress of leaf doner slices and breads on the conveyor (202) that exit from the cooking mechanism (204) in a baked/heated manner.

7. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 1; characterized in that; it comprises an extra adding mechanism (400) that provides addition of sauce and/or garniture and/or spice to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order.

8. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 7; characterized in that; it comprises the following; At least one sauce unit (401) that provides addition of sauce to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order and/or; At least one garniture unit (402) that provides addition of garniture to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order and/or; At least one spice unit (403) that provides addition of spice to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order and/or.

9. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 1; characterized in that; it comprises at least one packaging section (500) that packs and/or wraps the product prepared based on the order before serving the same to the user.9.

10. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 1; characterized in that; it comprises a processor that enables the operation of all mechanisms and units respectively and in a coordinated manner from the order received to the service to user in accordance with the order.

11. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 1; characterized in that; it comprises a cleaning mechanism that automatically cleans the cutting mechanism (201), conveyor (202), vertical conveyors (203) cooking mechanism (204), sandwich combining section, extra adding mechanism (400), packaging section (500) and product output (103) one by one or in a certain combination or completely, when all operations are completed and the order is served to the user.

12. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 2; characterized in that; it comprises a remote connection module that allows the user to give order via the mobile application and/or website by the automat (100) remotely.

13. Doner preparation and service automat (100) according to claim 6; characterized in that; it comprises conveyors (202) that enable the breads to be delivered to the sandwich combining section earlier than the conveyors (202) that carry the leaf doner slices so as to transfer the leaf doner slice to be brought in/on the breads in the sandwich combining section.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0027] FIG. 1 is a representative view of the doner preparation and service automat.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a representative view of the frozen doner batons, cutting mechanism, conveyors on which leaf doner slices are carried and cooking mechanism.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a representative view of the frozen bread section, conveyors on which breads are carried and cooking mechanism.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a representative view of the extra adding mechanism, conveyors on which sandwiches are carried, packaging section and product output.

[0031]

TABLE-US-00001 Description of the References NO PART NAME 100 Automat 101 Order Screen 102 Payment unit 103 Product output 200 Doner baton 201 Cutting mechanism 202 Conveyor 203 Vertical conveyor 204 Cooking mechanism 300 Bread section 400 Extra adding mechanism 401 Sauce unit 402 Garniture unit 403 Spice unit 500 Packaging section

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0032] The invention relates to a doner preparation and service automat (100) with the ability to take orders, to prepare doner automatically and to serve the same, characterized in that; it comprises the following;

[0033] At least one order screen (101) that is located on the external wall of the automat (100) and allows the user to give order to the automat (100) unmanned and to follow the steps regarding the order;

[0034] At least one payment unit (102) that is located on the external wall of the automat (100) and allows the user to make payment in terms of the order given,

[0035] At least one product output (103) that is located outside the automat (100) such that the user can be able to reach and enables the user to receive the order in a manner such that it is in a fully prepared and packed condition;

[0036] At least one cutting mechanism (201) that enables to automatically cut the frozen doner batons (200) in the automat (100) according to the received order into slices of leaf doner;

[0037] At least one bread section (300) that keeps the frozen breads in the automat (100) and supplies frozen bread according to the order;

[0038] At least one cooking mechanism (204) that bakes/heats the frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) and frozen breads transferred from the bread section (300);

[0039] At least one conveyor (202) that enables to transfer the frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) and frozen breads transferred from the bread section (300) to the cooking mechanism (204), to proceed in the cooking mechanism (204) and moving the same from the cooking mechanism (204) to the product output (103);

[0040] At least one vertical conveyor (203) that enables to position some sections in the automat (100) on the top of each other such that the dimensions of the automat (100) are not extended during delivery of the frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) and frozen breads transferred from the bread section (300) from the cooking mechanism (204) to the product output (103);

[0041] At least one sandwich combining section that positions the leaf doner slices on/into the breads so as to form sandwich during the progress of leaf doner slices and breads on the conveyor (202) that exit from the cooking mechanism (204) in a baked/heated manner;

[0042] An extra adding mechanism (400) that provides addition of sauce and/or garniture and/or spice to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order;

[0043] At least one sauce unit (401) that provides addition of sauce to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order;

[0044] At least one garniture unit (402) that provides addition of garniture to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order;

[0045] At least one spice unit (403) that provides addition of spice to the product in the form of doner sandwich/doner wrap in the sandwich combining section according to the order;

[0046] At least one packaging section (500) that packs and/or wraps the product prepared based on the order before serving the same to the user;

[0047] Processor that enables the operation of all mechanisms and units respectively and in a coordinated manner from the order received to the service to user comply with the order;

[0048] Remote connection module that allows the user to give order through the mobile application and/or web site via automat (100) remotely;

[0049] Cleaning mechanism that automatically cleans the cutting mechanism (201), conveyor (202), vertical conveyors (203) cooking mechanism (204), sandwich combining section, extra adding mechanism (400), packaging section (500) and product output (103) one by one or in a certain combination or completely, when all of these operations are completed and the order is served to the user.

[0050] Aspects of the invention, aims and versions of these aspects are as follows;

[0051] The automat (100) is appropriate to be positioned in public domain such as shopping center, park, campus, business center, gas station, recreation area, hotel, holiday village etc.

[0052] The user sees at least one order screen (101) when he/she approaches the automat (100). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the order screen (101) is designed as a touch screen. However in the versions of the invention, the order screen (101) may be in the form of non-touch screen and buttons or digital indicators or only buttons etc. The user may select the desired features from the order screen (101) (cooking degree, weight, portion, and sandwich or wrap supply type, garniture, sauce, spice etc.). Moreover, the user can follow the preparation status of the order from the order screen (101).

[0053] When the user gives order via the order screen (101), he/she makes the payment by means of the payment unit (102). The payment unit (102) may have payment options such as cash and/or credit card and/or contactless payment and/or mobile payment and/or meal card.

[0054] The doner batons (200) are kept frozen in the automat (100). When the order is received by the automat (100), the cutting mechanism (201) is activated by the processor. The cutting mechanism (201) cuts leaf doner slices with appropriate weight regarding the order from the frozen doner baton (200). The cutting machine (201) makes automatic cutting according to the order.

[0055] The frozen leaf doner slices cut by the cutting mechanism (201) fall onto the conveyor (202). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the conveyor (202) is designed as a carrying mechanism that moves along in the belt form. However, in different versions of the invention, conveyor (202) can be in the form of a carrying apparatus consisting of chambers and/or vertical conveyor (203) and/or transport assembly with hanger and/or other carrying assembly. Moreover, the vertical conveyors (203) that are contained in the structure so as to provide perpendicular passage provide positioning the units on top of each other so as to have an automat (100) with appropriate dimensions.

[0056] The frozen leaf doner slices carried with the conveyor (202) are passed through cooking mechanism (204) for cooking/heating process. The conveyor (202) progresses in the cooking mechanism (204) and provides the frozen leaf doner slices to be heated/cooked in the cooking mechanism (204) by means of moving along. Heat setting of the cooking mechanism (204) and the speed of the conveyor (202) in the cooking mechanism (204) are determined by the processor in accordance with the feature of the order.

[0057] The product which is named as bread in this description and covers sandwich breads, puffed breads, flat breads, pitas, tortillas, lavashes etc. are kept frozen in the bread section (300) in the automat (100). When the order is received, the properly frozen bread/breads are transferred to the conveyor (202). The conveyor (202) that carries the breads and leaf doner slices can be a single structure or can have separate structures. The frozen breads carried with the conveyor (202) are passed through cooking mechanism (204) for cooking/heating process. The conveyor (202) moves along in the cooking mechanism (204) and provides the frozen breads to be heated/cooked in the cooking mechanism (204) by means of moving along. The cooking mechanism (204) in which the breads and leaf doner slices are heated/cooked can be a single structure or can have separate structures.

[0058] The heated/cooked leaf doner slices and heated/cooked bread/beads are combined in the sandwich combining section. The conveyors (202) that carry the breads enable the breads to arrive at the sandwich combining section before the leaf doner slices. Thus, the leaf doner slices can be transferred such that they are brought in/on the breads.

[0059] The bread and leaf doner slices combined in the sandwich combining section are passed through the extra adding mechanism (400) again by means of the conveyors (202). The extra adding mechanism (400) consists of the following; a sauce unit (401) that provides adding sauces such as ketchup, mayonnaise, yoghurt sauce, hot sauce etc. to the product depending on the order and/or a garniture unit (402) that provides adding garniture such as tomato, pepper, greenery, fried potatoes etc. to the product depending on the order and/or a spice unit (403) that provides adding spices such as black pepper, thyme, chili pepper, mint etc. to the product depending on the order. The sauce, garnitures and spices selected by the user via the order screen (101) are included in the product by means of extra adding mechanism (400). Extra adding processes are performed automatically by means of the units arranged in order during the progress of the sandwich/wrap on the conveyor (202).

[0060] The order (sandwich or wrap) completed by adding the extras is taken to the packaging section (500) by means of conveyors (202). The sandwich/wrap can be wrapped and/or packaged in the packaging section (500). The order is wrapped and/or packaged fully in the packaging section (500) so as to be eaten with hand. This selection can also be made by the user via the order screen (101).

[0061] The packaged order is transferred to the product output (103) of the automat (100) and is served to the user. The product output (103) can be in the form of a platform or an elevator or a chamber with a cover.

[0062] When all of these operations are completed and the order is served to the user; the cutting mechanism (201), conveyor (202), vertical conveyors (203) cooking mechanism (204), sandwich combining section, extra adding mechanism (400), packaging section (500) and product output (103) are automatically cleaned one by one or in a certain combination or completely. Said cleaning process is realized by means of a cleaning mechanism. The cleaning mechanism consists of automatically running cleaner applicator (spray, pulverisation, gel squeezing etc.) and cleaning apparatuses (brush, sponge, steel wool etc.).

[0063] Moreover, order can be given to the automat (100) by means of remote access. The user can give order through the mobile application and/or website via automat (100) by remote connection. This function is provided by means of the remote connection module included in the structure of the automat (100).

[0064] The adjectives mentioned in the description as top, bottom, front, rear, inner, outer, side etc. do not define any priority, direction and/or order so as to limit the invention. The expressions are used in this manner so as to clarify the embodiment of the invention.