Preparation station for a fast food restaurant

Abstract

A station for covering a bread roll half of a bread roll with a sauce in a preparation line of a fast food restaurant, comprising: a table by which a user standing at a front side can cover a bread roll half with sauce, a container comprising the sauce and arranged over the table at a working distance from the front side and from which an outlet nozzle oriented towards the table protrudes at a vertical distance from the table, so that the bread roll half which is to be covered with sauce can be placed on the table below the outlet nozzle, and a pressure actuator that can be actuated by the user and which is designed to dispense the sauce from the container onto the bread roll half when actuated by the user.

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         16 . A station for covering a bread roll half of a bread roll with a sauce in a preparation line of a fast food restaurant, comprising:
 a table having an input side for receiving the bread roll half, an output side which is opposite the input side for outputting the bread roll half covered with sauce, a front side connecting the input side and the output side, it being possible for a user standing at said front side to cover the bread roll half with the sauce, and a rear side opposite the front side;   a container comprising the sauce and arranged over the table at a working distance from the front side and from which an outlet nozzle oriented towards the table protrudes at a vertical distance from the table so that the bread roll half which is to be covered with sauce can be placed on the table below the outlet nozzle; and   a pressure actuator that can be actuated by the user and which is designed to dispense the sauce from the container onto the bread roll half when actuated by the user.   
     
     
         17 . The station according to  claim 16 , wherein the container comprises a packet having a movable base that is inserted into a receiving space of a base body, a movable rod being guided from the outer face of the base body into the receiving space and a pivotable lever, mounted on the base body, being in engagement with the rod so as to push the rod in the direction of the receiving space as soon as the lever is pivoted with respect to the base body. 
     
     
         18 . The station according to  claim 17 , comprising an actuator that connects the lever to the base body and that is set up to pivot the lever with respect to the base body. 
     
     
         19 . The station according to  claim 18 , wherein the actuator is a pneumatic actuator. 
     
     
         20 . The station according to  claim 19 , wherein the pneumatic actuator comprises a pneumatic cylinder having a cylinder body and a piston that is movable under pressure in the cylinder body and that has a piston rod. 
     
     
         21 . The station according to  claim 20 , wherein the pneumatic cylinder is connected in a stationary manner to the base body and the movable piston thereof is connected to the lever. 
     
     
         22 . The station according to any of  claim 18 , comprising an attachment that is removably attached to the lever and to which the actuator is pivotably connected. 
     
     
         23 . The station according to  claim 17 , wherein the base body comprises a base plate having a lower face for placing the base body on and an upper face opposite the lower face, the receiving space being arranged adjacent to the upper face. 
     
     
         24 . The station according to  claim 17 , wherein the actuator is arranged pivotably on the base plate. 
     
     
         25 . The station according to  claim 17 , wherein the receiving space has a semicylindrical outer face in which a piston plate coupled to the rod is guided. 
     
     
         26 . The station according to  claim 17 , comprising a handle fixed in a stationary manner to the base body, the lever being arranged pivotable towards the handle to push the rod in a direction of the receiving space. 
     
     
         27 . The station according to  claim 17 , comprising at least one further container comprising a further sauce and arranged over the table at a further working distance from the front side and from which a further outlet nozzle oriented towards the table protrudes at a further vertical distance from the table; and
 a further pressure actuator that can be actuated by the user and which is designed to dispense the sauce from the further container when actuated by the user.   
     
     
         28 . The station according to  claim 27 , wherein the pressure actuator and the further pressure actuator can be actuated by way of a shared actuation member. 
     
     
         29 . The station according to  claim 17 , wherein the base body, the lever and the rod are part of a gun device that is insertable into the container. 
     
     
         30 . The station according to  claim 16 , wherein the table comprises a clearance below the outlet nozzle. 
     
     
         31 . The station according to  claim 16 :
 wherein the container comprises a packet having a movable base that is inserted into a receiving space of a base body, a movable rod being guided from the outer face of the base body into the receiving space and a pivotable lever, mounted on the base body, being in engagement with the rod so as to push the rod in the direction of the receiving space as soon as the lever is pivoted with respect to the base body;   further comprising an actuator that connects the lever to the base body and that is set up to pivot the lever with respect to the base body;   wherein the base body comprises a base plate having a lower face for placing the base body on and an upper face opposite the lower face, the receiving space being arranged adjacent to the upper face;   wherein the actuator is arranged pivotably on the base plate;   wherein the receiving space has a semicylindrical outer face in which a piston plate coupled to the rod is guided;   further comprising a handle fixed in a stationary manner to the base body, the lever being arranged pivotable towards the handle to push the rod in the direction of the receiving space;   wherein the base body, the lever and the rod are part of a gun device that is insertable into the container; and   wherein the table comprises a clearance below the outlet nozzle.   
     
     
         32 . The station according to  claim 16 :
 wherein the container comprises a packet having a movable base that is inserted into a receiving space of a base body, a movable rod being guided from the outer face of the base body into the receiving space and a pivotable lever, mounted on the base body, being in engagement with the rod so as to push the rod in the direction of the receiving space as soon as the lever is pivoted with respect to the base body;   further comprising an actuator that connects the lever to the base body and that is set up to pivot the lever with respect to the base body;   wherein the base body comprises a base plate having a lower face for placing the base body on and an upper face opposite the lower face, the receiving space being arranged adjacent to the upper face;   further comprising a handle fixed in a stationary manner to the base body, the lever being arranged pivotable towards the handle to push the rod in the direction of the receiving space;   further comprising at least one further container comprising a further sauce and arranged over the table at a further working distance from the front side and from which a further outlet nozzle oriented towards the table protrudes at a further vertical distance from the table, and a further pressure actuator that can be actuated by the user and which is designed to dispense the sauce from the further container when actuated by the user, wherein the pressure actuator and the further pressure actuator can be actuated by way of a shared actuation member; and   wherein the base body, the lever and the rod are part of a gun device that is insertable into the container.   
     
     
         33 . The station according to  claim 16 :
 wherein the container comprises a packet having a movable base that is inserted into a receiving space of a base body, a movable rod being guided from the outer face of the base body into the receiving space and a pivotable lever, mounted on the base body, being in engagement with the rod so as to push the rod in the direction of the receiving space as soon as the lever is pivoted with respect to the base body;   further comprising an actuator that connects the lever to the base body and that is set up to pivot the lever with respect to the base body;   wherein the base body comprises a base plate having a lower face for placing the base body on and an upper face opposite the lower face, the receiving space being arranged adjacent to the upper face;   wherein the actuator is arranged pivotably on the base plate;   wherein the receiving space has a semicylindrical outer face in which a piston plate coupled to the rod is guided;   further comprising a handle fixed in a stationary manner to the base body, the lever being arranged pivotable towards the handle to push the rod in the direction of the receiving space;   further comprising at least one further container comprising a further sauce and arranged over the table at a further working distance from the front side and from which a further outlet nozzle oriented towards the table protrudes at a further vertical distance from the table, and a further pressure actuator that can be actuated by the user and which is designed to dispense the sauce from the further container when actuated by the user, wherein the pressure actuator and the further pressure actuator can be actuated by way of a shared actuation member;   wherein the base body, the lever and the rod are part of a gun device that is insertable into the container; and   wherein the table comprises a clearance below the outlet nozzle.