Abstract: A conveyor system comprising a conveyor extending from a first food product entry end to a second food product discharge end, including at least one drive roller, and a sensor for detecting the presence of a food product upon the conveyor for generating a signal to the drive roller so as to commence the drive of the conveyor, and for terminating the drive of the drive roller after a predetermined time period. In addition, a tensioning system is provided for the conveyor whereby the conveyor belt will be placed under tension or not under tension so that the conveyor belt can be easily installed or removed when the conveyor belt needs to be replaced, repaired, or cleaned.

Abstract: An automatic food preparation line for automatically preparing bread products for making sandwiches or burgers comprises an automatic bread product handling system containing a plurality of different types of bread products, an automatic toaster appliance for toasting the bread products, an automatic packaging system for automatically dispensing both box and wrapping paper packaging, an automatic sauce dispensing system for dispensing a plurality of different sauces onto the bread product, an automatic non-sauce condiment dispensing system for dispensing one or more different condiments onto the bread product, and an automatic conveyor system for conveying the bread product between the various systems.

Abstract: An automatic food preparation line for automatically preparing bread products for making sandwiches or burgers comprises an automatic bread product handling system containing a plurality of different types of bread products, an automatic toaster appliance for toasting the bread products, an automatic packaging system for automatically dispensing both box and wrapping paper packaging, an automatic sauce dispensing system for dispensing a plurality of different sauces onto the bread product, an automatic non-sauce condiment dispensing system for dispensing one or more different condiments onto the bread product, and an automatic conveyor system for conveying the bread product between the various systems.