US 12,082,749 B2
Automated food making apparatus
Kathirgugan Kathirasen, Selangor (MY); Deepak C. Sekar, San Jose, CA (US); Brian Richardson, Los Gatos, CA (US); Sanath Bhat, Redwood City, CA (US); and Victoria Reidling, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to DOORDASH, INC., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by DoorDash, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/934,447.
Application 16/934,447 is a continuation of application No. 15/449,548, filed on Mar. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,813,503.
Application 15/449,548 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/847,959, filed on Sep. 8, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/304,277, filed on Mar. 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/201,105, filed on Aug. 4, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/185,524, filed on Jun. 26, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/150,303, filed on Apr. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/094,595, filed on Dec. 19, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/056,368, filed on Sep. 26, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/047,785, filed on Sep. 9, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0000301 A1, Jan. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A47J 44/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 44/00 (2013.01) [B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 11/0045 (2013.01); Y10S 901/16 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispensing mechanism for an automated food making apparatus, comprising:
an actuator arm having a top arm and a bottom arm;
a motor having a motor shaft, the motor adapted to rotate the top arm and the bottom arm of the actuator arm;
a pin located on a canister and configured to engage with the actuator arm;
a top magnet and a bottom magnet, each embedded in the actuator arm, wherein the top magnet is aligned with the top arm and the bottom magnet is aligned with the bottom arm; and
one or more sensors configured to detect a position of the actuator arm based on a position of the top magnet or the bottom magnet,
wherein the actuator arm dispenses ingredients by rotating the pin with the top arm and the bottom arm.