Flatbread machine with an automatic flatbread preparation method based on dough capsules and a packaging system
US10182574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D77/2028
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An automated preparation of flatbread, particularly tortillas, by an apparatus for includes packing dough portions in capsules for enabling the dough to be suitable for extended refrigerated and unrefrigerated storage. The capsules are gas-tight sealed with a foil and conveyed in upside-down position on a conveyor belt. The foil is removed by two adjacent shafts which grip the foil and tear it off. The capsule is then positioned on a holding ring and the dough portion falls downwardly onto a lower pressing and baking plate. An upper pressing and baking plate swivels downwardly by an actuator for pressing and baking the dough. After lifting the upper plate away, the finished flat bread glides out of the apparatus.
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