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Kitchen appliance for making farinaceous products

US4391575A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 5, 1980
Grant dateJul 5, 1983
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA21C11/20
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A kitchen appliance for and method of making farinaceous products such as spaghetti, fettucini, macaroni, manicotti, lasagna, pizza crusts, taco shells, bagels, breadsticks and like dough products, use a mixing chamber for receiving the product ingredients, a rotary mixer for mixing the ingredients, a rotary extruder for extruding the mixed ingredients through an extrusion die at a discharge outlet, and a reversible motor drive for jointly turning the rotary mixer and rotary extruder about the same axis of rotation in either circumferential direction. In one direction, only mixing is effected; in the opposite direction, extruding is effected. An arrangement for and method of adjusting the thickness of the extruded farinaceous product are also described.

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