High volume dough piece production apparatus
US4685878A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/2094
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Dough pieces are produced in high volume by a plurality of dual extruders spaced across a conveyor and each having a pair of extrusion nozzles aligned in the direction of conveyor travel. A cut-off mechanism severs the dough extrusions to deposit dough pieces on the conveyor. The speed of the conveyor is related to the speed of the cut-off mechanism so that the dough pieces produced by each extruder form a single uniformly spaced line. The extruders are fed from a common supply through individual inlets and means are provided to balance the flow through the nozzles.
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