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Apparatus for producing crisp long term preservation small loaves

US5143735A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1989
Grant dateSep 1, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA21C9/088
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for producing crisp, long term preservation, small loaves on an industrial scale including a forming machine having a feeder assembly, a molding station and a forming station laid sequentially to each other. The feeder assembly includes a plurality of parallel, sequentially-laid driven roll pairs, a gap between corresponding roll pairs decreasing in width from the most upstream roll pair to the most downstream roll pair. The molding station includes first and second counter rotating driven rolls, the first roll having a plurality of mold cavities uniformly distributed across its skirt, and the second roll having a smooth surface skirt, the rolls being mounted in pressure contact with each other. The forming station includes a folder device.

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