Apparatus for kneading portioned dough pieces
US5158785A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C43/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for portioning and kneading pieces of dough has a rotatably mounted drum driven for continuous rotational movement and provided with a plurality of receiving openings for the dough to be kneaded. Disposed above the drum is a kneading tool formed by an endless band guided over two guide rollers, however, spaced apart a predetermined distance from the periphery of the drum. The band is mounted on a support member which is shiftably supported on a profiled shaft in the longitudinal direction thereof and is driven to a reciprocating movement. The band carries out a circular movement for carrying out the kneading process on the dough pieces positioned in the receiving openings. Since the band moves with the drum, a long period of time is available to carry out the kneading process.
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