Apparatus for continuously dividing bread dough
US5232713A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C5/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for continuously dividing bread dough. The apparatus consists of a dough hopper, vertical conveyors mounted on the side walls of the hopper, a dough outlet provided at the bottom of the hopper located under the vertical conveyors, a divider having cutting knives for dividing the dough, a weighing conveyor provided under the divider for weighing the dough discharged through the weighing conveyor, and a control means for controlling the timing in the discharging operation of the weighing conveyor according to the weight of the dough. The weight of the divided dough is instantly and successively weighed, while the period to keep the outlet open is controlled so that a belt-like sheet of dough, with sections of a uniform weight, is continuously produced.
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