Apparatus for forming dough
US5330344A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C3/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for flattening and, if desired, rolling of portioned dough pieces has a head machine that delivers dough pieces to conveyor belts by which the dough pieces are conveyed to a first endless running belt. This belt constitutes the support for a flattening station that flattens the dough pieces. By this first endless running belt the dough pieces are conveyed to a further endless running belt disposed below the first band said second band conveying the dough pieces back again towards the head machine. Thereby the overall length of the apparatus is shortened. The two belts constitute a further processing station for the dough pieces. If the two belts run with the same speed, the dough pieces are further flattened or, if the two belts show different speeds, the dough pieces are rolled.
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