Method and device for aligning and bending individual round elongated dough pieces
US5382154A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C9/088
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device (24) for aligning with a feeding line (8) of a moving transfer conveyor (3) and for bending a round elongated dough piece (13) randomly placed on the moving transfer conveyor for transfer, comprising a pair of stoppers (26, 26) symmetrically arranged in a funnel-shape above the moving transfer conveyor (3) so that the dough piece (13) can be moved to a central position between the stoppers (26) and (26). The stoppers are rotatable to bend the dough piece (13) and movable to release it on the moving transfer conveyor.
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