Croissant dough-piece bending apparatus
US5440974A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C9/088
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a croissant dough-piece bending apparatus having a conveyor for conveying rolled-up croissant dough pieces, a dough-piece bending member to push the central portion of the dough piece downstream, and a pair of swingable dough-piece bending belts. The dough-piece is pushed by the dough-piece bending member toward and between the dough-piece bending-belts. The dough piece is correctly bent at its center by the cooperation of the bending-member and the bending-belts. By this invention the dough pieces can be bent without getting wrinkles on their surfaces, and symmetrically bent products of a uniform shape can be obtained.
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