Method and apparatus for dispensing bakery dough
US5731022A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21D6/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Dough intended for use in producing bakery products is homogenized and advanced to extrusion nozzles where it is cut into successive pieces that fall onto a moving conveyor. The pieces are of precisely uniform weight because a constant pressure is maintained on the dough as it is forwarded by a metering pump toward the nozzles. Apparatus for achieving such result includes an auger, a developer positioned downstream from the auger, and a transition chamber fed by the developer and located upstream from the metering pump. A pressure-measuring monitor serves to control the rotational speed of the auger, thereby maintaining the dough under constant pressure within the apparatus.
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