Method and an apparatus for shaping a dough piece
US6833147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C9/088
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for bending a bar-like dough piece into substantially an M-shaped piece. A conveying section (2) continuously conveys bar-like dough pieces (1) in a traveling direction that is orthogonal to the length of the bar-like dough piece (1). Each incoming bar-like dough piece (1), whose length is measured by photosensors (38), is centered by a centering device in a centering section (3) based on the measured length of it A forming section (4) bends the centered bar-like dough piece (1) with a centrally located bending member and two bending members symmetrically located with respect to the center of the length of the bar-like dough piece. Because the symmetrically located bending members are oriented inversely with respect to the centrally located bending member, the bar-like dough piece (1) is formed into an M-shaped piece. The bending members can be varied depending on the length of the bar-like dough piece, and the distances of the movement, in the traveling direction, of the bending members are adjustable.
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