Dough extruders and methods
US8926308B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C48/40
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dough extruder is disclosed that is configured to provide a continuous dough rope suitable for cracker products using a straight extended low friction compression chamber and a die plate oriented substantially perpendicular to a laminar flow of the dough. In one embodiment, the extruder can have a compressive force sufficient to extrude a plastic mass in a laminar flow in the range of about less than 120 psi; a compression chamber providing for an interior coefficient of friction in the range of about 0.2 and 0.35; and a die plate horizontally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the compressive force.
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