US 11,452,296 B2 · Apparatus and method for the industrial manufacture of bakery products

Abstract

An apparatus and method are provided for the industrial manufacture of bakery products, such as long or elongated breads, rolls, baguettes, Parisian breads, round loaves. The apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying at least one piece of dough on a conveying surface in a transport direction, a substrate which is arranged above said conveyor. The substrate includes a contact surface at a side facing the conveyor. The apparatus is configured for providing a relative movement between the contact surface and the conveying surface. The contact surface is configured for touching an upper side of said at least one piece of dough on said conveying surface. And the apparatus further includes a heating device configured for heating at least a part of a circumference of the at least one piece of dough facing the contact surface for forming a film on said part of the circumference.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for the industrial manufacture of bakery products, said apparatus comprising:

a conveyor for conveying at least one piece of dough on a conveying surface in a transport direction,
a substrate which is arranged above said conveyor, wherein the substrate comprises a contact surface at a side facing the conveyor, wherein the apparatus is configured for providing a relative movement between the contact surface and the conveying surface, wherein the contact surface is configured for touching an upper side of said at least one piece of dough on said conveying surface,
a heating device configured for heating at least a part of a circumference of the at least one piece of dough facing the contact surface for forming a film on said part of the circumference, and
wherein the apparatus is configured for providing a rectilinear alternating movement between the contact surface and the conveying surface in a direction substantially parallel to the conveying surface and substantially perpendicular to the transport direction.

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A method for the industrial manufacture of bakery products, the method comprises the steps of:

conveying at least one piece of dough on a conveying surface of a conveyor in a transport direction,
heating at least a part of a circumference of the at least one piece of dough for forming a film on said part of the circumference of the at least one piece of dough,
wherein said part of the circumference of the at least one piece of dough is facing a contact surface of a substrate,
wherein said substrate is arranged above said conveyor,
wherein the contact surface is configured for touching an upper side of said at least one piece of dough on said conveying surface,
providing a rectilinear alternating movement between the contact surface and the conveying surface in a direction substantially parallel to the conveying surface and substantially perpendicular to the transport direction, at least during the heating of at least a part of the circumference of the at least one piece of dough.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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