Device for twisting pieces of dough
AssigneeFritsch Bakery Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
InventorMichael Gier
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Abstract
A device for twisting pieces of dough comprises a conveyor configured to convey pieces of dough in a production direction. The device further comprises at least one holding belt arranged above the conveyor and configured to engage with a first portion of a piece of dough arranged on the conveyor. Further, the device comprises a turning device configured to turn a turning portion of the piece of dough relative to the first portion and upwardly while the holding belt engages with the first portion of the piece of dough.
Claims20
A device for twisting pieces of dough, comprising:
- a conveyor configured to convey pieces of dough in a production direction;
- at least one holding belt arranged above the conveyor and configured to engage with a first portion of a piece of dough arranged on the conveyor;
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- a turning device configured to turn a turning portion of the piece of dough relative to the first portion and upwardly while the at least one holding belt engages with the first portion of the piece of dough;
- wherein the at least one holding belt and the turning device are arranged side by side in a transverse direction oriented transversely to production direction, and wherein the turning device comprises a hook pivotally arranged above the conveyor and configured to engage the turning portion of the piece of dough while the at least one holding belt engages with the first portion of the piece of dough.
A method for twisting pieces of dough, comprising:
- conveying pieces of dough in a production direction by a conveyor;
- engaging a first portion of one of the pieces of dough arranged on the conveyor by a holding belt arranged above the conveyor;
- and
- turning, by a turning device, a turning portion of the one piece of dough relative to the first portion and upwardly while the holding belt engages with the first portion of the one piece of dough;
- wherein the holding belt and the turning device are a side by side in a transverse direction oriented transversely to the production direction, and wherein the turning device comprises a hook pivotally arranged above the conveyor and configured to engage the turning portion of the one piece of dough while the holding belt engages with the first portion of the one piece of dough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.