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US 2003/0145742 A1Published application
Dough-flattening apparatus for the preparation of thin pizzas
AssigneeCmt Costruzioni Meccaniche E Tecnologia SPA
InventorStefano Tomatis
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Abstract
A flattening roller (38) is supported on horizontal guides (32, 34) and rolls alternately in opposite directions along the guides. A tray (30) is arranged horizontally between the guides, and is progressively lifted to approach to the cylindrical surface of the roller. The tray turns by a quarter turn around a vertical axis at the end of each stroke of the roller along the guides. A lump of dough placed on the tray is progressively flattened to a thin, round shape.
Claims6
A dough-flattening apparatus for the preparation of thin pizzas from globular dough lumps, characterized in that it comprises
- a flattening roller supported on horizontal guides and connected with first motor means to drive it in an alternative rolling motion in opposite directions along said guides, and having a cylindrical flattening surface extending between said guides;
- a tray arranged horizontally between said horizontal guides, and supported by second motor means for progressively lifting the tray from a starting height lower than the lower limit of the cylindrical surface of the roller, and provided with third motor means for turning the tray by a fractional turn around a vertical axis at the end of each stroke of the roller along said guides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.