Device for Rounding Dough Pieces

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for rounding dough pieces, comprising: a conveyor with a transport surface for transporting the dough pieces in a transport direction; A first mould part: comprising one or more cups with an opening facing the transport surface, with a directional component perpendicular to the transport surface, movable between: a rounding position in which the first mould part rests on the transport surface; and a release position in which the first mould part is located at a distance from the transport surface; A second mould part: comprising one or more cups with an opening facing the transport surface, movable with a directional component perpendicular to the transport surface, between a rounding position in which the second mould part is positioned adjacent to the transport surface; and a release position in which the second mould part is located at a distance from the transport surface; A first drive, for moving the first mould part in at least the rounding position relative to the transport surface in a circle with a radius around a rotation axis extending perpendicularly to the transport surface; and A second drive, for moving the second mould part in at least the rounding position relative to the transport surface in a second circle with a second variable radius around a rotation axis extending perpendicularly to the transport surface; wherein The device is configured to keep the orientation of the first and second mould parts, being the direction in which they extend, unchanged during the circular movement relative to the conveyor; characterized in that The first and second drives are coupled and are arranged to always move the first and second mould parts in a circle with the same radius and at the same speed but mutually in an exactly opposite direction and thus in antiphase.

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