Apparatus for dispensing dough in a pattern utilizing moveable nozzles
AssigneeWerner Lehara, Inc.
InventorAlbert F. L. Verhoeven
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Abstract
A plurality of compressible chambers dispense measured amounts of dough through one or more nozzles suspended universally from the bottom of each chamber for swivel movement relative thereto. The nozzles are interconnected by a plate movable in a plane to jointly rotate the nozzles simultaneously in a circuitous manner as the dough is dispensed to provide a predetermined swirl design of the dough as it is dispensed on the moving conveyor. The plate includes openings through which the nozzles extend and are universally connected. The movement of the plate is responsive to a rotating cam which eccentrically drives a follower on the plate to dictate the preselected swirl design.
Claims15
Apparatus for dispensing dough in a predetermined pattern onto a conveyor or the like comprising, in combination:
- a support;
- one or more dispensing chambers fixed to said support, said chambers defining a conduit through which measured amounts of dough are dispensed, said chambers being mounted to said support whereby flow through said chambers is in a generally vertical downward direction, each of said chambers including a bottom having one or more openings;
- one or more nozzles depending from said bottom in a generally vertical direction and having a portion extending into said bottom openings and being mounted relative said chamber bottom by a first mounting means whereby said nozzle can be pivoted circuitously in a swivel fashion such that the axis of the nozzle is at an angle to the vertical, said first mounting means being an annular ring means projecting outwardly from said nozzle receivable in an annular socket on said support forming a ball and socket joint;
- dough being dispensed through said one or more nozzles along the axis of each nozzle onto the conveyor or the like;
- means interconnecting said one or more nozzles jointly together, and a drive means for moving said interconnecting means whereby said nozzles are driven simultaneously together relative said support whereby the axis of said nozzles is swiveled at a preselected angle of incidence to the axis of said conduit such that the dough is deposited on the conveyor or the like in a preselected swirl design.
Apparatus for dispensing dough in a predetermined pattern onto a conveyor or the like comprising, in combination:
- a support;
- one or more dispensing chambers fixed to said support, said chambers defining a conduit through which measured amounts of dough are dispensed, said dispensing chambers being mounted to said support whereby flow through said chambers is in a generally vertical downward direction, each of said chambers including a bottom having one or more openings;
- one or more nozzles swivelly connected to said chambers and depending from the bottom of said chambers in a generally vertical direction and having a portion extending into said bottom openings and being mounted relative said chamber bottom by a first mounting means whereby said nozzle can be pivoted circuitously in swivel fashion such that the axis of the nozzle is at an angle to the vertical;
- dough being dispensed through said one or more nozzles along the axis of each nozzle onto the conveyor or the like;
- means interconnecting said one or more nozzles jointly together, wherein said interconnecting means is a plate spaced from said support, said plate having a plurality of spaced openings through which said nozzles extend;
- and a drive means for moving said plate circuitously in the plane of said plate to drive said nozzles simultaneously together relative said plate and support whereby the axis of said nozzles is swivelled at a preselected angle of incidence to the axis of said conduit such that the dough is deposited on the conveyor or the like in a preselected swirl design.
Apparatus for dispensing dough in a predetermined pattern onto a surface comprising, in combination:
- a support;
- a dough dispensing chamber secured to said support;
- one or more nozzles connected to the bottom of said chamber for dispensing dough from said chamber onto said surface, said nozzles mounted to said chamber for swivel movement relative said chamber and said support, the axis of each nozzle being rotatable at an angle to the direction of movement of dough from said chamber into said nozzles;
- plate means interconnecting said one or more nozzles jointly together, said plate means having a plurality of spaced openings through which each of said one or more nozzles extend;
- and drive means for moving said plate means circuitously with the plane of said plate means, said drive means when actuated driving said one or more nozzles circuitously by said plate means simultaneously together relative both said plate and said support causing said nozzles to deposit dough onto said surface in a preselected swirl design.
Apparatus for dispensing dough in a predetermined pattern onto a conveyor or the like comprising, in combination:
- a support;
- one or more dispensing chambers fixed to said support, said chambers defining a conduit through which measured amounts of dough are dispensed;
- one or more nozzles swivelly connected to said chambers, dough being dispensed through said one or more nozzles along the axis of each nozzle onto the conveyor or the like;
- plate means interconnecting said one or more nozzles jointly together, said plate means having a plurality of spaced openings, said nozzles extending through said openings;
- and a drive means for moving said plate means circuitously in the plane of said plate means, whereby said nozzles are driven circuitously by said plate means simultaneously together relative both said plate and support whereby the axis of said nozzles is swiveled at a preselected angle of incidence to the axis of said conduit such that the dough is deposited on the conveyor or the like in a preselected swirl design.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.