Dough-rounding machine
AssigneeBenier B.V.
InventorJohan Benier
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Abstract
A dough-rounding machine, including a substantially horizontal trough defined by a carrying surface at the bottom and a pair of dough kneading plates which diverge upwardly from the carrying surface to form the sidewalls of the trough, has a drive mechanism designed to reciprocate the kneading plates in opposite directions laterally and longitudinally of the trough. The carrying surface may be movable in the longitudinal direction of the trough to advance a piece of dough through the machine.
Claims10
In a dough-rounding machine including a carrying surface, a pair of kneading plates located above the carrying surface and diverging upwardly therefrom to form an open ended trough, and driving means for reciprocating the kneading plates in opposite directions laterally and longitudinally of the trough, the improvement wherein the carrying surface is movable in the longitudinal direction of the trough and wherein there are provided means for moving the carrying surface back and forth under the kneading plates in the longitudinal direction, and wherein there are provided means for synchronizing said carrying surface moving means with said kneading plate driving means so that said moving means causes the carrying surface to advance a piece of dough through the trough from one end thereof to the other.
In a dough-rounding machine including a carrying surface, a pair of kneading plates located above the carrying surface and diverging upwardly to form an open end trough, and driving means for reciprocating the kneading plates in opposite directions laterally and longitudinally with respect to the trough, the improvement wherein the driving means includes a pair of rotatable crank means, one connected to each of the kneading plates, each of said crank means, upon rotation thereof, imparting said reciprocating motion to its corresponding plate, and a single endless belt is provided for rotating said pair of crank means, and wherein there is further provided means for moving said carrying surface back and forth in a longitudinal direction under the kneading plates with respect to said trough, said means including means for synchronizing motion of said carrying surface with motion of said kneading plates to cause said surface to advance in a selected longitudinal direction with respect to said trough when said plates are separated from each other, thereby to advance dough along said trough.
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