Method for cutting and positioning dough in a pan
AssigneeThe Pillsbury Company
InventorsDaniel J. Lewandowski, James R. Evans, Randall D. Jessup
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Abstract
A method for cutting a sheet of dough and delivering a cut dough portion to a surface of a pan. A cutting ring having a cutting edge is positioned on an upper surface of a pan. A sheet of dough above at least a surface of the pan is pressed against the upper cutting edge to fall onto the dough receiving surface.
Claims15
A method of cutting a moving sheet of dough and positioning the cut dough in a moving pan without the aid of a diaphragm, the pan having at least one dough receiving surface, the method comprising:
- providing at least one moving pan;
- positioning a continuous cutting ring having at least one cutting edge above the dough receiving surface, the cutting ring being stationary in relation to the pan;
- placing the moving sheet of dough over at least one dough receiving surface;
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- cutting the dough with the cutting edge of the continuous cutting ring, such that the dough positioned within each cutting edge forms a cut dough portion which is delivered to and conforms to a shape of the dough receiving surface by means of gravity and without the aid of a diaphragm.
A method of cutting a moving sheet of dough and positioning the cut dough in a moving pan without the use of a diaphragm, the pan having at least one dough receiving surface, the method comprising:
- providing at least one moving pan having a dough receiving surface and a cutting ring having at least one cutting edge located above the dough receiving surface, the cutting ring being fixedly attached to the moving pan and surrounding the dough receiving surface;
- positioning the moving sheet of dough over the cutting edge and dough receiving surface;
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- cutting the dough with the cutting edge, such that the dough positioned within each cutting edge forms a cut dough portion which is delivered to and conforms to a shape of the dough receiving surface without the aid of a diaphragm and by means of gravity.
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