Apparatus for the production of dough, particularly for paste products
AssigneeBuehler AG
InventorsJosef Manser, Friedrich Egger, Werner Seiler
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Abstract
The protein framework is developed in a continuously working 2-shaft kneading device for the production of paste product dough without--as was previously required--a dwelling time of 10-15 minutes in a mixing trough. In so doing, a so-called dry and crumbly dough is formed. This is transferred to a directly adjoining single-shaft screw press without the application of pressure if possible. The apparatus accordingly includes three characteristic process stages: a first whirling mixer for the intimate mixing of the dry components with water, a 2-shaft kneading device, and a single-shaft press.
Claims9
Apparatus for the production of dough with a gluten framework, including the production of paste dough from starch and protein containing raw materials including flour, middling or semolina, comprising:
- a) a metering unit for the metering of all liquid and dry components;
- b) two-shaft kneading means having two synchronously running and self-cleaning shafts for kneading said dough without the application of molding pressure and for forming the gluten framework in a continuous through process;
- c) a single-shaft screw press receiving said dough from said kneading means, including means for homogenizing said dough and applying pressure thereto, in order to press said dough into a desired shape;
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- d) means for transferring the dough from said two-shaft kneading means to said single shaft screw press without any pressure build-up in said kneading means and without causing temperature rise of the dough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.