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US 6,711,991 B2Granted
Dough-flattening apparatus for the preparation of thin pizzas
AssigneeCmt Costruzioni Meccaniche E Tecnologia SPA
InventorStefano Tomatis
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Abstract
A flattening roller (38) is supported on horizontal guides (32, 34) and rolls alternately in opposite directions along the guides. A tray (30) is arranged horizontally between the guides, and is progressively lifted to approach to the cylindrical surface of the roller. The tray turns by a quarter turn around a vertical axis at the end of each stroke of the roller along the guides. A lump of dough placed on the tray is progressively flattened to a thin, round shape.
Claims12
A dough-flattening apparatus for the preparation of thin pizzas from globular dough lumps, characterized in that it comprises
- a flattening roller supported on horizontal guides and connected with a first motor to drive it in an alternating rolling motion in opposite directions along said guides, and having a cylindrical flattening surface extending between said guides, said roller defining a lower limit of said cylindrical surface;
- a tray arranged horizontally between said horizontal guides, and supported by a second motor for progressively lifting the tray from a starting height lower than the lower limit of the cylindrical surface of the roller, and provided with a third motor for turning the tray by a fractional turn around a vertical axis at the end of each stroke of the roller along said guides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.