Dough preparing machine with dough dividing in bowl
AssigneeAnderson Group, Ltd.
InventorsRick Anderson, Tim Hancock
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Abstract
A dough preparing machine operable to mix and divide dough so as to form a plurality of individual loaves of bread in a relatively compact space is provided. The dough preparing machine includes a compressing and dividing device, a bowl, a pivotable mixing arm, a rounder, and a sheeter molder. The dough preparing machine further includes a transfer device having a first arm and an opposable gripper operable to handle the rounded individual balls of dough. The compressing and dividing device configured to press the dough uniformly within the bowl, and divide the compressed dough into individual balls of dough.
Claims17
A dough preparing machine operable to produce a predetermined number of individual balls of dough from a batch of dough, the dough preparing machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a bowl having an inner surface wall defining an opening, the bowl rotatably mounted to the frame;
- a mixing assembly, having a mixing arm configured to rotate along an axis;
- the mixing arm pivotably mounted to the frame, and further configured to be pivoted away from the opening of the bowl;
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- a compressing and dividing device having an under surface, the under surface having an outer edge bounding an area the same size as the opening of the bowl so as to slidingly engage the entire opening of the bowl at once, wherein the under surface presses a batch of dough uniformly against the inner surface wall of the bowl, the compressing and dividing device further configured to divide the compressed batch of dough into individual balls of dough, wherein each individual ball of dough is approximately the same size as the other.
A dough preparing machine operable to produce a predetermined number of individual balls of dough from a batch of dough, the dough preparing machine comprising:
- a bowl rotatably mounted to a base, the bowl having an inner surface wall defining an opening;
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- a compressing and dividing device having an under surface, the under surface having an outer edge bounding an area the same size as the opening of the bowl so as to slidingly engage the entire opening of the bowl at once, wherein the under surface presses a batch of dough uniformly against the inner surface wall of the bowl, the compressing and dividing device further configured to divide the compressed batch of dough into individual balls of dough, wherein each individual ball of dough is approximately the same size as the other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.