A horizontal axle cylindrical tortilla maker, comprising:
- a broiling oven for cooking a raw dough disc into a tortilla, comprising:
- two circular covers forming lateral sides of the broiling oven, each cover having a central hole and a plurality of holes proximate a periphery,
- a plurality of metal tabs disposed between the two circular covers, and a plurality of pivoting bolts inserted through the holes of each circular cover for supporting the plurality of metal tabs, the two circular covers and the plurality of metal tabs form a cylindrical shape of the broiling oven,
- a pivoting spring located about each pivoting bolt to effect movement of a respective metal tab,
- two tubular semi axes disposed within the central hole of the two circular covers for supporting the broiling oven on a structure,
- a stopping cam having one end capable of being lifted by a first pivoting bolt in such a way that an opposite end of the stopping cam makes contact with a second, adjacent pivoting bolt to pause rotation of the broiling oven for a predetermined period of time,
- an actuating arm driven in a circular manner for displacing the pivoting bolt of each metal tab of the broiling oven,
- at least one guide mounted on the structure for controlling movement of the plurality of metal tabs,
- at least one gas burner or heat source for increasing a temperature of the plurality of metal tabs, and
- an inclined plate that receives the tortilla;
- a kneading and portion dispensing mechanism, comprising:
- a hopper for receiving raw dough, the hopper including one or more discharge holes for dispensing portions of raw dough through a pivoting hatch,
- a rotor disposed within the hopper, the rotor having a plurality of blades extending radially outward from the rotor, and
- a two position mechanism for opening and closing the pivoting hatch of the hopper to allow a predetermined amount of the raw dough through the one or more discharge holes;
- and
- a moving press, comprising:
- a flapper plate for receiving the predetermined amount of raw dough from the kneading and dispensing mechanism, the flapper plate pivotable at one end about a first pivoting bolt of the plurality of pivoting bolts and having a pivoting hook at an opposite end for hooking onto one of the plurality of pivoting bolts of the broiling oven,
- a pressing bar engaging a second pivoting bolt when the predetermined amount of raw dough is located between the flapper plate and a loading metal tab of the plurality of metal tabs to flatten the predetermined amount of raw dough into the raw dough disc,
- a guide and positioning stop for supporting the flapper plate when the flapper plate receives the predetermined amount of raw dough from the kneading and portion dispensing mechanism, and wherein, as the pressing bar continues to rotate, the flapper plate returns to a position so as to be supported on the guide and positioning stop, and wherein the pivoting hook engages the another one of the plurality of pivoting bolts of the broiling oven to prevent the flapper plate from moving for the predetermined period of time needed to receive the predetermined amount of raw dough;
- a final link articulated to the pressing bar, the final link disengaging the pivoting hook of the flapper plate from the second pivoting bolt of the plurality of pivoting bolts once the predetermined amount of raw dough is flattened into the raw dough disc.