Patent ID: 9386775
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A21C,B23P,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for adjusting a dough pressing apparatus having a lower support frame, a lower pressing platen coupled to the lower support frame, an upper pressing platen assembly positioned above the lower pressing platen, the upper pressing platen assembly comprising a backing structure and an upper backing platen coupled to the backing structure, a pressing plate having a platen side, the platen side removably coupled to the upper backing platen by vacuum pressure or electromagnetism, and a conveyor supported by the lower support frame positioned to pass between the lower pressing platen and the upper pressing platen assembly, comprising the steps of: lowering the upper backing platen assembly to a lowered position; disabling the vacuum pressure or the electromagnetism to release the pressing plate from the upper backing platen and onto the conveyor; moving the conveyor to advance the pressing plate from under the upper backing platen; adjusting a quantity of spacers on the pressing plate or changing the pressing plate; reversing the conveyor to place the pressing plate under the upper backing platen; and enabling the vacuum pressure or the electromagnetism to couple the pressing plate to the upper backing platen.