Patent ID: 6228411
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A21C,A21D

Abstract:
A masa dough pre-sheeting system comprising:a receptacle having an entrance portion for receiving masa dough;an extrusion die connected to said receptacle having an exit opening with an elongated slot cross-section;at least two augers arranged parallel to each other in a common plane, with each auger having an auger thread connected to an auger shaft in a spiral configuration forming a plurality of thread tiers, said at least two augers longitudinally positioned normal to said elongated slot cross-section of said exit opening and driven by auger driving means, for feeding masa dough under pressure from said receptacle through the exit opening of said extrusion die in a uniform manner across the span of said exit opening, thereby extruding a first continuous sheet of masa dough having a first thickness; andmeans for sheeting the first continuous sheet of masa dough received from said extrusion die to produce a second continuous sheet of masa dough having a second thickness less than the first thickness of the first continuous sheet of masa dough.