Patent ID: 6688213
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A21C

Abstract:
Device (1) for subjecting dough pieces to more than one dough treatment in which the device (1) is provided with:a number of dough treatment rooms (2, 3, 4) placed above one another, each of the dough treatment rooms defining a volume for enclosing an atmosphere, wherein dough treatment rooms relating to different atmospheres are sealed from each other such that the volumes are not in direct fluid communication, a supply side (5) from which dough pieces are supplied to the device (1), a discharge side (6) from which dough pieces that have been subjected to all dough treatments are discharged from the device (1), a first leverage apparatus (7) placed at the supply side (5) of the device (1), and a second leverage apparatus (8) placed at the discharge side (6) of the device (1), each dough treatment room (2, 3, 4) being provided with an introduction opening (2â€², 3â€², 4â€²) for introducing dough pieces in the dough treatment room (2, 3, 4), with a take-out opening (2â€³, 3â€³, 4â€³) for taking out dough pieces from the dough treatment room (2, 3, 4) and with a conveyor (9a, 9b; 10; 11) for conveying the dough pieces from the introduction opening (2â€², 3â€², 4â€²) to the take-out opening (2â€³, 3â€³, 4â€³), and the introduction opening (2â€², 3â€², 4â€²) and the take-out opening (2â€³, 3â€³, 4â€³) of each of the dough treatment rooms (2, 3, 4) being placed near the respective supply side (5) and the respective discharge side of the device (1), so that the first leverage apparatus (7) and the second leverage apparatus (8) are able to bring the dough pieces to the introduction openings concerned and from the discharge openings concerned.