Patent ID: 6263788
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A21C,A21D

Abstract:
A food extrusion apparatus, comprising:a main body including a plurality of roller sets to form a squeezing space therebetween;a funnel located at the top end of the main body above the squeezing space for feeding a dough into the squeezing space; anda conveyor located at the bottom end of the main body below the squeezing space for carrying the dough away after being squeezed in the squeezing space;wherein the main body includes three pairs of roller set, each roller having a plurality of equally spaced teeth formed on the peripheral surface thereof for squeezing the dough to form a plurality of troughs thereon to reduce force receiving area on the dough whereby to lower stress transferred from the rollers to the dough and result in resilience in the dough.