Patent ID: 6361307
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A21C

Abstract:
A dough lump shaper comprising, mounted on a frame (12), a dough lump rolling-out station (20), a station (14, 16) for conveying the rolled-out dough lumps along an outgoing path from the entrance (18) of said conveying station (14, 16), located facing the, rolling-out station (20), as far as an intermediate point (P), through a station (24) for rolling up the rolled-out dough lumps, and along a return path, by way of a station (44) for shaping the rolled-up dough lumps by the elongation of the latter, from said intermediate point (P) as far as the exit (28) of the conveying station, which is located in proximity to said entrance (18) and at which the shaped dough lumps are delivered at the exit of the shaper, and a movable-member transfer station (46) arranged in the vicinity of the intermediate point (P) and ensuring the active transfer of the rolled-up dough lumps from the outgoing path toward the return path, characterized in that it comprises means for the ejection of dough lumps jammed in the vicinity of the intermediate point.