Food kneader with extractable tank

Abstract: The device allows to extract the kneader tank (19) and consequently its cleaning with water jet. The kneader consists of a head (1) with quill (4), with a knob (11), fitted on its lower part with a rifle arm (7) which, carries out the knead. Said head (1) is furthermore foreseen with a fixed "spaccapasta" pivot (15) with a knob (18). The kneading tank (19) is characterized by an imposing structure consisting of an initial disk (32) and a lower plate (33) with mold binding crown (35) with canal (36) for its automatic hooking. For the tank (19) fixing, the kneader is foreseen with a bedplate (20) equipped with an additional bedplate (24) fitted with a crown wheel (25) with four supporting elements of the tank consisting of four boards (27) with sleds (29). By hand pressure the tank (19), with automatic coupling, is bound o the bedplate (20) on the four elements spring blocking system (29). For taking of the tank (19), the rifle arm (7) is at first taken away, after having unscrewed its knob (11), and the "spaccapasta" pivot (15) is unscrewed by lifting it by means of its knob (18). After the interchange of the two tools, the tank (19) can be lifted by taking it with hands and allowing its disk (35) to be extracted from the sleds (29).

Description: The invention refers to a new food kneader in which, at the working ending, the tank can be extracted so permitting its easy and complete washing along with the other kneading tools. The food kneaders, to be used in the industrial sectors, for communities and different business, particularly pizzerie, pastry-shops, restaurants, canteens and bakeries, are provided with two lowering tools: a central pivot to be fixed to the upper supporting structure, called dough breaker, and a rifle am which turning in the same direction of the tank mixing the components by pushing them against the bottom thus performing their dough in the motion prosecution. Current the presence of these two tools, sinking into the kneading tank, causes the non-mobility of the same tank and therefore a heavy impediment for the cleaning operation of the food kneader and of the same tank. At the end of the working, after having extracted with hands the dough, it must proceed, in an evident unconfortable way, to remove the residues from the tank and from the mixing tools that are inside the tank. This causes a considerable waste of time and an operative condition prejudicial from the hygienic point of view. This due to the fact that, since the parts cannot be washed with water jet, the opeartor must intervene with other means more difficult. Food kneaders with extractable tank are known, as for instance the apparatus described and shown in the Patent DE-A-3 013 590 and the apparatus described and shown in the Patent DE-A-2 951 530. According to the above prior art are known food kneaders where the tank cannot be extracted to be washed under water. The invented food kneader avoids this inconvenience by using a new tank which, after having disengaged the two douth tools from their working position, is taken away from its motion support so permitting its cleaning with water jet. The invented food kneader consists of a higher projected part with head 1 with an imposing assembly 2 which in a seat 3 provides a quill 4, the upper end of which kept by an elastic ring 5. On the lower end the quill 4 to be fitted with a chuck 6 which supports a rifle arm 7 to be mounted by two pins 8 to be introduced with a quick clutch into the two bayonet sockets 9. Into the quill 4 to be introduced an axial pin 10 with knob 11 having an initial threaded part 12, into the corresponding volute thread 13, in order to avoid with its beating end that the rifle arm 7 gets out. The imposing assembly 2 then centrally provides in seat 14 the dough breaker 15 placed on the ferrule couple 16, kept in position by flange 17 and fitted with catching knob 18. The rifle arm 7 and the dough breaker 15 working inside the tank 19. Said tank 19 supported on bedplate 20 by means of a central support 21. Said central support 21 brings the axial shaft 22 integral with a supporting part 23 providing on a bedplate 24 a crown wheel 25 fixed with four bolts 26. On this crown wheel 25 are foreseen in a radial position four supporting elements 27 for the tank 19 with pivots 28 for movement of the sleds 29 with imposing grooves 30 whereas the clockwise holdup is performed by a disk spring 31. On its bottom to permit the engagement on the bedplate 20, the tank 19 is integral with an initial disk 32 with lower plate 33 fixed by means of eight screws 34 and with a lower mold binding crown 35 with cam 36 for imposing the tank with automatic hooking on the four blocking elements. By hand pressure the tank 19, with automatic coupling, is engaged on the bedplate 20. To disengage the tank 19, first of all the knob 11 is slightly unscrewed so allowing to extract the rifle arm from the tank 19. Then the dough breaker 15 is lifted with knob 18 and it is backed out to take it out from the tank 19. At last the tank 19 is taken with hands and it is raised thus allowing to extract the binding crown 35 from the four spring blocking elements (sleds) 29. In a preferred embodiment the tank 19 is moved by means of a toothed chain which engages the crown wheel 25. A version of the invented food kneader is illustrated in schematic view in the drawings of sheets 1, 2 and 3. In sheet 1 fig. 1 is section cutaway view of a particular of the food kneader with tank 19 on the bedplate 20. The direction arrow shows the impulso upward to perform with hands to get away the tank 19. In sheet 2 fig. 2 is cutaway view of the same components of fig. 1 with direction arrow indicating the push impulse downward to be given with hands to hook the tank 19. In sheet 3 fig. 3 is longitudinal section view of the head 1 with the rifle arm 7 in mixing position and with the dough breaker 15 into the tank 19. In the realizations the shape of the food kneader may change like the operative tools.

Claims: Food kneader with extractable tank consisting of a tank (19) to be extracted, of a head (1) with a quill (4) mounted with the head (1) and with an imposing assembly (2) supporting on its lower part a rifle arm (7) which carries out the knead and where the tank (19) is engaged on the bedplate (20); characterized in that: in seat (14) of the imposing assembly (2) a dough breaker (15) is provided; on its bottom the tank (19) is integral with an initial disk (32) with a lower plate (33) fixed by means of eight screws (34) and with a lower mold binding crown (35) with cam (36) for imposing the tank with automatic hooking on four blocking elements (29); the bedplate (20) is integral with an additional bedplate (24) fitted with a crown wheel (25) fixed with four bolts (26), on this crown wheel (25) are foreseen in radial position four supporting elements (27) for the tank (19), said elements (27) having pivots (28) for movement of the blocking elements (29) and said elements further having imposing grooves (30) corresponding with cam (36) whereas the clockwise holdup is performed by a disk spring (31); means (27, 28, 29, 30) for by hand pressure engaging the tank (19) with automatic coupling on the bedplate (20) and means for disengaging the tank (19), wherein the knob (11) is adapted to be slightly unscrewed so allowing the extraction of the rifle arm (7) from the tank (19), further the dough breaker (15) is adapted to be lifted with knob (18) and backed out in order to take it out from the tank (19), the tank (19) is taken with hands and it is raised thus allowing to extraction of the binding crown (35) from the four spring blocking elements (29). Food kneader with extractable tank, as in claim 1), characterized in that the head (1) consists of an imposing assembly (2) with a quill (4) in a seat (3) retained at its upper end by an elastic ring (5); on its lower end the quill (4) is equipped with a chuck (6) supporting the rifle arm (7) to be mounted by two pins (8) to be introduced with quick clutch into the two bayonet sockets (9); and an axial pin (10) with knob (11) having an initial threaded part (12) is adapted to be introduced into the quill (4), said quill having a, corresponding volute thread (13), in order to avoid that the rifle arm (7) gets out. Food kneader with extractable tank, as in claim 2), characterized in that the emposing assembly (2) centrally in seat (14) provides for the dough breaker (15) placed on the ferrule couple (16), kept in position by flange (17) and fitted with catching knob (18). Food kneader with extractable tank, as in claim 1), characterized in that the bedplate (20) provides a central support (21) which supports the axial shaft (22) integral with a supporting part (23) providing on a bedplate (24) a crown wheel (25) fixed with four boults (26); on this crown wheel (25) are foreseen in a radial position four supporting elements (27) for the tank (19) with pivots (28) for movement of the blocking elements (29) having imposing grooves (30) whereas the clockwise holdup is performed by a disk spring (31). Food kneader with extractable tank, as per claim 1), characterized in that in an embodiment the tank (19) is to be moved by means of a toothed chain which engages the crown wheel (25).

Inventors: MIRAGLIA MASSIMO, MIRAGLIA, MASSIMO
Applicants: ITALIANA MACCHINE SRL
Application year: 1991
Main classification: A21C1
IPC codes: A21C1, B01F7