IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BISCUITS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Gustav Baruch, of Podgorze, Gallice, in the Empire of
Austria for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
FOR MANUFACTURING BISCUITS
"
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Gustav Baruch at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th September 1882.
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GUSTAV BARUCH, of Podgorze, Gallice, in the Empire of Austria "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BISCUITS
د"
My invention relates to machinery or apparatus used for the purpose of manu-
facturing biscuits for military or other use, and it has for its objects improvements
in the construction and arrangement of such machinery or apparatus so that it is
simple, durable, and effective, producing automatically and continuously two or
more strips of biscuit ready for baking.
In the accompanying drawings which are in illustration of my invention
figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine, preferably constructed of iron, figure 2
is a plan partly in section, and figure 3 is a vertical transverse section.
The same
letters of reference indicate the same parts of the several figures.
Dough, well kneaded in any suitable way, is supplied to a double trough J,
whence it passes between the rollers B, B₁, between which it is rolled in two
continuous strips H, H, which pass over suitable guide rollers to the wooden
table G. The rollers B, B¹, and the table G which carries the two strips of dough,
have an intermittent movement communicated to them in the manner hereinafter
described, so that the two strips of dough upon the table advance at intervals
toward the vertically reciprocating crosshead E, knives fixed upon which are at
corresponding intervals driven down into the two strips of dough which latter are
therefore formed into regular squares which remain, still adhering together, upon
the table G, and are carried together with the latter to the oven where they are to
be baked. The fixed perforated plate shewn at F serves to remove the dough from
the knifes upon the crosshead E as they move up.
The vertical reciprocating movement of the crosshead E and the intermittent

page_text: movement of the rollers B, B', and the table G are produced in the following
manner.
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In bearings in the frame A of the machine revolves the shaft C carrying the
flywheel C¹ driven by hand or other convenient power, and upon the shaft C is
fixed a toothed pinion L gearing into the corresponding pinion K fixed upon the
cranked shaft D. The crosshead E works in guides and is made to reciprocate up
and down by the connecting rod M worked by the crank upon the shaft D. Upon
the shaft D is also fixed a small lever or crank P driving by means of the con-
necting rod O the double ended lever N to which is thus imparted an oscillating.
movement backward and forward, and upon the upper arm of the lever N is fixed
a pall N¹ engaging with the ratchet shaped teeth upon the wheel T which is fixed
upon the axis of the roller B, so that the oscillating movement backward and
forward of the lever N causes an intermittent rotation to a sufficient extent of the
roller B and also of the roller B'₁, which is geared with B by means of the toothed
wheels B² B2 upon their axles.
The lower arm of the lever N is connected by means of the connecting rod Q
with a block R' sliding horizontally in the guide L. A catch R attached to the
block R¹ is pressed down by a spring S against the table G, the catch R being
adjusted at such an angle and its extremity being of such shape that it catches
against the table G which is supported upon friction rollers, and moves it forward
during its forward stroke, but passes over without moving it during its backward
stroke.
Having now described my invention and the manner in which it is to be
performed, I claim. The combination of the rollers B, B, revolving intermittently,
the moveable table G, and the reciprocating crosshead E carrying knives, substan-
tially as described and shewn in the drawings. Also, the crank shaft D and
connecting rod M actuating the crosshead E and knives, in combination with the
crank P, the lever N, the pall N¹, and ratchet wheel T communicating intermittent
rotation to the rollers B, B¹ substantially as and for the purpose described and
shewn in the drawings.
Also, the combination of the lever N, the connecting rod Q, the sliding block R¹
and the catch R actuating at intervals the moveable table G, substantially as and
for the purpose described and shewn in the drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Gustav Baruch, have hereunto set my hand
and Seal this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord 1882.
ATISHAY DADITAT