Improvements relating to Dough Brakes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1900
PROVIDIONAL DELICATION.
Improvements relating to Dough Brakes.
I, THEOPHILUS TOGHILL-WEST, of 1, Macaulay Buildings, Bath, Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to machines for rolling dough in the manufacture of
biscuits and pastry, and known as dough brakes.
"
According to one system in vogue the dough is delivered from the brake rolls
directly on to a conveyer consisting of an endless band of canvas, or the like,
passed round rollers or pulleys and operated by the machine. The dough is
carried on the conveyer to the outer end thereof and is delivered on to boards "
or trays in slabs which are cut into lengths corresponding approximately to the
length of the boards or trays, which are comparatively short. This involves
stopping or retarding the machine each time a length of dough is cut. More-
over, the boards or trays into which the dough is delivered being, as aforesaid,
of comparatively short length, a considerable proportion of residue results in
cutting the delivered slab into biscuits, pie coverings, and the like.
Now this invention has for its objects to obviate the frequent stopping or
retardation of the machine as above mentioned, and to economise time both in
turning out the dough and in subsequently cutting it into biscuits and other
shapes.
This
According to this invention, a second conveyer band is employed. This is
arranged at the reverse end of the machine to the other conveyer. The driving
gear is so arranged that both conveyer. bands travel in the same direction simul-
taneously, thus operating as a continuous carrier. The dough as it comes from
the rolls is received on to a board or tray which is placed on the conveyer at the
feeding end and passes through the machine below the rolls thereof.
board or tray is sufficiently large to receive the whole of a charge of dough. The
board is carried along to the outer end of the conveyer on the delivery side
and is there taken away by hand with its charge of dough which is subsequently
cut into biscuits or other shapes, with a reduced proportion of residue and with
less expenditure of time.
.
Instead of employing two separate conveyers as above described, one only
may be used and, in that case, the band extends from a desired point behind the
machine to a desired point in front of the machine.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1899.
1099.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Chartered Patent Agent, Bristol.

page_text: Improvements relating to Dough Brakes.
I, THEOPHILUS TOGHILL-WEST, of 1, Macaulay Buildings, Bath, Merchant, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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This invention relates to machines for rolling dough in the manufacture of
biscuits and pastry, "and known as dough brakes.
In the manufacture of biscuits and pastry as carried out according to one system
well understood, the dough is delivered from the rolls of the dough brake directly
on to shelves attached to the brake rolls in short lengths, and removed and
placed on short boards or trays by hand, or on to a conveyer consisting of an
endless band of canvas or the like, passed round rollers or pulleys and operated
by the machine. The dough is carried on the conveyer to the outer end thereof
and is delivered on to boards" or trays, held and moved by hand under the
conveyer, in slabs which are cut into lengths corresponding approximately to the
length of the boards or trays, which are comparatively short. This involves
stopping or retarding the machine each time a length of dough is cut. More-
over the boards or trays into which the dough is delivered being, as aforesaid,
of comparatively short length, a considerable proportion of residue results in
cutting the delivered slab into biscuits, pie coverings and the like.
Now this invention has for its objects to obviate the frequent stopping or
retardation of the machine as above mentioned, and to economise time both in
turning out the dough and in subsequently cutting it into biscuits and other
shapes.
According to this invention a second conveyer band is employed. This is
arranged at the reverse end of the machine to the other conveyer. The driving
gear is so arranged that both conveyer bands travel in the same direction simul-
taneously, thus operating as a continuous carrier. The dough as it comes from
the rolls is received on to a board or tray which is placed on the conveyer at the
feeding end and passes through the machine below the rolls thereof. This
board or tray is sufficiently large to receive the whole of a charge of dough. The
board is carried along to the outer end of the conveyer on the delivery side
by means of the driving gear which ensures a uniform speed corresponding to
the speed of the brake rolls, and is there taken away by hand with its charge of
dough which is subsequently cut into biscuits or other shapes, with a reduced
proportion of residue and with less expenditure of time.
Instead of employing two separate conveyers as above described, one only
may be used, and, in that case, the conveyer band extends from a determined point
behind the machine to a determined point in front of the machine.
Referring to the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 illustrates in plan my inven-
tion. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Only so much of a dough brake is shown as
serves to enable my improvements relating thereto to be more clearly described.
According to my invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, a
conveyer, being an endless band a, is placed in front of the rolls b, b, and, as
is usual, another conveyer c of like kind is placed at the delivery side of the
rolls b, . The conveyer a travels round the rollers d and e.
The conveyer c
travels round the rollers f and 9. The roller g is rotated from the lower dough
roll through a train of toothed gearing as shown. On the spindle of the
roller g is keyed a chain wheel i over which runs a chain j passed round the
chain wheel k keyed on the spindle 7 of the roller e. The conveyers a and c travel
in the same direction, as indicated by the arrows.

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The dough, as it emerges from between the rolls b, b¹ in the form of a flat
slab is, under this invention, received on to a tray such as m.
The tray m,
which is preferably a flat board, is sufficiently long to take the whole of a given
charge of dough. The tray m is first introduced into the dough brake at the
feeding end, being placed upon the conveyer a. The tray m is carried forward
by the conveyer a and passes off it under the rolls b, b on to the conveyer c.
being conveyed by the conveyer c the tray m receives the dough from the rolls bb1
and is subsequently removed by hand with the charge of rolled dough on it. The
rolled dough is subsequently cut into biscuits or other shapes with a reduced
proportion of residue and with less expenditure of time than obtains in the system
above referred to in which the dough is delivered from the outer end of the
delivery conveyer on to comparatively short boards or trays held by hand thereat
to receive the dough.
Instead of having two separate conveyers coupled together as above described
and as shown in the drawings, one conveyer only may be employed covering the
length of the two coupled conveyers and occupying the same position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what.
I claim is:―
In relation to dough brakes, means for facilitating delivery and conveyance
of the dough, and in larger quantities and greater lengths, and for expediting
cutting it into biscuits, pie coverings and the like; said means consisting of
travelling endless band conveyers such as a and c placed respectively in front
and in rear of the dough brake rolls (or one conveyer extending from in front
of the rolls to behind them) and trays or boards such as m adapted to be placed
on and conveyed by the said conveyers or conveyer and to receive the charges
of dough from the rolls, substantially as hereinabove described with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of August 1900.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Chartered Patent Agent, Bristol.