An Improved Dough Dividing Apparatus.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Applica ion, 10th July, 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Dough Dividing Apparatus.
I ALBERT MOHR of 27 Steinweg Halle a/S, in the Empire of Germany, Machine
Manufacturer, 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 :-
The object of this invention is a dough dividing apparatus in which the dough
is first pressed into a mould and then cut into any desired number of portions by
means of a knife blade device.
This invention is shown in the annexed drawing in which :-
Fig. 1 is a lateral elevation of such apparatus when open and,
Fig. 2 the same when closed.
Fig. 3 represents a modification of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the lateral view of another modification.
Fig. 5 a plan view of the dough cylinder, and
Figs. 6 to 10 detail views of parts of the device shown in Fig. 4.
Fig. 11 a further illustration of part of Fig. 1 on a larger scale.
The constructive arrangement of this new dough dividing apparatus will be
understood from the following description.
Referring to the construction shown in Figs. 12 and 11.
On the base plate a rises the standard b upon which the bracket c carrying the
dough platter is movably supported or suspended, by the aid of a system of
levers e, f, whilst the stamp with its hand lever i is guided in the arm secured
in a cylindrical socket at the head of the standard by means of screw whereby
the stamp may be turned upside down. The stamp h carries the knife blade
mould which is displaceable in the pressing plates which latter is fixed to the
underside of arm g and is surrounded by a cylindrical ring m. On this cylindrical
ring m and on the cylindrical flange of the plates moves a second cylinder, the so-
called dough cylinder, which may be engaged with the first cylindrical ring m
by means of an engaging latch n when the cylinders are pushed one on the other.
This construction may be modified as shown in Fig. 3.
This second form of construction is distinguished from the first by the dough
cylinder being rigidly fixed upon the bracket c and the dough plate being arranged
therein upon supporting posts o so that on the descending or rising of the bracket c
the dough plate d remains stationary while the cylinder falls or rises.
In the modified construction shown in Fige. 4 to 10 the carrier c of the dough
plate is fixed upon the base plate a upon this carrier the one half of the semi
cylindrically divided dough cylinder is firmly fixed whilst the other half of the
said dough cylinder is made integral with the dough plate and may be displaced to
or from the stationary half of said dough cylinder and may be connected thereto.
In the arm at the head of the standard b there is journalled a toothed segment p
with lever 9 which segment engages with a rack bar r of circular cross section.
This latter is displaceably arranged in the said arm and rigidly connected with the
knife-blade-mould k. The pressing-plates is connected by pins with a second
plates and a box t is fixed upon the latter in which the screw u is provided. In
this box a second box v with a lever arm w is arranged in which the rack-bar r is
journalled. The box v is provided with a slot x forming an inclined plane and into
this slot the end of the screw u engages. The plate s carries a depending tongue *;
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page_text: serving for the purpose of pressing the loose half of the dough-cylinder against the
fixed half.
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The method of operating these three modifications will be apparent from the
following:
The first apparatus is brought into the position shown in Fig. 1, a respective
quantity of dough is placed upon the dough-plate, the latch a released and the
dough-cylinder I pushed down onto the dough-plate. This done, the dough-plate-
carrier c is moved upward by the aid of the lever f so that pressure is exerted
upon the dough in the dough-cylinder 1. At the same time the latter rises upon
the cylindrical flange of plate s. This being effected the cutting-blade mould kis
forced down by means of the lever i so that the dough is divided into a number of
portions corresponding to the number of blades, the ring m also descending catches
under the latches n and subsequently lifts the cylinder when the cutting blade
mould is raised.
The modification shown in Fig. 3 is used as follows:
The apparatus is brought into the position shown in Fig. 3; a respective quantity
of dough put on the dough plate d and the carrier c together with the dough-
cylinder is, by the aid of the lever f, displaced against the pressing-plate s.
During this movement the dough-plate d remains at rest. The carrier chaving
reached the dough-plate d lifts the latter off the posts o towards the press-plate s
whereby the dough is uniformly (evenly) pressed flat. This done, the cutting-blade
mould is as in the first construction, forced down by the aid of the lever i to
divide the dough into parts.
In the machine shown in Figs. 4 to 10. The rack bar r together with the
pressing plate and knife mould are by means of the lever g and the toothed
segment p brought into their highest position, and the box is moved by lever w
in such a manner that the box t is displaced downwardly (see Fig. 9). That part
of the rack bar which is bedded inside the box v is made thinner so that the upper
part of the rack bar (see Fig. 9) opposes a shoulder to the box, v.
The divided dough cylinder is provided with the respective quantity of dough,
and the halves pushed together. This being done, the rack bar with the boxes
and t, the knife mould k, the plates sand and the tongue z, are by means of the
toothed segment p and the lever g forced down to such extent that owing to the
plates which enters into the dough cylinder a uniform flattening of the dough
takes place. The tongue z however moving from outside over the loose half of the
cylinder / prevents the dough from spreading the latter. The dough thus having
been evenly pressed, the lever w with the box v is moved in such a way that owing
to the arrangement of the slot and the screw u an axial displacement of the
boxes v and t against one another takes place as is illustrated in Fig. 10, that is to
say the box is displaced into the box t and recedes from the shoulder of the rack
bar so that a further downward movement of the rack bar is rendered possible.
As now the rack bar is in connection with the knife mould, on further turning of
the toothed segment p the knife mould will penetrate and divide the dough. The
knife mould having been introduced into the dough, the rack bar will lie in a
position with regard to the two boxes r, t as shown in Fig. 10.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manuer the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. .A new apparatus for partitioning dough having a vertically displaceable
dough plate and a movable cylinder surrounding a reversibly arranged press plate
and adapted to be brought in contact with the movable dough plate so that during
the pressing and dividing of the dough a cylindrical vessel, closed below is formed
and that such cylinder after the dividing is effected is, by means of a latch held in
its highest position for the purpose of separating the dough plate from the cylinder.
2. In the apparatus for dividing dough, the modification consisting in placing
the dough cylinder on the carrier c and the dough plate d on posts o so that in

page_text: the lifting of the dough cylinder the latter passes around the plate d and after-
wards lifts the same so that a hollow vessel is formed thereby for receiving the
dough to be pressed and divided.
3. In the apparatus for dividing dough the pressing plate c and the knife
mould in combination with the rack bar r a toothed segment p and two boxes
movable in each other whereby the plate and mould k
be simultaneously
may
moved downward whilst by moving the boxes and t the rack bar is freed after
the pressing of the dough for the purpose of moving further the knife mould.
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4. In the apparatus for dividing dough, the arrangement of the dough cylinder
and the dough plate in such a manner that the one half of the cylinder is rigidly
fixed upon the carrier o whilst the second half is firmly connected with the dough
plate which is withdrawable from the first cylinder half for the purpose of
removing the dough.
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10 1.1 1904
R. HADDAN,
Of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
R. HADDAN,
Of the Firm of Herbert Haddan & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.