Patent ID: 7077558

Claim:
A dough treatment facility ( 1 ), comprising a dough feeder ( 2 ); a dough metering arrangement ( 5 , 23 to 27 ); a dough kneading arrangement ( 27 ), which comprises an inner kneading drum ( 38 ); an outer kneading drum ( 41 ), which is disposed coaxially thereof and moved in relation thereto within the scope of a kneading motion, and a plurality of kneading compartments ( 45 ), which are at least partially defined by the kneading drums ( 38 , 41 ), with the kneading motion of the dough kneading arrangement ( 37 ) being actuated by a kneading drive ( 46 ); a transfer arrangement ( 36 ), which transfers a metered dough piece ( 35 ) from the dough metering arrangement ( 5 , 23 to 27 ) to the dough kneading arrangement ( 37 ); and a dough discharge arrangement ( 60 ); wherein the kneading drive ( 46 ) comprises: a first drive component ( 40 ), which sets the inner kneading drum ( 38 ) rotating about its longitudinal axis; a second drive component ( 58 , 59 ), which sets the outer kneading drum ( 41 ) rotating about its longitudinal axis; a third drive component ( 58 , 59 ), which periodically actuates a motion of the outer kneading drum ( 41 ) relative to the inner kneading drum ( 38 ), this motion having a motional component parallel to the longitudinal axis of the kneading drums ( 38 , 41 ); with a kneading drive gear ( 50 ) being provided, which actuates the motions of the third drive component ( 58 , 59 ), derived from the motion of a transmission shaft ( 49 ) that actuates at least one of the two other drive components ( 40 , 58 , 59 ).