Patent ID: 7246554

Claim:
Baking oven ( 8 ) charging arrangement with at least one supply arrangement ( 9 ; 75 ; 116 ) for dough pieces ( 4 ) comprising; a supply inlet for charging ( 3 ; 77 ), at least one supply bin ( 10 ; 23 ; 76 ; 121 ), a supply outlet ( 32 a ; 99 ; 169 a ) arranged below the supply inlet for charging ( 3 ; 77 ) in the area of the bottom of the supply arrangement ( 9 ; 75 ; 116 ), with a lifting and delivery device ( 34 ; 170 ) for dough pieces ( 4 ) comprising a delivery inlet portion ( 37 ) arranged below which is in delivery engagement with the supply outlet ( 32 a ; 172 a ) of the supply arrangement ( 9 ; 75 ; 116 ) in such a manner that the dough pieces ( 4 ) are conveyed from the supply outlet ( 32 a ; 99 ; 172 a ) to the delivery inlet portion ( 37 ) at least to some extent under the influence of gravity, a driven lifting and delivery device ( 170 ) between the delivery inlet portion ( 37 ) and a delivery outlet portion ( 43 ), wherein the supply arrangement ( 9 ; 75 ; 116 ) comprises a driven supply and delivery arrangement ( 28 , 29 ; 98 ; 130 ) for the conveyance of the dough pieces ( 4 ) to the supply outlet ( 32 a ; 99 ; 172 a ) and for the separation of the dough pieces ( 4 ), and wherein the supply and delivery arrangement ( 98 ; 130 ) for the conveyance of the dough pieces ( 4 ) to the supply outlet ( 99 ; 169 a ) comprises: a delivery bin ( 100 ; 143 ) with a bin bottom ( 103 ; 144 ) which is sub-divided into a round inner portion ( 105 ; 148 ) and into an in particular ring-shaped outer portion ( 106 ; 149 ) which at least partially surrounds the same, and wherein the outer portion ( 106 ; 149 ) is rotatably drivable relative to the inner portion ( 105 ; 148 ) around an axis of rotation ( 107 ) which is vertically standing at the bin bottom level and is in delivery engagement with the supply outlet ( 99 ; 169 a ).