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Centering arrangement for dough portions

  • US 3,915,282 A
  • Filed: 03/13/1974
  • Issued: 10/28/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Centering arrangement for dough portions, and particularly elongate dough lengths;

  • comprising means for correcting the position of the dough portions at right angles to and symmetrically with the longitudinal center conveying axis of a fully-automatic bread-making installation; and

    means for conveying said dough portions through said installation, said position correcting means including an intermediate conveyor means for transporting said dough portions from an infeed to an outlet position in said installation, means for imparting lateral movement to said intermediate conveyor means relative to the forward conveying motion thereof, two guide beams for controlling the extent of said lateral movement, said guide beams being adapted to extend in linear directed energy paths, transmitter means for generating said guide beams, and receiver means associated with said transmitter means for receiving said guide beams.

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