Apparatus for automatically cutting, rolling and dampening pastry rolls
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically cutting and rolling cannoli from rolls of laminated dough which comprises a frame supporting a first conveyor belt, means for feeding said rolls of laminated dough on one side of the frame, means for cutting the rolls of laminated dough into strips supported by said frame, means for feeding said strips onto said first conveyor belt in a diagonal direction thereto, means for adjusting the inclination of said strips with respect to said conveyor belt, means for winding said strips in cylindrical cannoli, adjacent said means for feeding said strips, said first conveyor belt travelling on two first rollers located about the middle thereof and being supported by two additional terminal rollers whereby said conveyor belt travels on two different planes, the means for winding said strips which comprises three rollers located above said first two rollers and close one to the other and a rotating shaft which carries a metallic tube in the shape of a cannolo adapted to be inserted among said rollers, means for locating each strip of dough on said metallic tube and for guiding said strip of dough under said three rollers and for closing the extremity of said cannoli which comprise four rollers whereby the strip of dough is wound on said metallic tube by the action of said four rollers and means for detaching said strips after they have been wound.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically cutting, rolling and dampening pastry rolls, comprises means for feeding the dough, means for cutting the dough into strips, means for feeding the strips at an angle with respect to a conveyer belt which is located below said cutting means, means for rolling the strips of dough comprising tubes upon which the strips are wound and means for detaching the rolls from the tubes after they have been wound. All the motions are synchronized at suitable time intervals for all the steps in sequence.
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- 1. An apparatus for automatically cutting and rolling cannoli from rolls of laminated dough which comprises a frame supporting a first conveyor belt, means for feeding said rolls of laminated dough on one side of the frame, means for cutting the rolls of laminated dough into strips supported by said frame, means for feeding said strips onto said first conveyor belt in a diagonal direction thereto, means for adjusting the inclination of said strips with respect to said conveyor belt, means for winding said strips in cylindrical cannoli, adjacent said means for feeding said strips, said first conveyor belt travelling on two first rollers located about the middle thereof and being supported by two additional terminal rollers whereby said conveyor belt travels on two different planes, the means for winding said strips which comprises three rollers located above said first two rollers and close one to the other and a rotating shaft which carries a metallic tube in the shape of a cannolo adapted to be inserted among said rollers, means for locating each strip of dough on said metallic tube and for guiding said strip of dough under said three rollers and for closing the extremity of said cannoli which comprise four rollers whereby the strip of dough is wound on said metallic tube by the action of said four rollers and means for detaching said strips after they have been wound.
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8. An apparatus for automatically cutting and rolling cannoli from rolls of laminated dough which comprises a frame supporting a first conveyor belt, means for feeding said rolls of laminated dough on one side of the frame, means for cutting the rolls of laminated dough into strips, supported by said frame, means for feeding said strips onto said first conveyor belt in a diagonal direction thereto, means for adjusting the inclination of said strips with respect to said conveyor belt, means for winding said strips in cylindrical cannoli adjacent said means for feeding said strips, said first conveyor belt travelling on two first rollers located about the middle thereof and being supported by two additional terminal rollers whereby said conveyor belt travels on two different planes, the means for winding said strips which comprises three rollers located above said first two rollers and close one to the other, and a rotating shaft and a plurality of conical metallic tubes, a disk carries said conical metallic tubes among said three rollers, the disk rotates and the means for causing the disk to rotate comprise a ratchet assembly and cam means, the rotation of said disk at suitable time intervals causing each metallic tube to be inserted on said rotating shaft, said rotating shaft reciprocating within a support;
- said support having an opening of adjustable size, said shaft carrying the metallic tube in engagement with said three rollers in the forward stroke and when it travels in the backward stroke stopping against said support and causing the cannolo of dough to drop on the first conveyor belt in the lower plane thereof.
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