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Method and apparatus for forming a ready-to bake, endless dough ring and method for the manufacture of a baked ring article from such a pre-formed dough ring

  • US 7,758,330 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2005
  • Issued: 07/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for forming a ready-to-bake, endless dough ring, comprisinga round-kneading station (6);

  • a fermenting station (13a, 21;

    13a, 21, 44, 45, 49, 50);

    a pressure station (18, 27) for flattening pressure being exerted on an upper side and a lower side of a dough piece to be formed;

    a punching station (32) for punching out a central portion of the dough piece;

    a displacement station (29) disposed on a way of conveyance upstream of the punching station (32) for reducing demands on the punching station (32), the displacement station (29) being embodied such that displacement of a central portion of the dough piece outwards takes place prior to punching such that a thickness of the dough piece is reduced as compared to a rest of the dough piece where subsequent punching takes place;

    a conveyor (7, 9, 15, 17, 24, 26;

    7, 9, 15, 17, 24, 26, 40, 43, 47, 52) for dough pieces to be transferred between the round-kneading station (6), the fermenting station (13a, 21;

    13a, 21, 44, 45, 49, 50), the pressure station (18, 27), the displacement station (29) and the punching station (32),wherein the displacement station (29) comprises a stamp with a spherical end.

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