CA1212865A - Manufacture of rolled pastry products - Google Patents

Manufacture of rolled pastry products

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CA1212865A
CA1212865A CA000451525A CA451525A CA1212865A CA 1212865 A CA1212865 A CA 1212865A CA 000451525 A CA000451525 A CA 000451525A CA 451525 A CA451525 A CA 451525A CA 1212865 A CA1212865 A CA 1212865A
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pastry
sheet unit
sheet
film
units
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Brian W. Obst
Robert J. Watt
Raymond N. Skinner
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Quaker Products Australia Ltd
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Quaker Products Australia Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A21BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS
    • A21CMACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH
    • A21C3/00Machines or apparatus for shaping batches of dough before subdivision
    • A21C3/06Machines for coiling sheets of dough, e.g. for producing rolls
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/06Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Manufacturing And Processing Devices For Dough (AREA)

Abstract

"ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE"

Apparatus for handling a pastry product of the type comprising a pastry sheet unit and a film sheet unit which are adapted to be rolled together so that in the finished roll the film sheet unit is substantially interposed between the adjacent layers of the pastry sheet unit, the film sheet unit and pastry sheet unit each having a leading edge and trailing edge. In one aspect the apparatus is adapted to direct and apply the film sheet unit to a surface of the pastry sheet unit at a film application station so that the leading edge of the film sheet unit overlies and is disposed rearwardly of the leading edge of the pastry sheet unit. In another form of the apparatus it is characterised by transport means for transporting the pastry past the film application station whereafter the units are transferred to delivery means which presents the units to the rolling means the direction of travel of the transport means being at right angles to that of the delivery means.

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Description

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The present invention relates generally to pastry or like products and to apparatus for handling such products.
The apparatus is particularly suitable for use in con-nection with pastry which is supplied to the user in at least a partially processed form and it will be convenient to hereinafter describe the invention with reference to that particular applica-tion. Nevertheless it is to be understood that apparatus of the present invention may be suitable for other products.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided apparatus for handling a pastry product of the type comprising a pastry sheet unit and a film sheet unit which are adapted to be rolled together so that in the finished roll the film sheet unit is substantially interposed between the adjacent layers of the pastry sheet unit the film sheet unit and pastry sheet unit each having a leading edge and trailing edge character-ised in that the apparatus comprises transport means for trans-porting said pastry sheet unit past a film application station, means for directing and applying said film sheet unit to a surface of the pastry sheet unit at the film application station said means being arranged relative to the transport means so that the leading edge of the film sheet unit overlies and is disposed rear-wardly of the leading edge of the pastry sheet unit the apparatus being suitable for use with roll forming means for at least partially rolling the film and pastry sheet units into a roll commencing from the leading edge of the pastry sheet unit.
Preferably, the apparatus comprises transport means for transporting a continuous sheet of pastry defining a plurality of said pastry sheet units past a film application station, means for ~z~

directing and applying said film sheet unit to a surface of the continuous pastry sheet at the film application station, said continuous sheets having side edges parallel to the direction of travel of the transport means, the side edges of the continuous sheets subsequently defining the leadiny and trailing edges of the pastry and film sheet units subsequently formed, cutting means for selectively cutting said continuous sheets into the discrete sheet units, delivery means for delivering the sheet units from the transport means to the roll forming means, the direction of travel of the delivery means being substantially normal to -the direction of travel of the transport means.
Preferably a portion of the film sheet unit and its trailing edge extend rearwardly of the trailing edge of the pastry sheet unit so that after rolling the final outer portion of the roll of pastry sheet unit is overlayed by the trailing portion of the film sheet unit.
Preferably cutting means is provided for selectively cutting said continuous sheets into the discrete sheet units.
Delivery means may be provided for delivering the sheet units from the transport means to the roll forming means.
Preferably two delivery means are arranged in parallel and the gate being adapted to selectively transfer sheet units to one or the other of the parallel delivery means.
Preferably the direction of travel of the delivery means is substantially normal to the direction of travel of the trans-port means.
Preferably the delivery means is mounted for reciprocating movement in the direction of travel of the transport means.

1~121~;5 The apparatus may fur-ther include transfer means for transferring the sheets from the transport means to the delivery means. Preferably the transfer means comprises a gate which is adapted to open and close.
The apparatus may further include spacer means for spacing the sheet units from one another after being cut by the cutting means. Preferably the delivery means comprises a conveyor supported on a carriage which is adapted for reciprocating move-ment in the direction of travel of the transport means. The carriage may include a power screw adapted to cause the recipro-cating movement.
By the term film sheet is meant any suitable interleaving material such as for example wax paper polymeric material or the like.
Preferred embodiments of the invention will hereinafter be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a schematic side elevation of apparatus according to the invention, ~' ^~

~2~æ~s Figure 2 is a plan view of the apparatus shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a schematic side elevation of apparatus for forming the sheet products into a roll, Figure 4 is a plan view of the apparatus shown in Figure 3.
Figures 5 and 6 are more detailed views of the transfer means which form part of the apparatus shown in Figures 1 and 2.
Figures 7 to 9 are more detailed schematic views of the delivery means which form part of the apparatus shown in Figures 1 and 2; and Figures 10 to 12 are schematic views showing the form-ation of the pastry product according to the invention.
As best seen in Figures 10 to 12 the pastry product of the present invention comprises a pastry sheet unit 71 and a film sheet unit 72 which are adapted to be rolled together to form a finished roll 70. Each sheet unit 71 and 72 has a leading edge and a trailing edge 75 and 76 and 77 and 78 respectively. When rolled together the film sheet unit 72 is interposed between adjacent layers of the pastry sheet unit 71 so as to inhibit the adjacent layers from sticking together. In the product of the present invention, prior to rolling, the leading edge portion 77 of the film, sheet unit 72 is displaced rearwardly from the leading edge 75 of the pastry sheet unit 71 and rolling is insti-gated from the leading edges of the sheets. As shown it is pre-ferable that the trailing edge of the film sheet unit is disposed rearwardly relative to that of the pastry sheet unit.

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Thus by rolling in the manner shown it is possible to form a roll 70 in which the last surface pnrtion of the pastry sheet unit is overlaid by the trailing porticn of the film sheet unit.
Referring to Figures 1 to 5 of the drawings, pastry material in the form of a continuous sheet 60 having side edges 61 is fed to film applying station 5 via a ~
conveyor (not shown). At the film applying station 5 a roll of film material 20 is mounted and arranged to be fed to the sheet of pastry 60 through the film guide and -application device 15 which comprises suitably arranged drive rolls and guides. ~he sheet of pastry 60 is transferred through the applying station 5 via transport meAns 8 in the form of a conveyor 9. Thus the pastry material and film applied thereto are at this stage in the form of continuous sheets 60 and 70 from which the sheet units are formed. The leading and trailing edges of each sheet unit are at this stase defined by the parallel side edges 61 and 2] of the continuous sheets.
Although many different types of fil~ material could be suitable for the product a preferred material is a plastic film termed CRISPY-WRAP (Trade Mark).
- The drive rolls and guides 15 are so arranged so that the edges 21 of the continuous film sheet 20 are offset relative to the side edges 61 of the continuous pastry sheet ~0 thereby enabling the sheet units and their relative disposition as described above to be achieved. Preferably since the overlap of the trailing edge portion of the continuous sheet unit is wider than the portion of the leading edge thereof relative to that Z~6s of the pastry sheet tlle roll of film sheet is sliyhtly wider than the continuous sheet of pastr~.
Preferably water is applied to the ~urface of the pastry sheet prior to applyin~ the film sheet 20 thereto the water tending to enhance adhesion between the two sheets. The water may be applied using a water roller however in a pre~erred form a plurality of nozzles (not shown) are arranged at the station ~ust upstream from the drive rolls and guides 15.
Cutting means 40 in the form of a powered guillotine separates the continuous sheets into discrete sheet units 71 and 72 of selected size. The guillotine is disposed downstream of the station 5. Suitable control means is provided to control operation of the transport conveyor 9 and the guillotine.
The separate sheet units 71 and 72 are then - transferred to a spacer means in the form of an accelerating conveyor belt 35 which spaces adjacent sheets apart at a desired distance. Such a belt is of conventional form and it is not necessary to describe in detail here.
The separate sheet units are then selectively transferred to dellvery means in the form of conveyors 46 and 48 whose direction of travel is normal to the direction of travel o~ the transport conveyor 9. The delivery conveyors 4Ç and 48 are mounted on a carriage member 49 ~Ihich is adapted to reciprocate in a direction parallel to the direction of travel of the feed conveyor and which is operable to move at substantially the same speed as the conveyor 35 so that the sheets of material ~z~

can be transferred thereto with little or ro relative movement between the two corveyo~ systems.
Referring to Figures 7 to 9 which show one of the delivery conveyors 46 comprises a conveyor belt 50 ~hich is driven by motor 51. The conveyor belt 50 is ~ounted on a carriage member 49 which in~ludes a pair of guides 52 which run on tracks 56 supported by frame 58. A
power screw 53 is operatively connected to the carriage by ball nut assemblies 5`4. The power screw is driven by motors 55 and 59 one motor for use when the pastr~
products are transferred onto it from the conveyor 35 and the other for returning it to its initial position.
The motor which returns the carriage to its initial position is adapted to move it much faster than the other motor.
-Transfer me~ns comprising a gate 36 is operahle via a photo-electric counter to permit the tr2nsfer of a select number of sheets to delivery conveyor 46 and thereafter enable a further select number of sheets to be transferred to delivery conveyor 48.
The gate 36 is operable for movement between a lowere~ position in which the sheets pass from conveyor 35 to conveyor 39 from which the sheets are transferred ~o delivery conveyor 4g, and an upper position in which the sheets are transferred to delivery c~nveyor 46. The gate 36 is actuated by solenoid 37 and lever 38.
The sheets when positioned on the delivery conveyors 46 and 48 are now arranged with their leading edges facing the direction of travel. The delivery conveyors transfer the sheets to roll-up apparatus 85.

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The roll-up apparatus cornprises a work station which includes a conveyor belt 86 a leading edge pick-up device 87 and a drag inducing member 88. Thus as the leading edge of the pastry material approaches the station a series of fingers which are pivotally mounted pick-up the leading edge so that it is ~urned back on itself whereafter this portinn engages the drag member which is in the form of a chain wire mesh which thereby at least partially rolls the two shèets together.
The partially rolled product is then transferred to -a further station where rolling of the product is completed. After rolling is completed the product can be transferred to a packaging station where it is placed in a package.
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Claims (12)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Apparatus for handling a pastry product of the type comprising a pastry sheet unit and a film sheet unit which are adapted to be rolled together so that in the finished roll the film sheet unit is substantially interposed between the adjacent layers of the pastry sheet unit the film sheet unit and pastry sheet unit each having a leading edge and trailing edge characterised in that the apparatus comprises transport means for transporting said pastry sheet unit past a film application station, means for directing and applying said film sheet unit to a surface of the pastry sheet unit at the film application station said means being arranged relative to the transport means so that the leading edge of the film sheet unit overlies and is disposed rearwardly of the leading edge of the pastry sheet unit the apparatus being suitable for use with roll forming means for at least partially rolling the film and pastry sheet units into a roll commencing from the leading edge of the pastry sheet unit.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterised in that a portion of the film sheet unit and its trailing edge extend rearwardly of the trailing edge of the pastry sheet unit so that after rolling the final outer portion of the roll of pastry sheet unit is overlayed by the trailing portion of the film sheet unit.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 further characterised in that the apparatus includes means for feeding pastry material to said transport means as a continuous sheet which defines a plurality of said pastry sheet units said continuous sheets having side edges parallel to the direction of travel of the transport means, said apparatus further including means for feeding film sheet onto a surface of said continuous film sheet which defines a plurality of said film sheet units and in the direction of travel of the transport means the side edges of the continuous sheet defining the leading and trailing edges of the pastry and film sheet units subsequently formed.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3 further characterised by cutting means for selectively cutting said continuous sheets into the discrete sheet units.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4 further characterised by delivery means for delivering the sheet units from the transport means to the roll forming means.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the direction of travel of the delivery means is substantially normal to the direction of travel of the transport means.
7. Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the delivery means is mounted for reciprocating movement in the direction of travel of the transport means.
8. Apparatus according to claim 7 further characterised by transfer means for transferring the sheets from the transport means to the delivery means, said transfer means comprising which is adapted to open or close for transferring the sheet units to the delivery means.
9. Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said apparatus further characterised by spacer means for spacing the sheet units from one another after being cut by the cutting means.
10. Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said delivery means comprises a conveyor supported on a carriage which is adapted for reciprocating movement in the direction of travel of the transport means.
11. Apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said carriage includes a power screw adapted to cause said reciprocating movement.
12. Apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the apparatus comprises two delivery means arranged in parallel and said gate being adapted to selectively transfer sheet units to one or the other of said parallel delivery means.
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