DE1532314A1 - Device for dividing and / or shaping quantities of dough - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a device for dividing a supply of dough in aliquots of equal size and for shaping these aliquots into spherical bodies, e.g. for the purpose of freezing and storage until use «,

A device according to the invention for dividing dough comprises a container for receiving a supply of dough and for Feeding the dough to a tubular cylinder, open at the top, near the container, and vice versa Cup-shaped measuring element with an open end which is arranged in a plane above the open upper end of the cylinder is, means to bring the measuring cup into and out of register with the cylinder, a piston which can be moved to To press the dough out of the cylinder up into the measuring cup when it is in line with the counter, as well Means to dispense the '^ Eig from the measuring cup as soon as it is this is no longer in alignment with the cylinder "

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The device can be combined with an auxiliary device which picks up the dough dispensed from the measuring cup to make it into the shape of a spherical body of to bring a substantially uniform structure.

In one embodiment of a device according to the invention, the dough, which is in its normal soft State is fed to a container that has a dispensing opening has which, in connection with an inlet opening in the cylindrical wall of a tubular which is open at the upper end Cylinder in which a piston is moved back and forthThe dough is preferably fed continuously to the container, to allow continuous operation, however, you can optionally the dough in the form of a single container Add stock or mass to enable batch operation.

The tubular cylinder is closed above and below the inlet opening, which communicates with the discharge opening of the storage container via a short, essentially vertically extending slide. The upper end of the cylinder is closed either with the aid of the flat base plate of a carriage or slide, which is moved back and forth with respect to this upper end, or with the aid of a measuring cup with its opening facing downwards, which protrudes upwards from the base plate. The inverted measuring device encloses an opening in the base plate which moves over the upper end of the tubular cylinder when the slide or slide is moved back and forth . BIe .

Top of a slidable in the tubular cylinder

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The piston closes the cylinder below its inlet port. This inlet opening is closed either by the circumferential surface of the piston or by the ^x eig, which emerges from the dispensing opening at the lower end of the container and flows to the chute which leads from the dispensing opening of the container to the inlet opening.

Because the tubular © cylinder between its upper end and the top of the piston is completely closed causes the piston to move down below the inlet opening of the tubular cylinder, that a negative pressure is generated in this cylinder, through the dough from the chute over the inlet port is sucked into the cylinder. When the piston moves upwards, its upper edge works with the inlet port in the cylindrical wall of a cylinder in order to separate the dough stream protruding through the inlet opening and the cut off Press the amount of dough into the tubular cylinder. The top or bottom surface of the piston is at an angle inclined by about 45 °, the highest edge portion in vertical alignment with the inlet opening of the Cylinder stands. This inclination of the bottom surface of the piston causes a sharp edge or cutting edge to be present through it which improves the cutting action of the piston and also the cut amount of dough is guided so that it is after moved down and inside into the cylinder. A flask with a flat bottom would not cut the amount of dough in this way, and part of the dough could be pushed back into the chute when using such a piston will. The top of the tubular cylinder is also

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cut parallel to the top of the piston at an angle of about 45 °.

The reciprocable slide or slide comprises opposite the open upper end of the tubular cylinder a flat base plate with an opening above which a measuring cup is arranged with its opening pointing downwards. The slide is mounted between two guide members so that it can be moved back and forth with respect to the upper end of the cylinder. The ones located near the top of the cylinder Guide organs are both inclined at an angle of about 45 °, so that they the flat plate of the slide in hold a position parallel to the upper end of the cylinder. The opening in the base plate preferably has the same cross-sectional area like the horizontal cross-section of the interior of the tubular cylinder. Is the opening of the Base plate in vertical alignment with the cylinder, pie forms an extension of the cylinder interior. The lower cylindrical The edge of the Messbacher with its opening facing down closes the opening of the base plate at its top margin. The underside of the base plate closes the upper end of the cylinder if the relevant part of the base plate cooperates with the cylinder. When the opening of the flat base plate over the top of the cylinder, the measuring cup works together with the flat base plate to close the cylinder at the top.

When the base plate hinweg.bewegt dee slide over the upper end of the cylinder, the edges of the opening formed in the base plate organs, by means of which a part of the

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Amount of dough is cut off in the tubular cylinder, which is pushed upwards by a piston operating in the cylinder. A tensioned flat disk is provided in the inverted measuring cup to limit the amount of dough that can be pushed into the measuring cup by the piston as the carriage moves past the top of the cylinder. A stop member can be adjusted to limit the upward movement of the flat disc in the measuring cup in order to regulate the capacity of the measuring cup. The stop member can be adjusted to set the capacity of the measuring cup to any value between about 15 g and about 680 g. The measuring beaker can never hold more dough than corresponds to the set amount. Whenever an excess amount of dough accumulates in the tubular cylinder, the pressure of the excess amount of dough holds the piston in place against the force which normally pushes the piston upwards; in this way the piston is prevented to cover its entire stroke distance, and, optionally, the piston may include a reciprocating ⁿ Ergang omit, while the cylinder is removed with the aid of the measuring cup, the normal dough ·

When the slide reaches the end of its range of motion, the dough is pushed out of the measuring cup through a spring-loaded disk and fed to a conveyor that forms part of the shaping of rounded dough bodies. The top of the piston is parallel to the flat disk in the M _e extends flbeeher, the dough au "the inverse placed MeSbeohtr in the form cylinder Ainet I '009825/000 2

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drical body pushed out, its upper and lower end faces are parallel. Will the cylindrical piece of dough #on the conveyor entrained, the aforementioned auxiliary device causes it to be shaped into a ball. This mechanism to form the J-dough pieces can be adjusted to 'J-dough pieces of various sizes to process.

The invention is illustrated below with reference to schematic Drawings of several exemplary embodiments explained in more detail.

fe Pig. 1 is a partial perspective view of a device according to the invention,

Fig. 2 shows the front of the dough dividing device, the front wall being omitted in order to make further parts, in particular the drive mechanism, recognizable.

Fig. 3 shows the rear of the device, leaving the rear wall of the frame.

Fig. 4 shows the device according to Fig. 2 viewed ) from the left side.

FIG. 5 is a section taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 2.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the crankpin and connecting rod of the piston drive.

7 shows, in an enlarged partial view, another embodiment of the piston.

Fig. 8 is a further enlarged exploded view . Representation of the piston according to wing 7 and the associated one

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Pig. Figure 9 is a side view of one embodiment of means for rounding the dough bodies.

Fig. 10 shows the construction of Fig. 9 in plan. FIG. 11 is a section taken along line 11-11 in FIG. 10. FIG. 12 is a section taken along line 12-12 in FIG. 10.

Fig. 13 is a partial section taken along line 13-13 in Fig. 10.

The device shown here comprises a unit 11 for Dividing off -l-'original quantities and an aggregate 12 for rounding off the Dough body. The unit 11 includes an order 14 with a upright front wall 15 and a rear wall 16, which are connected by several cross bars 17 and in a parallel Can be held. A motor 18 is on a support plate 19 arranged within the frame 14. One on the vYelle 21 The pulley 20 seated on the motor drives a second pulley 22 via an endless belt 23. The pulley 22 and a gear 25 are both keyed to the shaft 24.

A larger gear wedged with another shaft 27 26 meshes with the gear 25. A cam slot 28 is cut into one side of the gear 26. A cam roller 29 is rotatably mounted on an axle stub 30 and partially protrudes into the cam slot 28. The cam roller 29 regulates the movement of one end of an angle lever 31 »in the the stub axle 30 is installed. The other end of the bell crank carries a bolt 32 which is inserted into a U-shaped component 33 engages, the from the base plate of a slide 34 after

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protrudes below, the slide 34 can be on a yet to be explained. Way to be moved back and forth by the angle lever. Of the Angle lever is mounted between its ends at 35 on a component 36 which is in a lateral slot 37 of a stationary Plate 38 is slidable. The angle lever is cranked according to FIG. 4 at 31 ', between its bearing 35 and the Bolt 32 so that the bolt can engage in the U-shaped component 33.

The slide 34 is mounted in such a way that it can be displaced with respect to the open upper end of a cylinder 39. The tubular cylinder is arranged upright, however its upper end is cut off at an angle of about 45 ° according to FIG. 5 · Two guide members 40 and 41 are in parallel position near the 'lowest lying part or near the highest lying '^' part of the upper edge of the tubular Cylinder arranged. The guide members or rails 40 and 41 are inclined at an angle of approximately 45 ° with respect to the vertical axis of the tubular cylinder and are shown in FIG. 7 provided with inwardly projecting longitudinal flanges 42 and 43. The flanges 42 and 43 extend parallel to the Plane of the upper edge of the cylinder 39 inclined at an angle and at a distance from the cylinder.

The slide 34 comprises a flat base plate 44 which has an opening 45 near one of its ends and with a with its opening downwardly arranged measuring cup 46. The base plate 44 is on the upper end face of the cylinder 39 and fits between the guide rails 40 and 41 «The flanges 42 and 43 overlap the longitudinal edges of the slide

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34 and secure the slide against vertical movements. With the back and forth movement of the slide relative to the At the top edge of the tubular cylinder, the opening 45 is brought into congruence with the opening of the cylinder each time.

The measuring cup 46 comprises a tubular cylindrical wall 47 and an upper closure 48 provided with an opening. The cylindrical wall 47 encloses the opening 45 and is rigidly attached to the base plate 44 with its rear edge. The joint between the cylindrical wall and the round plate is preferably tightly sealed by welding. A flat disk 49 is slidably mounted in the measuring cup 46, the edge of the disk cooperating with the inner surface of the cylindrical wall 47 with a sufficiently close fit to prevent so that the dough escapes upwards past the disc. A rod 50 is attached to the top of the flat disk 49 and protrudes through the opening of the upper closure. The rod 50 is attached to the upper lock or plate 48 by means of a nut 51. A spring 52 is slid onto the rod 50 between the disk 49 and the locking plate 48 to bias the disk downward. The upward movement of disk 49 is limited by any suitable adjustable stop means, for example, may cooperate 49 a screw which is mounted in a "ewindebohrung the upper Veraohlußplatte 48 and dtr with the top flat disc.

reciprocating movement d ·· slide 34 is controlled by the Winkelhtbel 31. If the gearwheel 26 is rotated in the right direction, then cooperation is dead

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the cam roller 29 with the cam slot 28 that the upper At the end of the angle lever, it performs swinging movements along a short circular arc of a large radius. The TJ-shaped component 33 allows the bolt 32 to move vertically while the bell crank moves from one end to the other of its Stroke moved. Since the component 33 is rigidly connected to the slide 34, the slide is thus actuated of the angle lever 31 moved back and forth. During this movement of the slide, the measuring cup is at one end of the movement path Above the aggregate 12 for rounding uer dough bodies, while it is within another 'J-'eil of its stroke length is placed over the tubular cylinder 39.

In the tubular cylinder 39, a piston 53 is slidable, which is cut off at the upper end at an angle of 45 °, as it is in Pig. 5 recognizes at 54, so that at this point there is an inclined upper surface which runs parallel to the plane of the upper edge of the cylinder, -uer piston is preferably made of polyurethane, but can also be made of rubber or another suitable plastic whose durometer hardness ranges from 70 to 90. The uppermost part of the piston is in vertical alignment with the vertical diameter of the inlet opening 39S in order to improve the cutting action of the piston. Any suitable guide means can be provided to ensure that this flow is maintained.Suitable guide means include, for example, a vertically arranged rib the outside of the piston, which cooperates with a matching groove on the inside of the cylinder, ^ ae lower end of the tubular

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The cylinder is supported by a flat annular plate or block 55 which has an opening 56 concentric with the cylinder bore. The opening 56 has a smaller diameter than the cylinder bore, and the block 55 forms an annular shoulder 57 _t on which the lower end of the piston 53 can be supported. A piston rod 58 is attached to the lower end of the piston 53 with the aid of a component 59.

Furthermore, a crank pin 60 is provided which is installed eccentrically in the gear wheel 26 and carries a rotatable bush 61. A tubular rod 62 attached to sleeve 61 extends upwardly and operates according to Pig. 6 with a piston rod 58 that can be pushed in and out. A helical spring 63 is pushed onto the tubular rod 62 and is firmly connected at one end to the component 59 and at its other end to the bushing 61. The tubular rod 62 has a vertical slot 64 which is closed at both ends and extends substantially the entire length of the rod. A bolt 58 ′, which protrudes outwardly with respect to the piston rod 58 at its lower end, engages in the vertical slot 64.

The J-dough is fed to the tubular cylinder 39 from a container 65, which comprises the actual container 66 and a discharge chute 67, the latter being attached to the upper end of the cylinder 39. The bottom of the container is in the Pig. 1, indicated at 68, is conical in shape and fastened in a suitable manner to a flat plate 69 which forms the upper part of the delivery chute. The container 66 is preferably releasable on the flat plate 69

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arranged to facilitate cleaning of the container · The Bottom or the lower end of the Leonean .Behältsteils 68 is open and is congruent with an opening 70 of the plate 69. The opening 70 forms the discharge opening through which the dough the container flows into the chute 67. The chute 67 extends from the bottom of the flat plate 69 to the peripheral surface of the tubular cylinder 39, and the edge of the chute is on the outer surface of the cylinder in register with its inlet opening 39 'attached.

When dough is placed in the container 65, gravity causes the dough to move down through the outlet opening 70 in the slide 67 flows. Yttrd the inlet port 39 'through the Closed circumferential surface of the piston 53, the space within the tubular cylinder is between the top of the piston and the upper closure part completed. This space remains completely closed when the piston is in the cylinder moved down? During this downward movement, the piston creates a negative pressure through which the dough passes through the inlet opening is sucked into the cylinder.

The rotation of the gear 26 causes the crank pin 60 to move the compression spring 63 in the vertical direction. If the ^ eder 63 moves downwards, it pulls the piston in the cylinder downwards. If there is not too large a quantity of dough in the cylinder above the piston, the spring 63 acts as a solid component so that it pushes the piston close up in the cylinder when it is pushed close up by the crank pin 60.

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During the upstroke of the plunger, the top edge of the plunger comes into contact with the dough that is being passed through the Inlet port protrudes and the piston begins to cut through the dough mass near the bottom of the inlet port. Because of the mentioned angle of inclination of the top of the piston is a relatively sharp cutting edge available at this point, so that the Piston can come into effect practically as a cutting element, as a result the incline of the top of the piston guides the cut dough towards the tubular cylinder, while it is cut off at the mouth of the chute. As soon as the piston passes the inlet opening upwards, it closes the inlet opening and pushes the dough up the cylinder. At the same time, the angle lever 31 moves the slide 34. Will the opening 4b of the base plate of the slide in vertical Aligned with the top of the cylinder, the piston pushes a sufficient amount of dough up through the opening 45 in the measuring beaker 46 in order to completely fill the part of the measuring beaker lying under the flat disk 49. the Upward movement of the disc 49 is limited by suitable stop means, and the dough introduced into the cup becomes pressed against the underside of the disc, so that a dough body of cylindrical shape is formed.

The movement of the chopper 34 is timed so that the opening 4b is brought out of register with the open upper end of the cylinder 39, while the ' ^x ' is pressed against the disk 49. The hand of the flat base plate, which delimits the opening 45, acts as a cutting tool in order to separate the dough in the metfbeeher from the dough in the tubular / cylinder. The slide continues its movement,

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until the opening 4i? arranged over one end of the unit 12 is; At this point in time, the under "spring tension" moves standing disc down to remove the flat disc made of dough from the measuring cup and to attach it to the unit 12 feed.

It is true that the dough is in a fairly even amount with each downstroke of the piston into the tubular cylinder sucked, but the amount of dough removed with the help of the measuring cup can be slightly smaller than the amount of dough sucked into the cylinder, so that the amount of dough in the cylinder gradually increases enlarged. This increase in the amount in the cylinder increases the resistance to the upward movement of the piston until this resistance is so great that the piston does not have any more i -igen amounts upwards out of the cylinder into the Can press measuring cup.

If the cylinder contains too large an amount of dough, the pressure of the dough in the cylinder becomes greater than the compressive force of the ^iV eder 63, so that the spring can no longer push the piston 53 upwards. The upward movement of the crank pin 60 now only has the effect that the ^x 'eder 63 is compressed, while the piston maintains its position during the entire rotation of the crank pin about the axis of the gear wheel 26. The tubular rod 62 moves upwards in relation to the piston rod 58, and the slot 64 also moves upwards along the pin 58 *. The angle lever moves the slide 34 back and forth during the aforementioned rotation of the crank pin, and with the aid of the measuring cup the normal amount of dough is removed from the inside of the cylinder in the manner described,

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By removing dough from the cylinder through the measuring cup the - "jerk is reduced, which is the 'yig of the upward movement of the piston in the cylinder, because during this rotation of the crank pin no further 'J' digits are inserted into the Cylinder sucked in. The amount of dough that is under the influence the force of gravity could get into the cylinder via the slide is negligibly small.

The unit 12 for rounding off the • '■ own body comprises according to 1 shows an endless belt 71 which runs over two parallel rollers 72 separated by a distance, of which at least one suitably driven to move the belt continuously. The upper strand 73 of the belt is below the delivery end of the Teigteilvorricntung and can therefore use the cylindrical Pick up dough slices, which are arranged in reverse by the under ^ eder tension disk 49 from the Measuring cup 46 are pressed out.

In the embodiment of the unit shown in FIG. 1 12 is a ledge 74 of any suitable material, such as metal or plastic, which is substantially semi-cylindrical Shape is curved, provided; this bar becomes adjustable supported by rods 75 and 76 connected to brackets 77. The rod 75 is longer than the rod 76, so that 74 is at an angle to the longitudinal axis dfcs upper belt strand 73 extends. The bar can be on suitable "can also be made radially or vertically adjustable. The end closest to the compartment device 11 the bar 74 is arranged so that each cylindrical '^ self-disc, which are attached to the upper strand of material 73 by the disc 49

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is given immediately after it falls on the belt comes to rest on the bar.

Since the bar or rail 74 is arranged at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the upper third strand, each cylindrical part attached to the upper part of the law is caused to constantly bump against the bar and bounce off the bar along a short distance, during the course of the G -urt the dough body in the direction of the discharge end of the belt. This constant hitting and rebounding causes the cylindrical jig disc to change its shape and adapt to the cross-sectional shape of the strips 74, so that the jig disc has the shape of a ball as soon as it reaches the delivery end of the Belt is approaching. The ^v erstellbarkeit the bar 74 to non-iiliber the upper Gurtstrang 73 allows to turn it-'eigkugeln J regardless of in the groin, the cylindrical Teigscneiben which each ^x eigmenge contains' ^ eigkö'rper. The spherical shape of the dough body is preferred if the """egg is to be stored in the frozen state.

Pig. Figures 7 and 8 show an embodiment of the invention in which certain features of the piston and measuring cup are modified. According to Pig. 7 and 8, the lower end of the piston 78 is provided with a recess 79, and the inner surface of the piston forming the edge of the recess 79 is beveled at 80 for a purpose to be explained. Is a relatively large diameter cylindrical bore 81 which coaxially mi / t of the recess 79 angeorö iet, is νο · ~ extends. ^d: .eaer from nSoll above.

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The bore 81 ends at a distance from the top 82 of the piston and is in connection with a relatively short vertical recess 83, which extends from the surface 82 the connection between the two recesses extends downward a narrow bore 84 is formed through it. The bore 84 is dimensioned such that it fits the shaft of a head screw 86 can accommodate »whose head 87 is so large that it cannot enter the bore 84. You recess 83 has a sufficient large diameter to accommodate a wrench that fits the screw head 87 so that the screw can be rotated in one direction or the other. The other end 88 of the incense 86 carries a nut 89. The head 87 of the exhaust pipe 86 is arranged in the recess 83> so that the shaft 85 of the screw protrudes through the bore 84} ILe nut 89 is screwed onto the free end 88 of the socket and secured by a clamping screw 90.

The piston 78 is detachably connected by the screw 86 to a base part 91 made of metal. The base part has a flat top 92 and is beveled on its outer band at 93 so that the base plate fits into the recess 79 · one central recess 94 extends from the top 92 of the Base part from naoh below and is with internal thread for receiving of the end 88 of the pit 86 provided. The mother 89 serves as a Anscnlagorgan and works with the top 92 of the ^ aaisteils together to limit the downward movement of the piston relative to the base part 91 · The nut 89 is arranged so that then, when it engages the surface .92, the beveled Bandabsohnitte 80 of the piston are split open in order to © ine Sealing on the inner surface of the tubular cylinder 39

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Bore 94 can be unscrewed and then moved upwards until the screw head ö7 is no longer in the recess 83. The bore 81 enables an upward movement of the screw together with the nut 89 attached to it until the nut comes to rest on the upper end of the bore 81. The shaft 85 of the screw can then be used as a handle, by means of which the piston can be pulled up out of the cylinder 78. d screwed the nut 89 further up along the end 88 of the screw to compensate for the wear and tear that occurred. Then, the clamp screw is tightened again to secure the nut in their new position, and the flask is re-introduced into the cylinder 78 and fixed to the base part 91st

In the form of training according to Jiig. 7 and 8 comprise the measuring cup 100 a cylinder 47 which is open at both ends and which is fastened at its lower end to the base plate 44, as well as a cylindrical component 102 arranged coaxially therewith and having an open end which is at the upper end of the cylinder 47 is attached. The lower end of the cylinder 47 is in register with an opening 45 of the base plate 44. The upper end of the The cylindrical component 102 is closed by a transverse end wall 103. The upper portion of the cylindrical member 102 is offset inward so that its cylindrical Outer surface is arranged at a distance from the cylindrical inner surface of a cylindrical sleeve 104, which the cylinder 102 encloses, and the lower end of which is beieatigt at the upper end of the cylinder 4Y. There is also a cylindrical component

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105, which includes an upper end wall 106 and a cylindrical shape 107 and is at the lower end ; This component is arranged so that its cylindrical wall 107 can be displaced between the cylindrical component 102 and the cylindrical sleeve 104 in the form of a ring.

A screw 109 »which goes through an opening in the upper Front wall. 106 protrudes into a threaded hole 110 in the End wall 103 of the cylindrical component 102 is screwed in and serves to facilitate the axial movement of the cylindrical component 105 to regulate with respect to the cylindrical component 102. The thickened head 111 at the end of the screw 109 above the upper end wall 106 is provided with a handle 112 so that the screw can be turned more easily. If the screw 109 rotated, does the cylindrical member 101 move? in the direction of the front wall 103 baw. away from this. The cylindrical wall 107 has a longitudinal slot 113 which ends at a small distance from the upper end wall 106. A clamping screw

114 protrudes through the slot 113 and is in a ^ threaded hole

115 screwed into the end wall 103, around the cylindrical To nalten component 105 with the walls 103 and 106 at the desired distance. The distance between the walls 103 and 106 is determined the capacity of the measuring cup in a manner yet to be explained.

The end wall 103 has a central opening 116 through which a rod 117 protrudes. A thickened head 118 at the upper end of the clasp 117 defines the Abwar τ abewegung of the rod "A flat scne: he * 119 attached to the lower end of the rod 117 λ ia-t, ± v, t verscniebbar and defines in the cylinder 47

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the fit of the measuring cup. An ^x Eder 120 biases the disc 119 downward and causes the disc, the dough from the measuring cup to the ü'örderband 71 dispense, when the base plate is moved so that the measuring cup 34 nicnt more in coincidence with the cylinder 39 stands. When the piston 78 pushes dough into the measuring cup, the dough moves the disc 119 upwards until the thickened head 118 of the rod 117 comes to rest against the end wall 106. Each 120 keeps the disc 119 at a constant distance from the end wall 103 when the measuring cup is empty, and therefore the distance between the walls 103 and 106, by which the upward movement of the disc 119 is limited, determines the capacity of the measuring cup Vs: * (:, ..

In Pig. 9 to 13 is an embodiment of the invention shown, in which the aggregate 121 for rounding I ar Iigeskör ~ by an endless belt 122, which over lugs 123 and 124 running, each of which can be powered in a known manner. The belt 122 is arranged between two longitudinal rails 125 and 126 and is guided in the longitudinal direction by a plurality of guide members 127t, 128, 129 and 130 attached to the rails. Further tensioning means 131 are provided near the holster 123 so that the belt 122 is constantly kept under the correct tension can. The feed end of the conveyor is in one small distance from the atomizing end of the dough dividing device 11 and arranged a little lower than this.

A short, essentially vertical conveyor 133 is also the discharge end of the dough dividing device and the adjacent end of the conveyor device 12 intended. The conveyor 133 preferably comprises a plurality

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A flat wedge-shaped plate 147 is rigidly connected to the underside of the rail 141 and arranged so that you narrow end 148 adjacent to the delivery end of the conveyor 121 while the wider end 149 is closer to the central portion of the conveyor. A similar record 150 is rigidly connected to the rail 143 so that its narrow end 151 is the feed end of the conveyor and its wider end End 152 adjacent to the central part of the conveyor device, ie plate 147, has a at its broad end arced slot 153 and plate 150 is on provided with a similar slot 154 at its broad end.

An angled frame portion 155 made of metal with a top wall 156 and a vertical wall 157 (Fig. 13) is passed through supports plate 147 so that top wall 156 is parallel to plate 147 and side wall 157 is perpendicular thereto. This frame part is at 158 on the narrow end of the Plate 147 rotatably mounted and with the wide end of the plate 147 connected by a screw 157 protruding through the slot 153. The frame part 155 can around its storage 158 in any The desired angular position can be pivoted with respect to the belt 122 and fixed by tightening the screw 159.

Another angled frame member 160 is similarly on the plate 150 at 161 near the narrow end of the Plate rotatably mounted and a retaining screw 162 protrudes through the curved slot 154 of the plate 150. The frame parts 155

and 160 are of the same construction, except that>
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are arranged opposite to each other} therefore a more detailed description of the part of the phrase 160 should be superfluous.

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Similar elements of, icon constructions 155 and 160 are respectively ■ denoted with equal-nea reference numbers.

An angled strip 163 is _s fixed to the outer longitudinal edge of the top plastic bsw 156 and a second angled strip. a strip 164 is connected to the longitudinal edge of the side wall 157. Me angled strips or strips 163 and 164 a ^ beiien together to hold a soft buffer or padding strip 165 made of foamed material in its position. The strip 165 consists of a suitable soft material, preferably of polyurethane according to Pig. 12 and 13, two surfaces of the strip 165 lie against the upper plate 156 and the side wall 157. The strip 165 is approximately triangular in cross section, but the inclined surface 166 is somewhat concave in shape.

Dough fed in by the dividing device is divided into pieces or units of approximately equal weight, and the dough pieces are transferred to the Conveyor 133 delivered to be brought to conveyor belt 122 to become. While the dough pieces are carried along by the belt 122, their movement is made by the thread like a rog Organ 160 obstructed. The organ 160 is under an angle arranged from 15 ° to 30 ° against the longitudinal axis of the belt 122, the size of this angle being in each case close to the weight of the aligns individual pieces of dough.

The longitudinal movement of the belt 122 causes each piece of dough to rest against the concave surface of the buffer strip 165 brought, the buffer bar partially overlaps the piece of dough and exerts a drag force on the top of the dough stick

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from, whereby the forward movement brought about by the belt 122 is hindered, ao that a rolling action is exerted on the dough while the dough pieces move together with the belt. If the angle between the trough-like organ and the longitudinal axis of the belt is made smaller, there is less resistance to ^{the longitudinal movement of the x 'eigea.} Each increase in the angle zwisohen the institution and the belt 122 increases the on top of the ieigstücne applied resistance and leads to an extension is moving time of ^x eigstüoke on the belt 122, so that said rolling action is exerted during a longer period of time. This rolling action gives the spherical dough greater strength and a more even structure.

If the unit is to be used for rounding the dough pieces with dough pieces of small dimensions, this will be trough-like organ .160 at a "maximum angle of e.g. 30 ° against the longitudinal axis of the belt so that the dough pieces are rolled or rolled over as long as possible. The smallest angle iwiaohan the organ 160 and the belt 122 is used for the largest pieces of dough »da with a large ball of dough one comes out of a lower rolling effect if "a homogeneous structure is to be achieved" The trogähnliohe organ 160 must, among other things, be adjusted so that more space is available for larger spheres without HUokeioht on the weight is Xtigkttgtln, which is between about 19 g and approx. 680 g can lie · »becomes the angled ltiate held in a small Abatand of daa strap 122, ao that they al · Sohaeorgan wifken kana, ü 4 ·· Kltianaleiben τοη dough

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if the movement of the dough ball changes »The Eahia parts 155 and 160 exert equal effects on the Beigkugeln and the change in the rotary index ensures that the cores are well rounded and have a uniform structure ₉ while the belt 122 has the 'J-' brings self-pieces past organ 155 to the delivery end of the conveying device

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Claims (1)

• 3-EfiSTHASSE S a? / 1A-32 570 ATEM T As P R tf G HE 1. Device for dividing dough quantities, g e k e η η drawing η e t through a container (65) for receiving one ieigvoKiats and for supplying leig to one of the containers ■ adjacent »tubular cylinder (39) open at the top» an inverted measuring cup (47) with an open one End that is in a level above the open upper end of the Cylinder lies, means (34) to the measuring cup in and out Align with the cylinder, a piston (53, 78), the can be moved to move dough from the cylinder up into the To squeeze the measuring cup when the measuring cup is in alignment with the cylinder, as well as by means (49, 119) for dispensing of the dough from the measuring cup if the measuring cup is not in Is in alignment with the cylinder 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the cylinder has a in its side wall Has inlet opening (39 ') which communicates with a dispensing opening at the lower end of the container. 3 »VGrrichtung according to claim 2, characterized in that the piston has an inclined upper end face (54, 82), the highest ^x part of the piston upper edge being in vertical alignment with the inlet opening of the cylinder in order to cut off a dough mass 009825/0002 15323U -1A-32 570 which protrudes through the inlet opening into the cylinder » 4. Apparatus according to claim 1 to 3 »wherein the piston on its lower end has a recess limited by a beveled edge, g e k e η η ζ e i c h η e t through a rigid ^ base part (91) »that at its upper end a surface (93) that is tapered to the circumferential direction running edge (80) of the piston, a screw (86), which extends downward from the piston and into the Base part is screwed in to connect the piston to the .base part to be releasably connected, as well as one attached to the screw Stop element for limiting the movement of the piston in the direction of the base part 5 «A device according to claim 4, characterized in that the stop member (89) g ek en η ζ ei chnet adjustable along the screw to a predetermined axial compression to enable the piston when the piston is brought to rest on the base part, so that the lower edge portion of the piston when attaching the piston to the - "as the part is spread outwards" 6 »Device according to claim 4 ader 5» daduroh g e * ·, ke η η ζ ei ch η et that the piston has a vertical bore (81) which extends upwards from the recess and which ends below the upper end face of the piston, and the cross-section surface of which is greater than the cross-sectional area of the connecting element, aο that the screw can be moved upwards after it has been unscrewed from the base part, in order to use it as a handle, so that the piston can 1A-32 570 Subordinate tubular cylinder (39) can be pulled out » 7. Apparatus according to claim 4 "to 6, characterized g e« ke η η ζ ei ο h η et that the piston is made of polyurethane with a durometer hardness in the range from 70 to 90. 8. Apparatus according to claim 1 to 7 »■ g e i e η η ze i c h η e t through an adjustable one arranged in the measuring cup Disc to limit the amount of property that can be pressed into the measuring cup " 9. Apparatus according to claim 1 to 8, characterized ge k e η η ζ ei without t that the drive means for the piston a comprise elastic member (63) which causes the upward movement the piston is terminated "as soon as the measuring cup is full" 10 »Device according to claim 9, characterized in that it is η η ζ e i c h η et that the piston is operated by a crank and connecting rod mechanism is driven »whereby the connecting rod can be pushed in and out against each other (58,62) includes, which are biased in sighting to their extended position by a i'eder (63). 11 * Apparatus according to Ansprueh 1 to 10, characterized g © k β η η ζ e iοh a β t that the MiSbeoher arranged on a t laughing plate i "t _f the c ^ üfr sim obtren end doa cylinder going" and herbeweg & ar i "t _f wherein the flaehe plate a coinciding with the open end of Msßbechera opening (45) Positst that in registry with the open" upper Snclt Ät * Zylladers gewerÄ # a K® "n _f w # na the ^ lattt quev - ■ * «■ dtm upper end 30 ■ _:. . · "; -. ■■■ U-32 570 of the cylinder is moved, drive means to the piston and to move the flat plate back and forth in such a lateral coordination that the opening of the plate opens during the downstroke of the piston - not in line with your Cylinder is located so that the piston in the cylinder has a negative pressure produced to suck dough from the container into the cylinder, while the piston cuts through the dough mass protruding from the container into the cylinder in the course of its upward stroke, whereupon the cut amount of dough into the measuring cup is pressed while it is in position with the open upper end © of the cylinder. 12 _e 'gate direction according to claim 10 and 11 ₉ thereby ge.-. k © η η ζ . calibration η. et ₉ . that the drive means comprise a gearwheel (26), furthermore means to: the gearwheel .to rotate, wherein the crank cup (60) sum driving the piston and a cam seat!. (. 28). for controlling the means zvm. actuation of the flat plate on opposite surfaces.ö®8 cogwheel 'are provided, a movement decrease-Oi ^ gan engaging in the curve ns ohlita (29), as well as a linkage connected to the Jäewegüngsabnahmeorgan and the flat plate ( 31) back by means of which the flat plate is reciprocated _s when the gear is rotated. 13 * -device naoh - claim- 1 rock 12, thereby ge «■■ .kenaaeio-hn'et,. -That the © ■ Yorriohtung is combined with -a mechanism, dam · di® of ä © m A piece of dough that has been dispensed by measuring it will be ni unu. by means of which the pieces of dough are brought together in di © fGxm by balls that are borrowed from ■ 009825/000 2 'BAD ^1A -52 570 ν 14. The device according to claim 15 »characterized ge k e η η - ze lehne t that the mentioned mechanism comprises a fördead.nrichtung (1-2), by means of which the -'- 'eigstueke are moved generally in a longitudinal direction, a for Rounding the dough pieces serving first member (160), which cooperates with the dough pieces to oppose their longitudinal movement and thereby ^{to cause the x} Eigstück to rotate in a certain direction during part of their longitudinal movement, as well as by a second round of the Dough piece serving member (155) which cooperates with the dough pieces to resist their longitudinal movement and ^{to cause the x} pieces to rotate in a different direction after they have been released by the first member. 15. The apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that the serving for rounding off the dough pieces Organs with respect to the longitudinal axis of the conveyor are each arranged at an angle and in different directions are. 16. The apparatus of claim 14 or 15 »thereby g e - ■ k e η η ζ e i c h η e t that the to round off the dough pieces serving organs are attached to separate rails (141 »143) extending in the transverse direction above the conveyor extend, and that means are provided to each of the rails opposite the conveyor in the desired To keep the height so that the organs used to round off with Dough pieces of different dimensions work together can. ORIGINAL INSPECTED 00982570002 15323U - € ■ - - 1Α-52,570 17. The device according to claim 14 "to 16, characterized by means to adjust the angular position of the organs serving for rounding and so that of the longitudinal movement the opposite resistance of the dough pieces to vary. : 18. Apparatus according to claim H to 17 »characterized in that each of the for rounding off the dough pieces Serving organs comprises an angled frame part (155) made of metal, through which a soft padding or buffer strip (165) is supported by an approximately triangular cross-sectional shape p where the inclined surface of the Pux'i extends is concave to a small extent 00 9 8 25/000 2