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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A21—BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS
  • A21C—MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH
  • A21C15/00—Apparatus for handling baked articles
  • A21C15/02—Apparatus for shaping or moulding baked wafers; Making multi-layer wafer sheets

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• the invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing multi-layer waffle blocks filled with a coating compound, such as a cream, in which a waffle base sheet coated with coating compound is transported along a first conveying surface to a stacking area, a wafer covering sheet is transported along a second conveying surface to the same stacking area, in the
• wafer sheets in particular crispy, flat waffles
• the weapon i agency are preferably thin-walled, crispy brittle waffles with a size of up to 400 x 800 mm.
• Flat wafers are used, for example, to form sliced blocks which have a layered structure, for example of alternating layers of wafer leaves and cream fillings.
• slices can consist of two wafers with an intermediate layer of cream, two wafers with several intervening layers of cream, but also of more than two layers of weapon leaves, with one or more layers of cream each being arranged between two wafers.
• the cut blocks each have a waffle sheet on the two outer surfaces. The final layers are thus executed as wafer sheets.
• Coating machine transported.
• the coating machine applies a layer of a coating, such as a cream and transports the coated Wafflegroundblatt on.
• a coating such as a cream
• flat waffles are removed from the waffle oven, which are transported along a second conveying surface but are not coated.
• Waffle topping on the cream and subsequently on the waffle base Waffle topping on the cream and subsequently on the waffle base.
• the stopper is removed and the finished sandwich, consisting of a waffle cover sheet, a cream layer and a Waffel groundblatt, can be transported on.
• a disadvantage of this construction is that the waffle stream can not be conveyed continuously, but must be stopped briefly for joining and stacking the wafer sheets.
• Modern weapon ovens promote up to 80 wafers per minute.
• Acceleration would be broken waffles, which would have to be eliminated as a committee.
• Waffle booklets that do not exactly coincide but are slightly laterally displaced must be calibrated at the edge areas. This happens by cutting off the edge areas. The more accurate the wafer sheets can be laid one on top of another, and the fewer defects the edges of the wafer sheets have from any conveyor and stop means, the less must be cut and the less rejects produced.
• the object of the present invention is now to provide a method and an apparatus for producing multi-layered waffle blocks filled with a coating compound, wherein a high throughput is achieved, while the wafer sheets are positioned exactly one above the other, the dimensional tolerances of the finished product are maintained as accurately as possible, The wafer sheets are processed as gently as possible and the device is inexpensive to manufacture, low maintenance, easy to use.
• the object of the invention is achieved, inter alia, that the
• Waffle top sheet and the waffle base sheet in the stacking area each with a
• the waffle cover sheet on contact with the coating composition of the wafer base sheet and the wafer base have substantially the same speed in the conveying direction, that the wafer lid sheet is stopped by a stopper upstream of the stacking area and along the desired entry time of one or more transport devices the second conveying surface is transported in the direction of the stacking area and that the waffle cover sheet is transported, in particular pushed, by one or more positioning elements in the conveying direction in the direction of the stacking area.
• the invention is characterized in that the waffle base sheet is transported by a first transport device in the stacking area, wherein the
• Transport speed of the first transport device in the conveying direction is smaller than the transport speed of the positioning that the waffle base sheet is pushed by the positioning elements in the stack area that the
• the invention relates to the solution of According to the invention, an apparatus for producing multilayer waffle blocks filled with a coating compound, such as a cream, with a first conveying surface for transporting a weapon base sheet to a stacking area, a second conveying surface for transporting a weapon lid sheet to the stacking area, and at least one positioning element for exact positioning of the coating compound, such as a cream, with a first conveying surface for transporting a weapon base sheet to a stacking area, a second conveying surface for transporting a weapon lid sheet to the stacking area, and at least one positioning element for exact positioning of the coating compound, such as a cream, with a first conveying surface for transporting a weapon base sheet to a stacking area, a second conveying surface for transporting a weapon lid sheet to the stacking area, and at least one positioning element for exact positioning of the coating compound, such as a cream, with a first conveying surface for transporting a weapon base sheet to a stacking area, a second conveying surface for transporting a
• Positioning element is arranged movable in the conveying direction.
• Positioning elements at least in sections along the second conveying surface are movable, that the positioning elements are at least partially movable along the first conveying surface, that the positioning elements are driven by a belt extending along a first contour and that the
• Positioning elements in the conveying direction first along the second conveying surface and then along the first conveying surface are movable.
• Invention are that an inlet region is provided, in which the first and the second conveying surface are formed approaching each other, that the
• Stapei Symposium Program along the first conveying surface are movable and that the
• Positioning elements in the stacking area are arranged to extend substantially normal to the first.99fiambae. Furthermore, it can be provided according to the invention that along the second conveying surface, a fourth transport device is provided, which is preferably designed as a belt conveyor that along the first
• Conveying surface is provided a first transport device, which is preferably designed as a belt conveyor, that the first and the second conveying surface in the
• Stacking area are brought together and that along the second conveying surface extending, provided in the inlet region separating elements are provided, which are formed asymptotically or wedge-shaped direction of the first conveying surface extending.
• further features of the invention may be that openings are arranged between the separating elements that the positioning elements
• Speed of the wafer sheets is determined by the speed of the positioning element.
• FIG. 1 shows a device according to the invention for producing multilayer waffle blocks filled with a coating compound, such as a cream, with a first conveying surface 4, which in the present embodiment comprises a first transport device 11 and a second transport device 12. Furthermore, a second conveying surface 6 is provided which has a third transport device 13 and a fourth
• Transport device 14 includes.
• the second conveying surface comprises a raised portion extending substantially parallel to the first conveying surface, an oblique portion extending essentially from the raised portion to the stacking region 5, and an inlet region 18 which approximates the second conveying surface substantially asymmetrically or wedge-shaped to the first conveying surface.
• a fifth transport device 15 is provided. This comprises positioning elements 10 which are arranged to be movable substantially along the second conveying surface.
• a detector 16 is provided in the region of the first conveying surface 4. This detects the time of entry of a wafer sheet, in particular the
• a stopper 9 is provided in the area of the second conveying surface 6, .
• This comprises a Haiteelement such as a brush, which hinders the further movement of a wafer sheet, in particular a waffle cover sheet 3.
• the stopper can be actuated.
• the holding element is moved and released the movement of the wafer sheet.
• the waffle sheet is then conveyed further towards the stack area 5.
• wafers from a wafer oven are transferred to a cooler. The waffles are subsequently the first
• Conveyor surface 4 and the second conveying surface 6 is supplied. Along the first
• a device which applies to Qualcommaffebigte wafer sheets a layer consisting of a coating, a cream or the like.
• Examples of such devices are contact coaters in which viscous masses or a cream is spread over a roller device, FÜmlvess devices or printhead devices in which the cream is sprayed on the nozzle heads.
• the order is carried out continuously.
• the individual wafer sheets are stacked on impact
• waffle base sheets 2 This substantially continuous band of coated waffle sheets, which are referred to below as waffle base sheets 2, are transferred to the first via the second transport device 12
• Transfer device 11 passed.
• the first transport device 11 has a higher transport speed than the second transport device 12.
• the individual wafer sheets are pulled apart and transported at a distance from one another along the first conveying surface in the direction of stacking region 5.
• waffle cover sheets 3 6 uncoated wafer sheets, which will be referred to as waffle cover sheets 3, are transported in the conveying direction 7 along the second conveying surface 6.
• Transfer device 13 passed to a fourth transport device 14.
• This has, as mentioned above, a stopper 9.
• the stopper opens, as a result of which the waffle cover sheet 3 is conveyed further in the direction of the stack area 8.
• the waffle blade abuts the nearest positioning element 10, which is moved along the second conveying surface 6.
• Waffle cover sheet whereby the sheet is stopped by the positioning element. If the wafer sheet is now in contact with the rear side of the positioning element 10, the speed of the wafer top sheet is determined by the speed of the wafer
• the positioning element 10 is therefore arranged in the conveying direction in front of the wafer sheet and brakes the wafer sheet.
• the positioning elements are guided and driven in rotation by a fifth transport device 15.
• the fifth transport device 15 more
• the arranged along a belt positioning elements 10 move further, whereby after a certain distance, a second positioning follows in the conveying direction behind the waffle cover sheet.
• This is preferably spaced from the wafer blade and moves at the same speed as the front positioning member. If the wafer sheet is further conveyed into the inlet region 18, it comes into contact with a brake element 19. This brakes the movement of the wafer sheet and thus causes a change of investment of the wafer sheet from abutment of the leading edge of the weapon blade on the front positioning to an abutment with the trailing edge the Waffledeckbiattes on the rear, in the conveying direction subsequent positioning.
• Positioning element 10 which follows the wafer sheet, pushed.
• a coated waffle base sheet is conveyed along the first conveying surface 4.
• This has a layer of a coating composition which, in the present configuration, faces upwards, that is to say in the direction of the second conveying surface 6.
• the waffle base sheet 2 has no coating layer layer and thus lies directly on the first transport device 11.
• the two wafer sheets (waffle base sheet 2 and waffle cover sheet 3) are transported in such a way that they are fed to the inlet region 18 and the stacking region 5 at approximately the same time ,
• the synchronization of the speeds or the positions on the respective transport devices is done by the detector 16 and the stopper 9. If the wafer base sheet 2 in the inlet region 18 so overlying the waffle cover sheet 3 of the
• Separating elements 20 are provided in the inlet area, which extend in a finger-shaped or strip-shaped manner along the second conveying surface in the direction of the first conveying surface.
• the fingers have gaps that extend substantially along the
• the waffle cover sheet 3 sliding positioning elements 10 have extensions 21 which are carried out between the separating elements 20 and also move the Waffel groundblatt 2 with movement. This movement is done as a sliding movement, in which the extensions 21 of the positioning elements 10th with the trailing edge of the wafer base sheet 2 are in contact and push the waffle base sheet stacking area 5. In the inlet region, the positioning elements are moved in such a way that the wafer base sheet 2 and the wafer lid sheet 3 are of a substantially vertical edge or vertical surface
• the two moving gun blades 2, 3 are centered and positioned exactly one above the other.
• the separating elements end 20.
• the two superimposed wafer sheets are no longer separated by the separating elements 20 when they are conveyed into the stacking region 15 and thus lie against one another.
• the approach of the two leaves is done on the one hand by gravity and / or on the other hand by the wedge-shaped convergence of the first conveying surface 4 and the second conveying surface 6.
• the now adjacent leaves form a waffle block, which consists of two wafers with an intermediate layer of a coating is.
• Fig. 2 shows a similar configuration as Fig. 1 in turn, a first
• Transport device 11 is provided. This can, for example, as
• Conveyor roller assembly belt or belt conveyor may be formed.
• the fourth transport device 14 in the course of the stopper 9 is provided.
• the stopper 9 is as well as the detector 16 with a not
• control unit 17 serves the synchronization of the two incoming wafer sheets, which substantially parallel in time
• the positioning elements 10 are driven by a belt 23 and guided by a link 24. Through the scenery, the position of the positioning in different areas relative to the
• the positioning elements are guided such that the wafer base sheet 2 and the waffle cover sheet 3 are moved exactly above one another.
• the positioning element 10 presses on the trailing edge of the gun blades.
• the positioning element 10 is withdrawn from the slide control and thus loses contact with the wafer block.
• the waffle block itself is on the one hand by the Mass inertia and on the other hand further conveyed by the first transport device and a transport device downstream of the first transport device. Subsequently, the withdrawn Positioniereiement is led away over a pulley substantially upwards to further, following the band to be led back to the second conveying surface.
• This retraction or rear flaps of the positioning is required, as this protects the rear edge of the waffle block from damage.
• Fig. 3 shows an oblique view of a part of the device according to the invention.
• Positioning elements 10 also have extensions 21, which pass through in the inlet region 18 through the openings 22 between the separating elements 20.
• Separating elements 20 extend substantially in strip form along the conveying direction and along the second conveying surface 6. Further, the gate 24 is provided for controlling the movement of the Positioniereiemente 10.
• Fig. 4 shows a detailed representation of the leadership of the positioning elements 10 in the rigid relative to the machine frame! arranged backdrop 24.
• Positioning elements 0 each have a cam 25 and a guide element 26.
• the movement of the individual elements is done by a driven belt or a driven belt 23.
• the guide member 26 of the first contour 27 is guided following.
• the respective positioning element is rotatably arranged on the guide element 26, the respective positioning element is rotatably arranged. Furthermore, the cam 25 is rigidly connected to the positioning, which scans the second contour 28. During the movement of the positioning element 10 along the first contour 27, the cam 25 now moves the second contour 28 off. Since the first contour and the second contour are not parallel in all areas, there is a rotation of the positioning elements 10 relative to the belt 23 and the first contour 27.
• the cam 25 is designed as a lever which is removed at the has a roller 31 from the connection to the positioning element 10 lying side. These Roller 31 engages in the guide mold 29, which is formed following the second contour 28.
• the lever is rigidly connected to the positioning element 10 and arranged rotatably about the axis of rotation 30.
• Fig. 5 shows the same backdrop, however, viewed from the other side. Again, the positioning elements 10, the cams 25, the guide elements 26, the first contour 27, the second contour 28, the guide shape 29, the axes of rotation 30 and the roller 31.
• Fig. 6 shows an oblique view of an embodiment of the present invention
• the view shows the opposite side of the arrangement as shown in Fig. 3. Again, the stopper 9, the
• Positioner elements 10 a first transport device 11, a fourth
• Transport device 14 a fifth transport device 15, the inlet region 18 with the strip-shaped separating elements 20 and between the
• Separating elements 20 arranged openings 22 shown.
• the separating elements 20 have free ends which point in the direction of stacking region 5.
• the openings 22 are open towards the stacking area 5.
• Positioning elements 10 move, guided by the gate 24 and driven by the belt 23, at least partially along the second conveying surface 6.
• the projections 21 engage in the openings 22 of the separating elements 20 and drive them, similar to a comb.
• the extensions 21 project at least partially through the openings 22 in the direction of the first conveying surface 4. Due to the projecting regions, the positioning elements 10 can also move along the waffle base sheet transported on the first conveying surface.
• the belts 23 are designed in this embodiment as a toothed belt, driven by a drive and deflected by a plurality of pulleys.
• the band 23 is executed circumferentially closed.
• the fourth transport device 14 and the first transport device 11 also comprise closed belt-shaped transportation means. These are also driven and deflected around pulleys.
• the device according to the invention is adapted to continuously stack waffle sheets so as to form weapon blocks.
• a plurality of wafer sheets one after the other, via a first conveying surface 4 and a second conveying surface. 6 fed to a stack area 5.
• both the waffle cover sheet and the waffle base sheet are constantly moved.
• the merging and the exact juxtaposition of the two Waffelblock ensurener done in a continuous, moving process.
• positioning elements 10 are provided. In the described embodiments, these push
• Positioning elements 10 a pair of a waffle cover sheet and a Waffel groundblatt and act as a moving, sliding stop.
• Positioning elements 10 in the stacking area 5 no anschiebende, but one
• the Waffelhillbiatt of the transport devices to the moving stop, so pushed the positioning element 10. Since the speed of the positioning is smaller, both leaves come with the front edge of the positioning elements 10 at. The transport devices thus have a slip against the respective wafer sheets.
• the first transport device 11 is established for conveying the Waffelground sheet to the serving as a stop positioning element 10.
• the fourth transport device 14 is provided for transporting the waffle cover sheet to the positioning element 10.
• the brake member 19 is executed in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 as a resiliently biased element, which is biased against at least one separating element 20 with a certain spring force. Now, if a wafer sheet is pushed between the brake element and the separating element, then caused by the friction, the sheet is braked.
• the device according to the invention and the method according to the invention enable the continuous merging and forming of waffle blocks at a very high throughput. For example, up to 100 or more waffle blocks per minute can be formed. Due to the continuous formation of the waffle blocks and the further advantages of the device according to the invention, the quality achieved and the associated rejects are also optimized.

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