IL46680A - Oven for flat bread(pita) - Google Patents

Description

A OVEN FLAT ΏΠ present invention concerns an oven flat bread known as Iraqui hereinafter called for short In my prior patent an oven for pita has been described and which is constituted by an insulated housing comprising a cylindrical a bottom and a a substantially cylindrical coaxial insulated insert integral with the top and extending to within short space from the whereby an annular tunnel is formed between the housing and the a coaxial cylindrical open at its top being mounted for rotational movement within said the wall of said insert being curved inwards at one part so that an enlarged space is the top of the housing being cut above said space so that the inside wall of the drum is readily accessible at this electric heating coils being mounted to the wall of said insert and facing the inside wall of the means being provided for the intermittent rotation of the I have found that when using this oven the insertion of the dough and the removal of the baked pita is extremely the baker has to bend over the oven in order to use This is ery tiring and furthermore inefficient since at any one time only one person can feed the dough to the It the object of the present invention to provide a pita oven of the kind which is convenient in use and is compact in It is a further object of the present invention to invention consists in an oven pita comprising a drum rotatable in an insulated housing and surrounded by electric heating characterized in that the drum is mounted is adapted to rotate on a zontal means being provided in the housing tially opposite diametrical positions feeding doughy to the drum and for removing the baked pita In a preferred embodiment of the invention a scraper is provided in the housing adjacent the drum by which the baked pita is removed from the In still a further preferred embodiment of the invention the housing is mounted on a framework which includes The invention is by way of example in accompanying in 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a pita oven according to the 2 is a partial front elevation The invention comprises a drum 1 which is peripherally surrounded by a plurality of heating elements and an housing The shaft of the drum extends horizontally through housing and is mounted for rotation in bearings A framework 6 on either side housing supports bearings the framework being mounted on castors so that the entire oven is Shaft is rotated by a pulley 8 mounted at its end by means of a belt 9 running over a pulley 10 receives its movement from a motor The housing 1 is provided with a 12 at a of a pita its dough stage against the wall of the drum The baked pit may be removed manually a further substantially in diametrically opposite position to automatic operation a scraper Ik is provided in cut out 13 which merges into a ramp surface the bottom end of which leads a vessel The opening 13 is destined to permit the baked pita to leave the drum the top of the scraper being in close proximity to the so that the baked pita is scraped off thereby and cannot continue its rotation together with the The speed of rotation of the the speed of motor 11 as well as the ty of elements the number of elements burning at any one is determined by the baking requirements of the pita and controlled by any suitable known control means width of the drum may be of a dimension to permit the feeding of one pita only as shown in or the drum may be made wider to permit simultaneous feeding of two or more variations of construction are possible within the scope of the Thus castors 7 be eliminated and the drum and housing may be fixedly mounted on a supporting The transfer of the rotation of motor 11 to shaft may other that If desired as show in a hand wheel 17 is mounted on shaft whereby the speed of the automatic rotation of the drum can be observed the drum can be moved if insufficientOCRQuality

Claims (2)

1. - k - It can be seen from the drawings that the oven here ¾ described is a very convenient one in use permitting the baker to feed the pita dough at arm's length. If desired, automatic means may be provided to automatically feed the dough against the drum. C L A I M S : 1. An oven for pita comprising a drum rotatable in an insulated housing and surrounded by electric heating elements, characterized in that the drum is mounted and is adapted to rotate on a horizontal shaft, means being provided in the housing in substantially opposite diametrical positions for feeding the dough to the drum and for removing the baked pita therefrom.

2. An oven as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the means for feeding the dough comprise a window in the housing. 3· An oven as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, wherein the means for removing the baked pita comprise a scraper whose top lies adjacent the drum and whose bottom merges into a ramp surface. k» An oven as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the horizontal shaft of the drum is mounted in bearings supported on a movable framework. 5. An oven as claimed in any of claims 1-3· wherein the horizontal shaft of the drum is mounted in bearings supported on a fixed frame. 6. A oven as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the said shaft is rotated by a motor through the intermediary of movement transferring means. 7. An oyen for pita substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Tel-Aviv, February 20, 1975. AGENT FOR APPLICANT