US728171A - Pie-rolling machine. - Google Patents

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PATBN'IIED MAY 12, 1903.

H. JONES. PIE ROLLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION PILBD FEB. 10, 1903.

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UNITE 'TATES Patented May 12, 1903.

ATENT FFICE.

HARRY H. JONES, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO AUTOMATIC PIE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A

MICHIGAN.

CORPORATION OF PIE-ROLLING MACHINE SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters retest No. 728,121, datedMay 1 2, 1903. Application filed February 10, 1903. Serial lilo. 142,759. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY H. JONES, acitizen of the United States, residing at Detroit,

county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have inand illustrated in the accompanying draw ings, in which Figure 1 is aviewin plan. in section on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. detail view of the sitter. Fig. 4 is a detail view on the line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view in cross-section on the line 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the marker with parts of the machine in section. Fig. 7 is an end view of the same.

While my invention is especially applicable and is especially designed for use as a pierolling machine, I would have it understood that I do not limit myself solely thereto, as I contemplate as coming within the scope of my invention any and all uses to which the same may be applied.

The device is more especially adapted and designed to roll pie-crust and to mark the same as maybe desired in an expeditious, si mple, and efiicient manner.

I carry out my invention as follows:

In the drawings, Ct represents a rotatable body or turret provided with a series of plates, (indicated at b,)three plates being indicated in Fig. 1; but the machine may be provided withanysuitablenumberdesired. Theturret is revoluble upon a standard (indicated at 0) upon any suitable supporting structure d. The turret maybe rotated in any desired manner-as, for example, by a driving-shaft e, driven from any suitable source of power and geared with the lower portion of the turret, as indicated at f.

My improved machine employs rotatable rollers g g, preferably two in number, said Fig. 2 isa view' Fig. 3 is a rollers being supported or journaled in any suitable mannerupon the machine. Thus the outer ends of the rollers may be journaled in standards it it, while the inner ends of the rollers arejournaled in bearings v upon the standard 0, the same being geared with the upper portion of the turret a, the rollers being provided with pinions j, the upper portion of the turret being toothed, as indicated at 70. tions of the turrets and over the pinions of the rollers. I

The machine is provided with a sitter of any suitable construction, the same, as shown,

consisting of a receptacle m, provided with a suitable screen n at the bottom thereof, said receptacle being supported byarms 10 upon a bracket q, secured upon the adjacent portion of the cover Z. Within the receptacle m is a rotatable brush or agitator r, the shaft of which is provided with a toothed wheel .9, engageable by a pawl t, carried by an actuating-arm to, which may be tripped by any suitable device-as, for example, by contact with a lug v upon the arms to of the turret carrying the plates 1). The sifter-receptacle is held stationary, it will be understood, upon the machine, the arm a being tripped to move the brush or agitator 0" whenever one of the plates is rotated adjacent thereto, thus causing a suitable supply of flour to be deposited upon the plate or upon the dough upon the plate.

The plates b are rotatable upon their respective arms to, the same being preferably provided with shafts 00, extending through the adjacent arm, upon the lower ends of which shafts, respectively, is engaged a crank-arm y, provided with a downwardly-extended lug z, engageable in a cam-groove, (indicated by the numeral 9,) the cam-groove being of such a shape as to give a desired degree of rotation to the plates individually as their respective lugs z are guided insaid cam-groove.

A marker is indicated at the numeral 10, the same being shown supported upon an arm 11 by intervening arms 12. The arm 11 is supported upon a bracket 13, engaged upon the cover 1. The arms 12, it will be seen, are offset from the shaft 11, and upon the shaft 11 is an actuating-arm 14, preferably pro- A cover I extends over the toothed porvided with a roller 15 at its lower end to engage a cam 16 upon the adjacent portion of the turret 0., whereby the arm It will be tilted and the marker 10 be caused to imprint the dough therebeneath.

The operation of the device is as follows: The dough to be rolled and imprinted is first placed upon one of the plates b-as, for example, upon the plate at the left hand. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 2.) By the rotation of the turret this given plate, with the dough thereupon, is brought in under the sitter and flour is sprinkled from the sitter upon the dough to prevent its sticking to the roller. The plate moves on in under the adjacent roller and is rolled thereby. After passing the first roller the plate is given a partial turn, preferably a quarter-turn, by means of the mechanism engaging in the camgroove 9, above described, in its continued movement. The plate is then carried under the next roll, from which it passes in under the marker. The cam-groove 9 is continued to such an extent and is of such form as to restore the plate to its normal or original position by the time its given crank-arm y leaves the cam-groove 9. To hold the plate in given or normal position after it leaves the camgroove, a spring 17 is provided adjacent to an upwardly-extended arm or spur 18 upon the crank-arm g It will be understood that the various operations of the machine occur in proper successive order and that the pie-crusts may thus be rolled in an expeditious and efficient manner. The rolls g, it will be seen, are in the form of the frustum of a cone.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A rotatable body, a series of plates carried thereupon, and rotatable rollers under which said plates are passed, said plates each partially rotatable upon its own axis.

2. Aseries of rotatable plates,sifting mechanism, rotatable rollers under which said plates are passed and means to give a partial turn to the plates respectively while passing from one roller to another.

3. A series of rotatable plates, a series of rollers under which said plates are passed and means whereby the plates are given a partial rotation respectively as they pass from one roller to another.

4. A series of rotatable plates, a series of rotatable rollers under which said plates pass, means to give a partial rotation to the plates respectively as they pass from one roller under another, and marking mechanism.

5. A rotatable turret provided with a housing, rotatable plates supported thereupon, plural rollers under which said plates pass respectively, and means to give to said plates respectively a partial rotation.

6. A rotatable turret provided witha series of plates supported thereupon, and plural rollers geared with said turret, under which the plates pass respectively, each of said plates partially rotatable upon its own axis.

7. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supported thereupon, plural rollers geared with said turret under which said plates pass respectively, and a sifting device actuated by the rotation of the turret.

8. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supported thereupon, plural rollers geared with said turret under which said plates pass respectively, and a marker device actuated by the rotation of the turret.

9. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supported thereupon, plural rollers geared with said turret, a cover extended over said gears, and means to independently rotate each of said plates.

10. The combination with a rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supported thereupon, rotatable rollers geared with said turret, a cover extended over said gears, and sifting mechanism supported upon said cover.

11. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates supported thereupon, rotatable rollers geared with said turret, a cover extended over said gears, and a marker supported upon said cover.

12. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates journaled upon said turret, an arm to actuate each of said plates, and a cam to actuate said arm.

13. A rotatable turret provided with a series of plates journaled upon said turret, an arm to rotate each of said plates, a cam to actuate said arm, and means to hold each of said plates in normal position when returned thereto.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY H. JONES.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK R. AUSTIN, HENRY J. BOERTH.

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