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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
May. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C / ; A21C / ; A21D / ; A23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
994502 ; 99353 ; 994501 ; 425321 ; 425325 ; 425335 ; 425373 ; 425115 ; 425329 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus to stably and continuously roll up bread dough into stick-like bread, such as bread dough or bread dough on which ham or cheese is put. The apparatus includes a drive shaft located parallel to a conveying surface of a conveyor and a plurality of circular dough-holding disks mounted on the drive shaft. A plurality of dough-rolling plates is provided between the adjacent dough-holding disks along the conveying surface. The rolling plates roll the bread dough and the like. The apparatus securely rolls bread dough of a nonuniform thickness or bread dough on which ham and the like is put. Also, the present invention can securely roll a plurality of rows of bread dough that is conveyed.