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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1999
Kazuhide Nanahara, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yasuhiko Ikeda, Utsunomiya, JP;
Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd., Utsunomiya, JP;
Abstract
A method of conveying bar-like bread dough pieces is provided. By it a bar-like bread dough piece being conveyed on the conveying face of a conveyor, with its axis being perpendicular to the direction of the conveyance thereof, is caused to rotate about the axis at a point downstream of the conveyor, and then the bar-like bread dough piece having a straight shape is moved to the next step. Further, an apparatus for conveying bar-shaped bread dough pieces is provided. It comprises a conveyor, and an engaging member provided near the conveying face of said conveyor, at a point downstream of said conveyor, for allowing a bar-like bread dough piece being conveyed on the conveying face of the conveyor to rotate about its axis while the engaging member contacts the bar-like bread dough piece, the distance between the engaging member and the conveying face being adjustable.
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