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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuzuru Oki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Noda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Oshikiri Machinery Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C 3/02 ; A21C 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C 3/02 ; A21C 1/100 ;
Abstract
A rounding apparatus for rounding dough pieces comprises a conveyer having a surface for supporting thereon and transporting dough pieces; and a plurality of rounder bars any one of which is selectively brought into contact with the surface of the conveyor to engage with the dough pieces conveyed by the conveyor thereby rotating the dough pieces on the surface of the conveyor to round the dough pieces.