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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Sadao Ueno, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hitoshi Kuwabara, Utsunomiya, JP;
Mikio Narabu, Utsunomiya, JP;
Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd., Tochigi, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for aligning pieces of food dough that are conveyed downstream by a conveyor so that when aligning members contact the pieces, the deformation of the pieces and the adhesion between the aligning members and the pieces can be reduced. For the method, the leading edges of the pieces arranged in a plurality of columns that are conveyed downstream by a conveyorB are aligned on lines L, Lthat are perpendicular to the direction that the pieces are conveyed, by using a plurality of aligning memberscorresponding to the columns of the pieces, wherein the aligning memberscan reciprocate in the direction to convey the pieces and move up from and down onto the conveyorB, wherein while the aligning membersare moving downstream at a lower speed than that of the conveyorB, the respective aligning memberscontact the respective leading edges of the pieces of the columns, which pieces are conveyed by the conveyor, and then the aligning membersmove up and are separated from the pieces.