Abstract: A roller system laminates products in different shapes of any type of mass and/or combination thereof, for obtaining different rolled tri-dimensional shapes, to be later baked and/or fried. A roller system comprises a horizontal conveyor belt, set on the upper part of a main support structure, which receives laminated products and conveys them in a first direction at a first velocity towards a start roller belt; said start roller belt which is perpendicular to the horizontal conveyor belt, is set over a second mobile support structure, to begin the rolling of the laminated products at a second velocity and in a second direction, said start roller belt transports the laminated products with the rolling having started towards a rolling belt; the rolling belt on an inclined plane under the horizontal conveyor belt.

Abstract: A device for striking a tool shank with a controlled force includes a tip configured to contact the shank, a plunger configured to be retracted a pullback distance from the tip and to exert a force on the tip proportional to the pullback distance when released, and a control mechanism configured to control the pullback distance. A method of reducing run-out in a machine tool comprises placing the tool in a tool holder, measuring the run-out using an indicator, identifying a high spot, manipulating the control mechanism of the striking device to select the force based on the shank diameter, and striking the shank on the high spot using the striking device.

Abstract: A bead-forming apparatus and method for its use are described. The bead-forming apparatus includes a base with a pair of legs extending from a top surface. First ends of the legs couple to respective eccentric elements. The eccentric elements removeably and rotatably couple to a platen. Second ends of the legs are rotatably and slideably mated with a gear train disposed within the base. The legs are slideably translatable into the base and the gear train maintains a rotational orientation of the legs and the eccentric elements coupled thereto. The platen is thus moveable through a circular path defined by the rotation of the eccentric elements and legs. As such, a plug of moldable material placed between the base and the platen and in contact with the platen, is formed into a double-cone shape by movement of the platen through the circular path.

Abstract: An apparatus for the knotting of a dough strand into a desired form, particularly for the knotting of a dough strand into a pretzel form, wherein the dough strand subject to stretching of the dough strand length is knotted around a form element that provides the desired form for a dough strand with larger starting length than the actual length of the dough strand and/or the desired form with an increased form size, whereupon the form element that establishes the desired form is removed, at least partially, so that the dough strand that was placed into the desired form contracts into a final size.

Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus of a fiber-reinforced resin strand including a roller offset angle adjusting device which can easily adjust roller offset angles of a pair of twisting rollers for twisting a fiber-reinforced resin strand, the device being simple in structure. An offset angle of a first twisting roller can be adjusted by only rotating a first shaft roller support member in the roller offset angle adjusting device of the manufacturing apparatus of a fiber-reinforced resin strand around the axis of a first driving shaft which is orthogonal to a first roller support shaft of the first twisting roller. Likewise, an offset angle of a second twisting roller can be adjusted by only rotating a second shaft roller support member around the axis of a second driving shaft which is orthogonal to a second roller support shaft of the second twisting roller.

Abstract: A food dough forming apparatus (1) for joining together a first end face (W1A) of a rod-shaped food dough (W1) and a second end face (W2A) of another rod-shaped food dough (W2), the apparatus including: deforming and facing means (3) for deforming the food doughs (W1, W2) so as to cause the first end face (W1A) and the second end face (W2A) to face each other; and joining means (5) for joining together the end faces (W1A, W2A) caused to face each other by the deforming and facing means (3).

Abstract: A nylon zipper has two fastener structures. Each fastener structure has a plurality of nylon gripper elements. Each nylon gripper element has at least one side including a concave portion. A seaming wire for seaming the zipper to a cross strip is embedded in the concave portion. Thereby when pulling a pull head, the seaming wire will not rubber the cross strip. Moreover, a threaded rod device of a nylon zipper comprises two parallel threaded rods. Each threaded rod has threads. One of the threaded rod has a plurality of tips arranged in recesses between each two threads for forming concave portions and convex portions on nylon gripper elements of the fastener structures of the nylon zipper at the same time.

Abstract: A closure device for a thermoplastic bag which includes two opposing, longitudinally extending interlockable male and female fastening strips having respective male and female closure elements or profiles that are deformed to interdigitate and produce an audible clicking sound and or tactile effect that is perceptible to the touch as the closure device is opened and closed. Interdigitation of the two profiles is achieved by cold forming the profiles while interlocked. The shape of the cold form is a stepped deflection of both profiles so that their shapes are generally congruent. The stepped deflections provide a change in the occlusion and peel force of the interlocking closure device thereby resulting in an audible clicking or popping sound as the closure device is opened and closed and a tactile effect that is perceptible to the touch as the closure device is closed.

Abstract: An apparatus for bending a bar-like dough piece into substantially an M-shaped piece. A conveying section (2) continuously conveys bar-like dough pieces (1) in a traveling direction that is orthogonal to the length of the bar-like dough piece (1). Each incoming bar-like dough piece (1), whose length is measured by photosensors (38), is centered by a centering device in a centering section (3) based on the measured length of it A forming section (4) bends the centered bar-like dough piece (1) with a centrally located bending member and two bending members symmetrically located with respect to the center of the length of the bar-like dough piece. Because the symmetrically located bending members are oriented inversely with respect to the centrally located bending member, the bar-like dough piece (1) is formed into an M-shaped piece.

Abstract: A closure device for a thermoplastic bag which includes two opposing, longitudinally extending interlockable male and female fastening strips having respective male and female closure elements or profiles that are deformed to interdigitate and produce an audible clicking sound and or tactile effect that is perceptible to the touch as the closure device is opened and closed. Interdigitation of the two profiles is achieved by cold forming the profiles while interlocked. The shape of the cold form is a stepped deflection of both profiles so that their shapes are generally congruent. The stepped deflections provide a change in the occlusion and peel force of the interlocking closure device thereby resulting in an audible clicking or popping sound as the closure device is opened and closed and a tactile effect that is perceptible to the touch as the closure device is closed.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener spiral continuous element row comprises a forming screw assembly, a die assembly, an abutment assembly, and a rear forming assembly. The invention can effect a stable operation with the cooperation of a spring-biased shaft mechanism, a rear adjustment screw, and two side adjustment screws so as to manufacture quality products.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing slide fastener coil-shaped continuous element row comprises a forming screw assembly, a die assembly, an abutment assembly, and a rear forming assembly having one or two shuttle assemblies or a shaft mechanism. An arcuate recessed portion is formed on a top side of either element or a flat area formed on a bottom side of either element when the arcuate piece of the top shuttle assembly or the flat piece of the bottom shuttle assembly is abutted on the element so that the invention can effect a stable operation and a precise positioning of zipper forming space by manipulating the rear forming assembly in an adjustment operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for the folding of croissants comprising, in series, downstream of at least one preparation station of rolls of pastry, obtained from triangles of pastry rolled up with one pointed central external end, and fed one after another, a positioning station with a pre-determined pitch distance of the rolls in a central position with respect to underlying conveying devices, an oriented positioning station of the pointed end on the underlying conveying devices and a U-folding station of the rolls, in which the folding station comprises front and rear gages for each roll and rotating side gages for the folding of opposite ends of each roll, the oriented positioning station and the folding station being movable alternately forwards and backwards.

Abstract: A yarn of meltblown thermoplastic fibers is manufactured by meltblowing fibers onto a collector to form a thin web thereon, and continuously withdrawing and twisting the web into a generally circular yarn. In a preferred embodiment the yarn has a reinforcing cord disposed therein to lend strength thereto. The yarn is suited for many applications, including knitted and woven fabrics, and cartridge filters.

Abstract: A continuous thermoplastic wire is heated and fed into a coil forming apparatus having a rotative drum holding an injection nozzle so that it registers with and be linked in a common rotative movement to a threaded mandrel also supported by the drum. The wire discharged by the nozzle slidably engages the threads of the mandrel into a helical pattern, the mandrel being radially and coaxially surrounded by a cooled sleeve. The wire will thus solidify along the helical thread of the mandrel, to form a continuous plastic coil being discharged at the downstream extremity of the mandrel and sleeve assembly. Due to the fact that the drum, mandrel and nozzle all rotate in a common rotative movement, it is possible to select the direction and speed of rotation of the three last-mentioned elements so that the coil being discharged have an ouput discharge translational speed, while being exempt of any absolute rotational movement about its longitudinal axis.

Abstract: This invention concerns a dough piece moulder comprising a dough piece sheeting station (20), a station transporting (14,16) sheeted dough pieces along an outgoing path, from the infeed (18) of the transproting station (14,16), located opposite the sheeting station (20) up to an intermediate point, through a station rolling (24) sheeted dough pieces and a return path, through a station shaping rolled dough pieces by elongating them, from the intermediate point up to the outlet of the transporting station located in the proximity of the infeed (18) and whereat the shaped dough pieces are delivered outside the moulder; a transfer station (46) arranged in the proximity of the intermediate point, actively transferring the rolled dough pieces from the outgoing path to the return path.

Abstract: An apparatus for rolling up laminar sheets of food material in a tubular shape. The apparatus includes an assembly having a plurality of roll-up rollers located at a terminal zone of a conveyor for the laminar sheet of food material. The rolling-up rollers are of the same diameter as well as the same revolutionary speed and are arranged on a concentric circle so that the plurality of rolling-up rollers contact an outer surface of laminar sheet of food material and thereby roll-up the laminar sheet of food material in a tubular shape.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying food dough is provided. It can be made compact, easily assembled, and easily cleaned. The apparatus includes a hopper (3) for receiving a food dough F, a first cutter (7) for dividing the food dough into dough pieces, a transmitting conveyor (11) for transmitting the dough pieces, a dough feeder (9) for forming a dough sheet from the dough pieces, a feeding conveyor (13) for feeding the dough sheet, a metering conveyor (15) for weighing a part of the dough sheet, and a second cutter (19) for cutting out the part of the dough sheet when the valve measured by the first metering conveyor (15) reaches a predetermined value. The first cutter (7) and the dough feeder (9) are arranged such that when the dough piece is cut out by the first cutter, the lower end fans into an inlet of the dough feeder. The belt of the transmitting conveyor (11) is wound around the uppermost roller (55A) of the dough feeder (9).

Abstract: An improved food extrusion apparatus includes a main body which has two or more rollers to form a squeezing space therebetween, a funnel located at the top end of the main body above the squeezing space and a conveyor located at the bottom end of the main body below the squeezing space. The roller has a plurality of equally spaced teeth formed on the peripheral surface thereof for squeezing a dough feeding from the funnel into the squeezing space to form troughs on the dough. The main body also has a pair of rollers which has smooth peripheral surface to smooth the dough from the squeezing space. The dough thus formed has less area subject to the squeezing force of the roller and will result in resilience in the dough for producing better taste food products.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for making a conduit or pipe. An extruder is provided for producing a strip of continuous thermoplastic. A winding drum receives the strip and helically winds the strip around the drum's perimeter to form a conduit having an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the drum. The drum includes a core tube surrounded by a plurality of rollers which define the outer diameter of the drum. The rollers rotate to advance the strip around the drum. A plurality of support columns are used to support the roller at each end. A hub assembly is used to movably support the support columns in slidable engagement. The support columns are radially displaced by the hub assembly between two positions, in order to vary the outer diameter of the drum between two diameters.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a dough sheet is provided. It has a centering apparatus for aligning the center of a dough sheet that is being fed with the center of the transporting apparatus. The centering apparatus includes a supporting member to support the dough sheet, sensors located at the supporting member to sense the side edges of the dough sheet, and an apparatus for shifting the dough sheet right or left relative to the transporting direction based on the results of the detection by the sensors.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for rolling sheets (S) of dough for bakery products (P) has a simplified structure and optimum efficiency and comprises a pair of shaping rollers (17, 19), arranged transversely with respect to the direction of forward movement (A) of the dough sheets (S), with axes of rotation (R1, R2) essentially parallel to the surface (12) on which the dough sheets (S) are conveyed and defining a first shaping surface (18), located at a short distance from the conveying surface (12), in such a way as to lift the dough sheet (S), and a second shaping surface (20) approximately tangential to the first surface (18), the second shaping roller (19) being located in such a way as to define a rolling space (21) whose transverse dimensions are roughly comparable to those of the shaped bakery product (P).

Abstract: An apparatus supplies food paste material sheets at a predetermined interval on a surface moving at a predetermined speed. The apparatus includes a horizontally arranged first roller adapted to be rotated to receive a continuous food paste material sheet on the circumferential surface thereof; means for severing the continuous sheet on the circumferential surface at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction into a plurality of sheet segments or the above-stated sheets; a first peeler means provided at a predetermined position on the lower half portion of the circumferential surface of the first roller for peeling off the severed sheet segments from the circumferential surface which segments have been successively brought to the above-noted predetermined position; and a second horizontally arranged roller provided under the first roller. The second roller is adapted to be rotated to sequentially receive the sheet segments from the first roller.

Abstract: An apparatus for making a hollow cylindrical food which is formed of a plurality of concentrically wound rectangular sheets with leading and tailing edges abutting against each other. The apparatus includes a device which shapes food paste into rectangular sheets. In addition, a conveying device is provided to transfer the rectangular sheets to a transverse bar. The transverse bar is rotatable and movable vertically from the conveying device. The bar is used to wind the sheets, successively, so that the winding of one sheets is started are the preceding sheet has been completely wound.

Abstract: A food dough apportioning device including a housing, a feeder unit (4), a cutting device (8), and a discharge unit (9). The feeder unit has a plurality of support elements which project from a front surface of the housing. The feeder unit and dispensing unit include rollers for driving conveyor belts, respectively. An adjustment unit (90) is provided for adjusting the tension of the discharge conveyor belt (91). Also, a number of rotatable shafts are keyed to rollers of a roller train. One of the shafts is arranged approximately centrally to the other shafts of the rolling train, the cutting device, and the device for moving the conveyor belt of the feeder unit. The centrally located shaft is attached by clamping the shaft between the front surface of the housing shaft and a disk by screwing on a knob on an outer end of the shaft. The disk partially covers the shafts and detains all of the rollers, as well as the cutting device.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided to manufacture a circular and edible sheet-like dough topping to be deposited on bread dough. In this apparatus the pressure for discharging the dough decreases from the center of the dough topping toward either of its ends, and at the same time the dough topping is initially discharged from its center followed by a delayed flow toward both ends of the dough topping.

Abstract: A dough forming machine having a stationary frame with a flat top surface, a continuous belt wrapped around said flat plate having a drive drum at one end and a idler drum at a respective other end, the drive drum being driven for rotation by a motor, and a forming tube above said plate and receiving a section of the belt through the tube to curl the belt into a cylindrical shape. An arcuate plastic pressure plate upstream of said forming tube is elevated a distance from a surface of the continuous belt for receiving dough pieces between the arcuate pressure plate and the continuous belt for forming the dough pieces into a circular shape in the forming tube around a mandrel extending within the tube. At an output end of the forming tube is arranged a rotating table for receiving formed dough pieces, the rotating table driven by a drive belt which receives power from the motor. The rotating table is advantageously foldable downwardly during non-use.

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.

Abstract: An apparatus for winding-up croissant dough pieces is provided. It comprises a conveyor, a pair of pressing boards, and a spacing means having a dough-piece detecting means. By the apparatus a triangular croissant dough piece is fed between the conveyor and the pair of pressing boards and wound up, while each of the pressing boards is moved outwardly of the conveyor by the spacing means, thereby lengthening both ends of a dough roll being wound to shape a long and slender croissant dough roll. After shaping it, the pressing boards are caused to approach each other. The dough-piece detecting means is effective in synchronizing the actuation of the pressing boards with the winding-up operation, so that a wound dough roll is precisely lengthened in its axial direction.

Abstract: A dough web feeding device is provided which includes a first conveyor, a drive means or motor for that conveyor, a reciprocating shuttle, and a separate drive means or servo motor for the reciprocating shuttle. The speed, amount of rotation, and acceleration/deceleration profile for the drive means of the reciprocating shuttle can be precisely controlled to facilitate adjustable dough lapping.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for shaping elongated bar-shaped bread dough pieces. In and by this method and apparatus a bread dough piece, namely, a bread dough sheet, a divided bread dough mass, or a preshaped bread dough roll, is subjected to a first rotation, thereby pressing and rolling it in a first gap defined by a conveyor and a pressing belt or a pressing board that faces it, while being conveyed downstream, so as to shape an elongated bar-shaped bread dough piece. This elongated bar-shaped bread dough piece is then fed into a second gap defined by an upper face that comprises a pressing belt or pressing board and a lower face that faces it and comprises a conveyor, a pressing belt or a pressing board, and is subjected to a second rotation that is in a direction reverse to that of the first rotation, thereby shaping a further elongated bar-shaped bread dough piece with a straight wound-dough end.

Abstract: The present invention provides a center-aligning apparatus for fusiform bread dough pieces such as rolled-up croissant dough pieces. In this invention an upstream conveyor and a downstream conveyor located below and adjacent the upstream conveyor are provided. Between the two conveyors and adjacent the upstream conveyor, a pair of concave rollers is arranged. The rolled-up dough piece from the upstream conveyor is deposited on the concave rollers to have its center aligned with the gap between the rollers. Also, a pair of shutters is mounted below the concave rollers to stably deposit the dough piece on the downstream conveyor. This invention enables the dough piece to advance in alignment with the control line of the downstream conveyor.

Abstract: A manifold assembly for feeding dough through a plurality of dies simultaneously under substantially equal pressure, includes a longitudinally-extending manifold having an inlet end for receiving dough under pressure, an outlet end defining a plurality of extruder dies, and a top, a bottom and sides connecting the inlet and outlet ends. A chevron-shaped dough guide intermediate the inlet and outlet ends distributes the dough to the sides thereof, the guide being configured and dimensioned to distribute the dough to the dies simultaneously under substantially equal pressure. Preferably, the manifold top is concave, and the guide does not extend to the concave top, so some of the dough can pass between the guide and the concave top.

Abstract: The present invention provides a croissant dough-piece bending apparatus having a conveyor for conveying rolled-up croissant dough pieces, a dough-piece bending member to push the central portion of the dough piece downstream, and a pair of swingable dough-piece bending belts. The dough-piece is pushed by the dough-piece bending member toward and between the dough-piece bending-belts. The dough piece is correctly bent at its center by the cooperation of the bending-member and the bending-belts. By this invention the dough pieces can be bent without getting wrinkles on their surfaces, and symmetrically bent products of a uniform shape can be obtained.

Abstract: Apparatus for preparing first and second chemical compounds to be mixed for reaction, the first and second chemical compounds being extruded in respective first and second bands of semi-solid material and wherein one of the bands may be coated with a protective coating to prevent a chemical reaction between the epoxy resin and the curing agent until the epoxy resin and curing agent are kneaded together, the apparatus including a twisting section including a pair of endless belts which have portions overlying one another, the belts being oriented so that their axes extend at complementary angles relative to the direction of travel of an infeed conveyor belt which advances the juxtaposed bands of material through the twisting section which twists together the bands, producing an elongated, generally cylindrical product with first and second bands being wrapped helically upon one another.

Abstract: A device (24) for aligning with a feeding line (8) of a moving transfer conveyor (3) and for bending a round elongated dough piece (13) randomly placed on the moving transfer conveyor for transfer, including a pair of stoppers (26, 26) symmetrically arranged in a funnel-shape above the moving transfer conveyor (3) so that the dough piece (13) can be moved to a central position between the stoppers (26) and (26). The stoppers are rotatable to bend the dough piece (13) and movable to release it on the moving transfer conveyor.

Abstract: A device (24) for aligning with a feeding line (8) of a moving transfer conveyor (3) and for bending a round elongated dough piece (13) randomly placed on the moving transfer conveyor for transfer, comprising a pair of stoppers (26, 26) symmetrically arranged in a funnel-shape above the moving transfer conveyor (3) so that the dough piece (13) can be moved to a central position between the stoppers (26) and (26). The stoppers are rotatable to bend the dough piece (13) and movable to release it on the moving transfer conveyor.

Abstract: The present invention discloses and provides a dough preparation and dividing machine capable of receiving substantially spherical, filled encrusted dough balls and forming them, with a minimum of dough working, into flattened, "D"-shaped configurations to increase the output of a conventional encrusting and co-extruding device for filled, encrusted dough ball products.

Abstract: An apparatus for flattening and, if desired, rolling of portioned dough pieces has a head machine that delivers dough pieces to conveyor belts by which the dough pieces are conveyed to a first endless running belt. This belt constitutes the support for a flattening station that flattens the dough pieces. By this first endless running belt the dough pieces are conveyed to a further endless running belt disposed below the first band said second band conveying the dough pieces back again towards the head machine. Thereby the overall length of the apparatus is shortened. The two belts constitute a further processing station for the dough pieces. If the two belts run with the same speed, the dough pieces are further flattened or, if the two belts show different speeds, the dough pieces are rolled.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously winding a length of material into a helical form includes a frame structure and a plurality of rollers mounted on the frame structure. Each roller has a non-grooved surface with portions of a different diameter, a longitudinal axis and oppositely positioned first and second ends, and the plurality of rollers are arranged about a winder axis in a substantially circular fashion. The rollers are individually rotatably driven and the first and second ends of each roller are offset with respect to one another as viewed from one end of the respective roller along a line parallel to the winder axis and passing through the longitudinal axis of the respective roller at the one end of the respective roller. The method includes continuously feeding a length material onto a plurality of rollers that are arranged in a substantially cylindrical manner about a winder axis so that the outer surfaces of the rollers define a cylindrical winder surface about which the material is to be wound.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing croissants with fillings includes a filling-depositing stage for depositing a filling on a croissant dough piece that is being conveyed in a downstream direction, a rolling-up preparation stage positioned downstream of the filling-depositing stage for raising the croissant dough piece at its leading edge and simultaneously turning the leading edge backward to be folded in the upstream direction to thereby cover the filling, and a rolling-up stage positioned downstream of the rolling-up preparation stage for rolling up the croissant dough piece.

Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a spindle-shaped wrapped food (10) by squeezing both end portions of a cylindrical wrapped food (10A) having an extra portion at each end of a membraneous food (12) with a filling member (11) enwrapped therein using an apparatus including an endless conveyor device (20) having a mechanism for pushing up an endless belt (21) with both edges thereof inclined, a stationary resistance plate (23) juxtaposed along and above the endless belt (21) of the endless conveyor device (20) and having a downwardly inclined portion (25) at each edge thereof, and a pair of auxiliary resistance portions (26) directed toward gaps S formed between both side edges of the stationary resistance plate (23) and both side edges of the endless belt (21) respectively, a space formed between the endless belt (21) and the stationary resistance plate (23) being of a generally spindle shape in section.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for producing a dough roll by rolling up a dough piece. The apparatus has a moving means that includes a holding roller and an endless belt supply device, and a rolling up mechanism having upper and lower endless belt devices. The belt of the upper endless belt device moves rearwardly, and the belt of the lower endless belt device moves forwardly at a speed higher than that of the upper endless belt device. When a dough piece is fed to the apparatus the leading end begins to be rolled at the upstream ends of the upper and lower endless belt devices while its trailing end stays between the belt of the endless belt supply device and the holding roller. Therefore, the leading end moves at a speed which equals the difference between the speeds of the upper and lower endless belt devices while the trailing end moves at the same moving speed as that of the belt of the endless belt supply device.

Abstract: The machine comprises a large-diameter rotating cylinder which co-operates upstream with a conveyor belt which feeds triangles of dough thereto and co-operates downstream with a lower rolling and unloading belt and with an upper rolling belt, forming a seat with sliding walls in which said triangles are rolled.The lower rolling belt is stretched between a motorized roller and a return blade the axis whereof is parallel and adjacent to the axis of the above mentioned rotating cylinder. The blade is associated on an eccentric axis with means adapted to oscillate it between preset angular positions. Means adapted to recover the tension of the belt during the oscillations and means adapted to synchronize said oscillations with all the other movements of the machine are furthermore provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a dough roll is provided, in which a dough piece is held between the conveying path of a conveyor and the parallel and spaced-apart projections extending along the conveying direction, or held between the similar projections of a conveyor and the lower surface of a belt or roller system, while being moved downstream, passes between a pair of vertically juxtaposed rollers to be uniformly stretched without any lateral deformation of the rear portion of the dough piece due to irregularly gathered gases therein, and a symmetrically formed dough roll is produced.

Abstract: A bread moulder has a feed chute for receiving dough pieces and directing them between counter-rotating sheeting rollers for flattening the dough and delivering it to apparatus for working it between convergent runs of driven endless upper and lower belts. A shutter is hinged in the feed chute and is biased to closed position but is yieldable under impact of a dough pieces thrown onto it to allow the dough piece to pass through the feed chute. A safety gate in the form of a double grille, V-shaped in end view, is hinged to the feed chute and is movable by a handle to cause its leading part to move the shutter into the chute to dislodge any dough lodged therein, its trailing part forming a barrier before the sheeting rollers.

Abstract: A bread moulder has a feed chute for receiving dough pieces and directing them between counter-rotating sheeting rollers for flattening the dough and directing them between convergent runs of driven endless upper and lower belts. At the sides of the feed chute are feed tubes aligned to receive elongated fingers of dough endwise and to direct them gravitationally between the sheeting rollers to be delivered to and wound spirally by the upper and lower belts for the production of shell rolls.

Abstract: The pivoting of a guide roller (20) together with a conveyor belt (19) running around it, as well as a pressing roller (25), from a standby position (A) into a resting position (B) is optimized both for thick dough and for thin dough. The pivoting operation takes place in the case of thick dough after one turn has been wound on the dough reel (18). For thin dough, the pivoting operation takes place after about two turns of the dough are on the reel.

Abstract: An apparatus for preparing rolled pieces of pastry includes at least four adjacent rollers having parallel axes, being capable of defining a substantially cylindrical cavity, being adapted to rotate in the same direction and being adapted to rotate at a same peripheral speed. Means are provided for forming and then closing an admitting gap between two of the rollers for admitting pieces to be rolled into the cavity for rolling. Means are provided also for forming a releasing gap between two of the rollers for releasing rolled pieces from the cavity.

Abstract: An elongated composite tube made up of an inner tube 42 and an outer tube 44 (FIG. 3) with a plurality of elongated helical ribs disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube in a supporting relationship to both. A slinky like toy made from the composite tube is also disclosed, as is a method of making both.