Patents Assigned to Benier B.V.
  • Patent number: 5129805
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting the length of dough strands, comprising a receiving gutter, V-shaped in cross-section, whose walls are defined by elements which engage a dough strand placed in the gutter at regularly spaced apart locations along the length of the dough strand and can exert axial forces thereon. According to the invention, the elements which define the walls of the receiving gutter and engage the dough strands are formed by rolling members arranged with interspaces and adapted to be driven progressively and selectively from the middle (X--X) of the gutter in either direction, and support members which convey the strands transversely of the gutter are arranged between the rolling members. The mutual arrangement of the gutter and of the support members is variable, at least as to the relative level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Benier B.V.
    Inventor: Curinus C. Vrouwenvelder
  • Patent number: 4565277
    Abstract: Dough tray for a proofer, provided with two head walls with means for coupling the dough tray to a chain or the like, an element transporting a plurality of dough trays through the proofer and with a carrier frame extending between the head walls for at least one endless strip of cloth or the like material with a part receiving dough lumps and sagging between two frame portions, provided with positive drive means for displacing the cloth over the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Benier B.V.
    Inventor: Johan Benier
  • Patent number: 4555226
    Abstract: A dough make-up machine comprising a rolling-out station having a roller and a carrier for dough pieces, as well as a rolling-up station, while in front of the rolling-up station, there are disposed a moistening roller having a moisture-retaining, roughened surface and means for moistening the roller surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Assignee: Benier B.V.
    Inventor: Johan Benier
  • Patent number: 4286939
    Abstract: A dough rounding machine provided with a vertical rounding drum and with a trough extending helically or spirally about the drum, said trough being composed of a bottom and a bowl spaced apart from the drum, while the bottom comprises flat bottom plate sections successive in helical direction, abutting the drum and attached to a frame surrounding the drum, while the bowl is composed of bowl sections likewise successive in helical direction and fixable on the bottom plate sections with variable distance to the drum, whereby each bowl section is designed as a wall plate which, with a bottom edge that completely abuts the bottom plate section, is movable over the bottom plate section towards and away from the drum with maintenance of said abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1981
    Assignee: Benier B.V.
    Inventor: Johan Benier
  • Patent number: 4191519
    Abstract: A dough-rounding machine, including a substantially horizontal trough defined by a carrying surface at the bottom and a pair of dough kneading plates which diverge upwardly from the carrying surface to form the sidewalls of the trough, has a drive mechanism designed to reciprocate the kneading plates in opposite directions laterally and longitudinally of the trough. The carrying surface may be movable in the longitudinal direction of the trough to advance a piece of dough through the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1980
    Assignee: Benier B.V.
    Inventor: Johan Benier
  • Patent number: 4124305
    Abstract: A method of rounding lumps of dough, in which one lump of dough is contacted with two faces including an angle and in which the lump of dough is subjected to a frictional kneading effect by moving the two faces relative to one another, wherein the lump of dough is placed on a reciprocable surface and is alternately contacted with two surfaces disposed above said surface and including a rounding path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1978
    Assignee: Benier B.V.
    Inventor: Johan Benier