Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus – Distinct means to feed – support or manipulate preform stock... – Female mold type means
Patent
1984-12-05
1987-05-19
Hoag, Willard E.
Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
Distinct means to feed, support or manipulate preform stock...
Female mold type means
425289, 425320, 425334, A21C 306
Patent
active
046663916
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates generally to pastry or like products and to a method and apparatus for handling such products.
The method and apparatus are particularly suitable for use in connection with pastry which is supplied to the user in at least a partially processed form and it will be convenient to hereinafter describe the invention with reference to that particular application. Nevertheless it is to be understood that the method and apparatus of the present invention may be suitable for other products.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided apparatus for handling a pastry product of the type comprising a pastry sheet unit and a film sheet unit which are adapted to be rolled together so that in the finished roll the film sheet unit is substantially interposed between the adjacent layers of the pastry sheet unit, the film sheet unit and pastry sheet unit each having a leading edge and trailing edge characterised in that the apparatus comprises transport means for transporting said pastry sheet unit past a film application station, means for directing and applying said film sheet unit to a surface of the pastry sheet unit at the film application station so that the leading edge of the film sheet unit overlies and is disposed rearwardly of the leadirg edge of the pastry sheet unit the apparatus being suitable for use with roll forming means for at least partially rolling the film and pastry sheet units into a roll commencing from the leading edge of the pastry sheet unit.
According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided apparatus for handling a pastry product of the type comprising a pastry sheet unit and a film sheet unit which are adapted to be rolled together so that in the finished roll the film sheet unit is substantially interposed between the adjacent layers of the pastry sheet unit, the film sheet unit and pastry sheet unit each having a leading edge and trailing edge the apparatus being suitable for use with roll forming means characterised in that the apparatus comprises transport means for transporting a continuous sheet of pastry defining a plurality of said pastry sheet units past a film application station, means for directing and applying said film sheet unit to a surface of the continuous pastry sheet at the film application station, said continuous sheets having side edges parallel to the direction of travel of the transport means, the side edges of the continuous sheets subsequently defining the leading and trailing edges of the pastry and film sheet units subsequently formed, cutting means for selectively cutting said continuous sheets into the discrete sheet units, delivery means for delivering the sheet units from the transport means to the roll forming means, the direction of travel of the delivery means being substantially normal to the direction of travel of the transport means.
In this latter mentioned aspect the leading edge of each film sheet unit may also overlie and be disposed rearwardly of the leading edge of the pastry sheet unit.
Preferably a portion of the film sheet unit and its trailing edge extend rearwardly of the trailing edge of the pastry sheet unit so that after rolling the final outer portion of the roll of pastry sheet unit is overlayed by the trailing portion of the film sheet unit.
In the first mentioned aspect above the apparatus may also include means for feeding pastry material to the transport means as a continuous sheet which defines a plurality of said pastry sheet units said continuous sheets having side edges parallel to the direction of travel of the transport means. The apparatus may further include means for feeding film sheet onto a surface of the continuous film sheet which defines a plurality of said film sheet units and in the direction of travel of the transport means the side edges of the continuous sheet defining the leading and trailing edges of the pastry and film sheet units subsequently formed. Preferably cutting means is provided for selectively cutting said continuous sheets into the
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Obst Brian W.
Skinner Raymond N.
Watt Robert J.
Hoag Willard E.
Quaker Products Australia Limited
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