A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR CIRCULARIZING CROISSANT DOUGH, A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING CROISSANT DOUGH INTO A U-SHAPE, AND A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING CROISSANTS

• Main Authors: HARADA, Nobuaki, KUWABARA, Hitoshi, UENO, Sadao
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.05.2022
• Subjects: BAKERY PRODUCTS; BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; PRESERVATION THEREOF; TREATMENT, e.g. PRESERVATION, OF FLOUR OR DOUGH, e.g. BYADDITION OF MATERIALS

A device and a method for forming bar-shaped croissant dough into a U-shape, for arranging both legs of the U-shape to have the same length, and for producing croissants in a required shape are provided.A device (10) for arranging legs of a U-shape of U-shaped croissant dough (5) to have the same length, the device (10) comprising: a pair of side belts (40), wherein one side belt is provided on each side of a conveyor (20), and wherein the pair of side belts (40) contact respective legs of the U-shaped croissant dough (5) to transport the croissant dough (5) in the direction for conveyance, wherein the U-shaped croissant dough (5) is conveyed on a conveyor (20) in a condition wherein the U-shape is open in an upstream direction; and a sensor (48) that measures the lengths (L1, L2) of, or a distance (L3) between the ends of, the legs of the U-shape; wherein based on the lengths (L1, L2) of the legs of the U-shape or the distance (L3) between the ends of the legs of the U-shape measured by the sensor (48), rates for transporting the U-shaped croissant dough (5) by the side belts of the pair of side belts (40) are adjusted to arrange the legs of the U-shape to have the same length (L1e, L2e).