Ribbon cutter apparatus and method for making sandwich baked goods

摘要

A method for the continuous production of sandwich baked goods having a high volume of filler includes conveying a bottom base cake (12), detecting the position of the base cake (12), and extruding a filler (30) through a die aperture (82) to form a ribbon in response to the detection of the position of the bottom base cake (12). In response to detection of the base cake (12), a signal or timing mechanism may activate a guillotine knife or blade (95) to open the die aperture (82) to allow filler (30) to be deposited on the bottom base cake (12) and to close the die aperture (82) to sever or cut the ribbon to a predetermined dimension. The severing prevents further flow of the filler (30) through the die aperture (82) until the next bottom base cake (12) is detected and the die aperture (82) is again opened to allow filler (30) to be deposited on the next bottom base cake (12).