Automatic rotary machine for the production of empanadas

摘要

The invention relates to an automatic rotary machine for the production of empanadas, comprising a circular rotary plate on which the empanadas are produced, actuated by a motor reducer and with pneumatic, hydraulic or other type means in the different production phases, such as dough metering, flattening, filling metering, molding, flattening and cutting. The invention includes a dough flattening disk and a folding system comprising two retractable half-moons actuated by pivot levers.

主权项

1. An empanada manufacturing system comprising;
one or more programmable logic control (PLC) units sensing and activating the motion of one or more of the following system actuators, including; a rotary turntable controlled by one of said one or more PLC units' and powered by a motor through gears, said rotary turntable having the following elements placed over its surface along its length; a programmable dough dispenser capable of metering and depositing said dough on said turntable surface through a controllable dispensing actuator; a programmable dough flattener comprised of a up/down actuator having a distal flat mold controllable dough flattening actuator; a programmable empanada filling dispenser capable of metering and depositing a programmable amount of empanada filler on said flattened dough through a controllable dispensing actuator; a programmable dough folder comprised of a folding crescent having a controllable folding actuator; a programmable empanada cutting and closing mechanism comprised of an up/down actuator having a distal cutting and closing mold forming a controllable cutting and closing mold actuator; and a finished empanada diverting arm.