摘要 |
A collecting device ( 1 ) for catching crumbs which fall through constructional gaps in the conveyor belt ( 4 ) of an oven ( 2 ) during baking. The device ( 1 ) has an elongated upper plate ( 10 ) having a plurality of through perforations ( 10 a) which is mounted beneath the top flight ( 4 a) of the conveyor and extends across the width of the belt ( 4 ). A directing panel ( 7 ) is attached to each longitudinal edge ( 10 b) of the upper plate ( 10 ) perpendicular to the plate ( 10 ). The crumbs which fall through the conveyor belt ( 4 ) are first received in the perforations ( 10 a) in the upper plate ( 10 ) and then directed by the panels ( 7 ) into a removable container ( 5 ) beneath the lower edges ( 7 b) of the panels. In an oven ( 2 ) which has a metal sheet ( 20 ) installed beneath the top flight ( 4 a) of the conveyor belt ( 4 ) parallel to the belt, the upper plate ( 10 ) is installed by firstly excising a similarly sized portion of material from the metal sheet ( 10 ) and then substituting the excised portion with the upper plate ( 10 ).
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