摘要 |
<p>A SIMPLE METHOD AND APPARATUS IS PROVIDED FOR MANUFACTURING RAISED-BRIM PRODUCTS (2A) IN WHICH THE END OF A CONTINUOUS BAR SHAPED DOUGH BODY (2) IS FED INTO AN OPENING (3, 20) SURROUNDED BY A PLURALITY OF MOVABLE CUTTING MEMBERS (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D). THE BAR SHAPED DOUGH BODY INCLUDES A FILLING MATERIAL (2B) ENCLOSED WITHIN A CYLINDRICAL DOUGH SHEET (2). EACH OF THE CUTTING MEMBERS INCLUDES A SLANTED INNER SURFACE (101, 102, 14, 14) AND A LOWER SURFACE (106, 16) WHICH MEET AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO FORM AN EDGE (5, 5, 17), AND THE LOWER SURFACE INCLUDES A CONCAVE GROOVE (6, 9, 18) LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND EXTENDING ALONG THE EDGE. THE CUTTING MEMBERS (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) ARE COOPERATIVELY MOVED SUCH THAT THE EDGES OF THE PLURALITY OF CUTTING MEMBERS CUT THE BAR SHAPED DOUGH BODY (2) TO FORM A SEPARATED PORTION WHICH INCLUDES FILLING MATERIAL (2B) EXPOSED ON AN UPPER SURFACE THEREOF, AND SUCH THAT THE SLANTED INNER SURFACE (101, 102, 14, 14) PULLS THE DOUGH SHEETS TO CLOSE THE CUT END OF THE BAR-SHAPED DOUGH BODY.</p> |