| 摘要 |
A hands free tortilla forming machine for molding dough balls into a tortilla shell. The forming machine includes a forming portion, a linkage mechanism, a vertically extending hinge block, and a foot pedal which can be mounted to a moveable cart. The forming portion includes a base having an upwardly facing forming surface and a base having an downwardly facing forming surface. The vertically extending hinge block beings mounted relative to the base and having a first end facing the base and a second end opposite to the first end. The rear end of the push member includes a lever arm which protrudes from its rear end and which is pivotally interengaged with the hinge block at a hinge point. This provides for relative rotation of the push member relative to the base about a member axis between an access position and a formed position. The lever further includes a second pivot spaced from the first pivot which interengages with the linkage mechanism. The foot pedal is pivotal about a pedal axis between a released position and an engaged position and is connected to the linkage mechanism such that as the pedal is pivoted towards the engaged position, the linkage mechanism urges the push member toward the formed position. A spring is utilized to return the pedal and the push member to the released position and access position respectively.
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