| 摘要 |
<p>The invention provides and apparatus for scaling and molding dough which comprises a hopper for the dough and a scaling and molding station which is in flow communication with the hopper so that a portion of the dough can be moved from the hopper to the scaling and molding station. The scaling and molding station has at least one aperture forming assembly at its exit which operates to mold the dough portion by rolling it along its internal walls and to pinch off and eject a dough piece from the apparatus. Preferably, the scaling and molding station has a plurality of stacked aperture forming assemblies which function sequentially. The apparatus may be configured to produce several molded dough pieces simultaneously.</p> |
