Apparatus for rolling dough strips in the cross machine direction

摘要

Apparatus is described for rolling dough at right angles to its direction of movement on a supporting conveyor. The dough is typically in the form of a strip supported on a belt conveyor. The apparatus includes rollers mounted for rolling movement in contact with the dough from a center point which coincides with the center of the dough strip laterally in opposite directions to each side margin of the strip or dough piece. The rollers are elevated after they reach the lateral edges of the strip, carried back toward the center of the strip. They are then brought in contact with the strip again and the cycle is repeated. The dough strip advances continuously under the rolls as the rolling operation is carried out.