摘要 |
<p>An apparatus and a method for stretching a strip of dough (1) into a thin sheet. The apparatus comprises a roller mechanism (R) having a plurality of rollers (2) movable along an endless roller path (X), the peripheries of the moving rollers forming a closed envelope (Y) having a lower straight portion (S), and a belt conveyor mechanism including entrance (18) and exit (20) belt conveyors, these conveyors extending under the roller mechanism. The vertical spacing (Ta) between the upper flight (9) of the entrance belt conveyor and the said lower straight portion is variable to match the thickness (T1) of the strip of dough to be fed into the apparatus. The vertical spacing (Tc) between the upper flight (10) of the exit belt conveyor (20) and the said lower straight portion is also variable, at need, to set the thickness of the dough sheet to be produced.</p> |