DOUGH CONVEYOR WITH PIVOTING TRAYS FOR FERMENTATION CHAMBERS OR THE LIKE

摘要

A hanger for transporting dough portions through a fermentation chamber or the like is adapted to be suspended on chains running through said chamber and has an arcuated support member covered by a textile band in the form of an endless loop carrying the dough pieces to be transported. The textile band is fixed to a rod extending parallel to the swivelling axis of the hanger and is connected to a drive means. When this drive means is actuated, the rod is moved along the surface of the support member and thus the textile band carrying the dough pieces is moved relative to the support member so that the dough pieces are transported towards the leading edge of the support member so that the dough portions, when the hanger is tilted, do not have to fall over a considerable distance. The initiation of movement of the drive means for the rod may be made by means of a fixed stop provided stationarily in the fermentation chamber and protruding into the path of travel of a double lever, one arm of which is connected to the rod. In another embodiment a moved lever is used for moving an extension of the rod when the hanger is tilted.