A rotary dough molding machine (10). The machine has a frame (6), a die roller (4) rotatably mounted to the frame (6), a knife (3) for scraping dough from the die roller (4), the knife (3) extending along the die roller (4), and a driver for moving the knife (3) between a scraping position and an inactive position, with the driver having a first drive (1) acting on the first end (31) of the knife (3) and a second drive (2) acting on the second end (32) of the knife (3). The first drive (1) and the second drive (2) can be actuated independently of each other.

An object of the present invention is to provide a transfer device capable of stably transferring a food material transferred by a pump device in accordance with the physical properties of the food material. A transfer device (3,5), wherein a pump device (17) includes a housing unit (31) in which a pump chamber (36) in which a pair of Roots-type rotors (32A, 32B) are disposed and a downstream channel (37) communicating with the pump chamber are formed, and a pump driving unit (39) that drives the pair of Roots-type rotors to rotate in mutually opposite directions, the housing unit includes a casing (34) that houses the pair of Roots-type rotors, and the pair of Roots-type rotors have lobes (32AP, 32BP) each having a V-shaped profile and being meshable with each other, and are attached to the casing interchangeably left and right.

The invention relates to a device for guiding and supplying dough to a dough processing or transporting means comprising a receiving chamber with at least one belt conveyor comprising a conveyor belt forming at least part of a side wall of the receiving chamber. The receiving chamber is further provided with at least two sealing strips mounted at opposing side ends of the conveyor, wherein the sealing strips create a seal between the conveyor belt and an adjacent stationary wall forming another part of the side wall of the receiving chamber. The invention further relates to a chunker for subdividing dough into smaller parts comprising said device.

A system for forming a product from a food mass that includes: a hopper with a rotating feeder; a mould drum with cavities to form products; a feed pump having a moving member; and a divider located between the feed pump and the mould drum and configured to distribute the food mass over an axial length of the mold drum, the divider is directly connected to a housing of the feed pump or is integral with the housing of the feed pump, the divider has at its inlet side a slightly sloped sidewall, having an angle of between 10 degrees to 30 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the divider and a height of 20 mm to 40 mm, to distribute the food mass and a seal provided between the divider and the mould drum downstream of the divider and in contact with a surface of the mould drum.

The invention relates to a device for portioning a dough mass, comprising a receiving chamber for holding said dough mass comprising a discharge opening, a pair of opposing rotary cutters provided at the discharge opening and arranged for rotation in mutually opposite directions, wherein each cutter comprises at least one blade rotatable around a rotary axis, which blade cooperates with the blade of the other cutter for cutting the dough mass into separate portions, and a release agent delivery system for applying a release agent onto the blades of the rotary cutters, wherein the release agent delivery system is configured for applying the release agent on opposing sides of each of the blades. The invention further relates to a release agent delivery system for use in such a device and a method for portioning a dough mass using such a device.

Device for processing dough, comprising at least one transporting conveyor having a transport surface for transporting a first dough sheet, at least one feed line, for feeding at least a second dough sheet onto the first dough sheet, thus forming a multi-layered dough sheet, and at least one incision maker with a pattern of protruding blades for cutting a pattern of incisions in at least one of the dough sheets, the protruding blades movable with a directional component towards and from the direction of the transport surface and a cutting station for cutting the multi-layered dough sheet into dough pieces and a rolling station for rolling up the cut out dough pieces.

A rotary dough molding machine (10). The machine has a frame (6), a die roller (4) and a feed roller (5) rotatably mounted to the frame (6) and an adjuster that adjusts the gap between die roller (4) and feed roller (5), wherein one of the rollers (4, 5), is an adjustable roller, which is movable relative to the frame (6) by the adjuster. The adjusting has a first drive (1) acting on the first end (51) of the adjustable roller (5) causing a movement of said first end (51) in a first direction (x) transverse to the rotational axis (50) of the adjustable roller (5), and a second drive (2) acting on the second end (52) of the adjustable roller (5) causing a movement of said second end (52) in a second direction (x′) that is essentially parallel to the first direction (x). The first drive (1) and the second drive (2) can be actuated independently of each other.

A method for severing a dough portion from a dough mass by a dough portioning device having a container, a first portioning roller having a plurality of severing edges and a second portioning roller having a plurality of severing edges, wherein a depression is respectively provided between two severing edges. The method comprises rotating the first and second portioning rollers into a receiving position, and receiving a part of the dough mass in two depressions of the first and second portioning rollers facing the container. The method further comprises rotating the first and second portioning rollers into a waiting position, decreasing rotational speeds of the first and second portioning rollers, waiting for a waiting time to elapse and increasing the rotational speeds of the first and second portioning rollers and rotating the first and second portioning rollers into a severing position.

Device for processing dough, comprising at least one transporting conveyor having a transport surface for transporting a first dough sheet, at least one feed line, for feeding at least a second dough sheet onto the first dough sheet, thus forming a multi-layered dough sheet, and at least one incision maker with a pattern of protruding blades for cutting a pattern of incisions in at least one of the dough sheets, the protruding blades movable with a directional component towards and from the direction of the transport surface and a cutting station for cutting the multi-layered dough sheet into dough pieces and a rolling station for rolling up the cut out dough pieces.

A system that includes a mould drum having one or more product cavities, a first front end, and a second front end; a forming apparatus, which utilizes the mould drum to form food products from a food mass; a cleaning apparatus, which cleans the mould drum after forming the food products, the cleaning apparatus is remote from the forming apparatus; a movable unit that is configured to transport the mould drum from the forming apparatus to the cleaning apparatus, and vice versa; and a support structure and a spindle, which are reversibly attached to the forming apparatus during production and reversibly attached to the movable unit during the transport of the mould drum.