A method and an installation for the automated preparation of crown-shaped tart shells, comprising the conveying on a conveyor of crown-shaped recesses, the recesses being successively subjected to an extrusion step, a deposition step and a lining step, in which the extrusion step includes the filling of at least one cell of a rotary cell support cylinder with dough, the deposition step includes the ejection of the dough rolls out of the rotary cell support cylinder and the deposition on a shell of each recess of at least two separate dough rolls, and the lining step includes the crushing of the dough rolls deposited in each recess by means of a matrix complementary in shape to the recess in order to form a dough covering at least the shell of the recess.

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.

A multi-row dough-portioning apparatus has a chamber housing having a number of portioning chambers for predetermining a portioned quantity of dough. Measuring pistons can each be displaced in the portioning chambers along a displacement direction between a retracted, measuring position and a pushed-out, ejecting position. A rotation-prevention bar is installed in a releasable manner on a rear wall of the chamber housing and interacts with a circumferential recess in the measuring pistons in order to prevent rotation of the same. The chamber housing has a projecting section, which projects beyond the rear housing wall. The rotation-prevention bar is installed on the chamber housing such that, upon release, it can be removed from the chamber housing in a removal direction perpendicular to the displacement direction of the measuring pistons. This results in a dough-portioning apparatus which, even in the case of large-volume portioning chambers, is easy to maintain and clean.

A dough dividing device has a housing. Arranged therein is a feed chamber, for feeding dough, and a delivery chamber, which is arranged downstream and in delivery communication with the feed chamber. A delivery piston is arranged in a displaceably driven manner inside the delivery chamber for delivering dough. A measuring chamber is arranged downstream of the delivery chamber. In an extended delivery position a face of the delivery piston is arranged in a passage chamber between the delivery chamber and the measuring chamber. The passage chamber is delimited by a wall which extends circumferentially around the piston face. At least one degassing channel serves for degassing the measuring chamber. In the delivery position of the delivery piston the degassing channel is arranged between the piston face and the passage-chamber wall and creates a gas connection between the measuring chamber and a surrounding area.

A dough dividing device has a housing. Arranged therein is a feed chamber, for feeding dough, and a delivery chamber, which is arranged downstream and in delivery communication with the feed chamber. A delivery piston is arranged in a displaceably driven manner inside the delivery chamber for delivering dough. A measuring chamber is arranged downstream of the delivery chamber. In an extended delivery position a face of the delivery piston is arranged in a passage chamber between the delivery chamber and the measuring chamber. The passage chamber is delimited by a wall which extends circumferentially around the piston face. At least one degassing channel serves for degassing the measuring chamber. In the delivery position of the delivery piston the degassing channel is arranged between the piston face and the passage-chamber wall and creates a gas connection between the measuring chamber and a surrounding area.

A method for weighing and transporting dough includes a weighing device having a weighing pusher which can be moved back and forth controllably in an output channel. A dough drum can be rotated or pivoted around its axis, having at least one receiving chamber for receiving dough and, in each receiving chamber, a weighing pad linearly guided in the receiving chamber in the radial direction of the dough drum and adjusted in the receiving chamber by an adjusting device. A kneading drum has a number of kneading chambers distributed uniformly around the periphery of the kneading drum.

A method for weighing and transporting dough includes a weighing device having a weighing pusher which can be moved back and forth controllably in an output channel. A dough drum can be rotated or pivoted around its axis, having at least one receiving chamber for receiving dough and, in each receiving chamber, a weighing pad linearly guided in the receiving chamber in the radial direction of the dough drum and adjusted in the receiving chamber by an adjusting device. A kneading drum has a number of kneading chambers distributed uniformly around the periphery of the kneading drum.

A multi-row dough-portioning apparatus has a chamber housing having a number of portioning chambers for predetermining a portioned quantity of dough. Measuring pistons can each be displaced in the portioning chambers along a displacement direction between a retracted, measuring position and a pushed-out, ejecting position. A rotation-prevention bar is installed in a releasable manner on a rear wall of the chamber housing and interacts with a circumferential recess in the measuring pistons in order to prevent rotation of the same. The chamber housing has a projecting section, which projects beyond the rear housing wall. The rotation-prevention bar is installed on the chamber housing such that, upon release, it can be removed from the chamber housing in a removal direction perpendicular to the displacement direction of the measuring pistons. This results in a dough-portioning apparatus which, even in the case of large-volume portioning chambers, is easy to maintain and clean.

A transfer apparatus for transferring a dough piece from a first processing station to the next, especially from a dough portioning device to a dough kneading device, includes a rotating dropping roller and a scraper. The rotating dropping roller is configured to release the dough piece from the first processing station. The scraper is associated with the dropping roller and is configured to support the dough piece released from the dropping roller. An oiling device is associated with the dropping roller and is configured to apply oil onto an outside surface of the dropping roller.

A method and an installation for the automated preparation of crown-shaped tart shells, comprising the conveying on a conveyor of crown-shaped recesses, the recesses being successively subjected to an extrusion step, a deposition step and a lining step, in which the extrusion step includes the filling of at least one cell of a rotary cell support cylinder with dough, the deposition step includes the ejection of the dough rolls out of the rotary cell support cylinder and the deposition on a shell of each recess of at least two separate dough rolls, and the lining step includes the crushing of the dough rolls deposited in each recess by means of a matrix complementary in shape to the recess in order to form a dough covering at least the shell of the recess.