Machine for shaping lumps of dough has an upper continuous conveyor belt, with a lump rolling stage, and a transfer mechanism with a chute to lead them to the lower and slower conveyor belt for the return path

摘要

The machine to shape a lump, e.g. of dough, has an initial upper continuous conveyor belt (14) with upper and lower levels (36,40) moving in opposite directions. A lower continuous conveyor belt (16) has an upper level (42) parallel to the lower level of the upper belt, moving in the opposite direction and at a slower speed. The machine to shape a lump, e.g. of dough, has an initial upper continuous conveyor belt (14) with upper and lower levels (36,40) moving in opposite directions. A lower continuous conveyor belt (16) has an upper level (42) parallel to the lower level of the upper belt, moving in the opposite direction and at a slower speed. The lumps are rolled (24) at the upper level of the top conveyor belt, and are carried to the end, for transfer to the lower belt for the return path. The transfer mechanism (46) has an angled chute (52) to direct the rolled lumps from the upper conveyor to the lower belt. The transfer unit is mounted to the lower conveyor belt structure. The chute has a curved sheet, with a chamfered strip at the exit end.