公开(公告)号：US4838153A

公开(公告)日：1989-06-13

申请号：US206805

申请日：1988-06-15

申请人： Robert M. Escamilla ,  Elias Escamilla, III ,  Elias Escamilla, Jr. ,  Gregg E. Johnson ,  Robert M. Arnold ,  Thomas Tatner

发明人： Robert M. Escamilla ,  Elias Escamilla, III ,  Elias Escamilla, Jr. ,  Gregg E. Johnson ,  Robert M. Arnold ,  Thomas Tatner

IPC分类号： A21B5/03 ,  A21C11/02 ,  A47J37/04

CPC分类号： A47J37/046 ,  A21B5/03 ,  A21C11/02

摘要： A combination pressing and initial baking system is provided for converting balls of dough into thin, flat discs, such as tortillas. A box-like support structure is provided having a portion of its frontal wall open and defining a mounting for a first heated pressing plate with its dough contacting face facing downwardly and disposed at a substantial angle to the horizontal. A second heated pressing plate is mounted on horizontal pivots in the box-like support structure for pivotal movement between a pressing position adjacent to and parallel with the downwardly facing surface of the first pressing plate, and a feeding position where the upper ends of the pressing plates are spaced apart to permit the insertion of a ball of dough therebetween. Movement of the second pressing plate to its pressing position effects the pressing and initial baking of the dough in a flat disc shape. The heat input to the dough disc during pressing determines the peripheral area and thickness of the resulting disc. The angle of the second pressing plate relative to the horizontal is always sufficiently large to effect the gravitationally induced sliding of the pressed disc of dough off the second pressing plate and onto a suitable conveyor, for transport into an oven to complete the baking of the disc. The first pressing plate is pivotally mounted on the box-like support structure to permit it to be moved to a position exposing the dough contacting surfaces of both pressing plates for cleaning.

摘要翻译： 提供组合压制和初始烘烤系统，用于将面团的球转化成薄的扁平圆盘，例如玉米饼。 提供了一种盒形支撑结构，其具有其前壁的一部分打开并且限定用于第一加热按压板的安装件，其面团接触面向下并且以与水平面大致的角度设置。 第二加热压板安装在盒状支撑结构中的水平枢轴上，用于在与第一按压板的面向下的表面相邻并平行的挤压位置之间枢转运动，以及进给位置，其中压紧的上端 板间隔开以允许在其间插入面团球。 将第二按压板移动到其按压位置，使面团的压制和初始烘烤成为平板状。 在压制期间输入面团的热量确定所得到的圆盘的周边区域和厚度。 第二按压板相对于水平面的角度总是足够大以致重力引起的压片盘从第二按压板上滑动到合适的输送机上，以便运送到烘箱中以完成盘的烘烤 。 第一按压板枢转地安装在盒状支撑结构上，以允许其移动到暴露两个按压板的面团接触表面以清洁的位置。