IP Library Granted Patent US 11,033,033
Granted Patent B2
US 11,033,033 · App. 15/716,600 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Chamber drum for a dough kneading device

Inventor: Alexander Meier (Dürrwangen, DE)
Assignee: Werner & Pfleiderer Lebensmitteltechnik GmbH
A21C7/005A21C1/149
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Patent No.
US 11,033,033
App. No.
15/716,600
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chamber drum for a dough kneading device comprises a hollow drum body, a plurality of radially penetrating breakthroughs in the outer peripheral wall thereof to form a chamber for in each case one dough piece to be treated, and a surface structuring of the side walls of the breakthroughs.

Claims (29)

1. A chamber drum for a dough kneading device, comprising:

a hollow drum body; and

a plurality of radially penetrating breakthroughs in an outer peripheral wall of the drum body to form chambers for receiving, in each case, one dough piece to be treated,

wherein walls of each of the breakthroughs have a surface structuring provided thereon or therein,

wherein the surface structuring extends entirely across all side walls of each the breakthroughs,

wherein the surface structuring is formed by at least one of 1) recesses formed in or on a surface of the respective side wall and 2) elevations provided in or on the surface of the respective side wall, wherein at least one of a depth (t) and a height (h) of the surface structuring is at least 0.1 mm,

wherein the surface structuring comprises recesses formed at least in or on the surface of the respective side wall, and wherein at least one of the depth (t) of the recesses in the surface of the respective side wall and the height (h) of the recesses on the surface of the respective side wall is between 0.1 mm and 8 mm,

wherein the surface structuring is formed by elevations, each formed in the shape of one of: a spherical ball, a pyramid, a truncated pyramid, a cone, a truncated cone, a cylinder, a cuboid, a web, a cube and a prism, wherein

the elevations are arranged across the surfaces of the side walls of the breakthroughs in a regular manner, and

wherein side walls of each of the breakthroughs that are arranged opposite one another are arranged parallel to each other and extend at an angle that opens radially outwardly.

2. The chamber drum according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the recesses and the elevations are arranged as grid elements, and wherein a surface area of an individual grid element is between 1 mm 2 and 50 mm 2 .

3. The chamber drum according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one of the recesses and the elevations are arranged as grid elements, wherein a surface area of an individual grid element is between 10 mm 2 and 30 mm 2 .

4. The chamber drum according to claim 1 , wherein the surface structuring is formed by recesses each formed in the shape of one of: grooves, holes, and dome-shaped cutouts that are arranged across the surfaces of the side walls of the breakthroughs in a regular manner.

5. The chamber drum according to claim 1 , wherein each of the breakthroughs has a shape of at least one of: a square, a rectangle, and a polygon.

6. The chamber drum according to claim 1 , wherein the outer peripheral wall of the hollow drum body is configured cylindrically or in the shape of a polygonal line when seen in a cross-section.

7. A dough kneading device comprising

an internal driven kneading drum,

a chamber drum for a dough kneading device, comprising

a hollow drum body, and

a plurality of radially penetrating breakthroughs in an outer peripheral wall of the drum body to form chambers for receiving, in each case, one dough piece to be treated,

wherein side walls of the breakthroughs have a surface structuring provided thereon or therein,

wherein the surface structuring extends entirely across all side walls of each of the breakthroughs,

wherein the surface structuring is formed by at least one of 1) recesses formed in or on a surface of the respective side wall and 2) elevations provided in or on the surface of the respective side wall, wherein at least one of a depth (t) and a height (h) of the surface structuring is at least 0.1 mm,

wherein the surface structuring comprises recesses formed at least in or on the surface of the respective side wall, and wherein at least one of the depth (t) of the recesses in the surface of the respective side wall and the height (h) of the recesses on the surface of the respective side wall is between 0.1 mm and 8 mm,

wherein the surface structuring is formed by elevations each formed in the shape of one of: a spherical ball, a pyramid, a truncated pyramid, a cone, a truncated cone, a cylinder, a cuboid, a web, a cube and a prism,

wherein side walls of each of the breakthroughs that are arranged opposite one another are arranged parallel to each other, and

wherein the elevations are arranged across the surfaces of the side walls of the breakthroughs in a regular manner,

and further comprising

a driven kneading belt covering a peripheral portion of the chamber drum.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: WERNER & PFLEIDERER LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK GMBH
To: BACKNET GMBH
Reel/Frame 055708/0073 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2017
From: MEIER, ALEXANDER
To: WERNER & PFLEIDERER LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 044302/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2017
From: MEIER, ALEXANDER
To: WERNER & PFLEIDERER LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 044028/0612 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 218 485.7 · Sep 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180084789A1 · Mar 29, 2018