Global Patent Index - EP 3253219 A1

EP 3253219 A1 20171213 - AN IMPROVED CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A PITA CHIP

Title (en)

AN IMPROVED CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A PITA CHIP

Title (de)

VERBESSERTES KONTINUIERLICHES VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES PITA-CHIPS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ CONTINU ET APPAREIL AMÉLIORÉS POUR LA FABRICATION DE CROUSTILLES DE PITA

Publication

EP 3253219 A1 20171213 (EN)

Application

EP 16747203 A 20160203

Priority

  • US 201514615026 A 20150205
  • US 2016016398 W 20160203

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016126840A1] A method and apparatus for forming chips, for example, pita chips, from a continuous mass of dough. In a first aspect, the apparatus comprises a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a first trimmer. The first conveyor and the second conveyor are spaced apart a distance to form a gap. The first trimmer, which can comprise a liquid jet nozzle, is positioned above the gap. In a second aspect, the method comprises using a first conveyor to convey a continuous mass of dough to a first trimmer positioned over a gap between the first conveyor and a second conveyor. The method also comprises using the first trimmer to longitudinally trim a first portion of the continuous mass of dough to form thinner strips of the continuous mass of dough. The thinner strips can be integral with the first portion.

IPC 8 full level

A21C 3/10 (2006.01); A21C 11/00 (2006.01); A21C 11/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A21C 3/02 (2013.01); A21C 3/10 (2013.01); A21C 11/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016126840 A1 20160811; EP 3253219 A1 20171213; EP 3253219 A4 20181107

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016016398 W 20160203; EP 16747203 A 20160203