Device and a method for circularizing croissant dough, a device and a device and a method for forming croissant dough in a U-shape, and a system for producing croissants

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PATENT NO 9801390
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14504848

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A device and a method for forming bar-shaped croissant dough in a U-shape, for then quickly and precisely arranging both legs of the U-shape to have the same length, and for producing croissants in a required shape are provided. A device for circularizing croissant dough 100 comprises a first guide for reducing a width 114 that moves a first end 5a of the U-shaped croissant dough 5 toward a center of the U-shape, a plate 118 that is inserted under a second end 5b of the U-shaped croissant dough 5 and lifts the second end 5b, a second guide for reducing the width 116 that moves the second end 5b that is lifted toward the center of the U-shape, and a pusher 130 that vertically presses the first end 5a and the second end 5b that are moved to the center of the U-shape so as to stick one to the other.

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  • RHEON AUTOMATIC MACHINERY CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harada, Nobuaki Utsunomiya, JP 3 5
Kuwabara, Hitoshi Utsunomiya, JP 10 23
Ueno, Sadao Utsunomiya, JP 20 158

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