Dough Processing System for Single-Strand Braid Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dough processing systems are limited in producing different dough shapes, particularly unable to automate the production of a single-strand braid.
Innovation Solution
A dough processing system with a processing head and shaping table equipped with integrated positioning and gripping means, including lifting, gripping, and pivoting mechanisms, allows for the formation of loops and shapes characteristic of a braid, enabling fully automatic production of a single-strand braid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional dough processing system with only grippers and holding pins is used, then the system structure remains simple, but the system cannot produce different dough shapes such as single-strand braid
Solution Approach 1:
The processing table is designed to integrate multiple positioning means (lifting means, gripping means, pivoting means) that can perform different functions depending on the production requirements. This allows a single system to produce various dough shapes including single-strand braid, pretzels, and other configurations by activating different positioning means as needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple positioning means are integrated into the processing table to enable complex dough shaping, then the system can produce single-strand braid and other shapes, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processing table is divided into multiple independent positioning means (lifting means, gripping means, pivoting means), each capable of performing a specific function. This segmentation allows the system to achieve complex dough shaping capabilities while maintaining modular architecture, where each component can be controlled independently based on the specific shaping requirements.
3Productivity
If manual production methods are used for single-strand braid, then the production process is flexible, but automation and large-scale production are not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed with multiple automated positioning means that work together to complete the entire single-strand braid production process without manual intervention. The lifting means, gripping means, and pivoting means automatically coordinate their actions to form the braid shape, enabling fully automated high-volume production while maintaining the flexibility and precision of manual methods.
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AI summary
A dough processing system for processing a U-shaped strand of dough comprising a processing head, which has two gripping means for looping the dough strand, and a shaping table, which is provided with positioning means for positioning the dough strand, wherein the shaping table is embodied as a processing table, in which various positioning means of the processing table have multiple different processing functions.