Dough Processing Machine Mounting Plate and Movable Chamber
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dough processing machines face challenges in simplifying the cleaning process, with components like the dough chamber and mouthpiece being difficult to access and clean, leading to contamination and maintenance issues.
Innovation Solution
A dough processing machine design featuring a pivot-bearing dough chamber that can be easily moved between operating and cleaning positions, a displaceable mouthpiece for enhanced accessibility, and a mounting plate that separates the dough processing space from the drive space, allowing for focused cleaning and maintenance, along with a collecting trough for residue management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the dough chamber and mouthpiece are fixed in position, then the machine structure is simple and stable, but the cleaning accessibility is poor and cleaning is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The dough chamber is designed to be movable between a closed position during operation and an open position during cleaning, allowing the cleaning path to be accessed from the front. The mouthpiece is also designed to be displaceable relative to the dough chamber, enabling better accessibility for cleaning these components without requiring complete disassembly of the machine structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine is divided into distinct functional modules: the dough chamber, the mouthpiece, and the cleaning path are separable components. The mouthpiece can be displaced independently from the dough chamber, and the cleaning path is accessible as a separate route, allowing targeted cleaning of specific components without moving the entire machine.
2Ease of operation
If the drives are integrated with the dough processing components, then the machine structure is compact, but the cleaning and maintenance of drives is difficult and contamination risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drives are extracted from the dough processing area and placed in a separate drive space. The mounting plate serves as a boundary between the clean dough processing space and the drive space containing motors and drive mechanisms. This separation eliminates the risk of drive components contaminating the dough while maintaining a compact overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting plate acts as an intermediary structure that carries both the dough processing components on one side and the drives on the other side. It provides a mechanical connection between drives and processing components through drive connections while maintaining spatial separation, allowing drives to be maintained and cleaned independently without exposing them to dough contamination.
3Ease of operation
If the mouthpiece is fixed relative to the dough chamber, then the assembly is stable during operation, but the accessibility for cleaning both components is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mouthpiece is designed to be displaceable relative to the dough chamber, allowing it to move to a cleaning position where both the mouthpiece and dough chamber are accessible for cleaning. During operation, the mouthpiece returns to its fixed operational position, ensuring stable dough processing. This dynamic positioning resolves the conflict between operational stability and cleaning accessibility.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a dough processing machine (1) comprising a housing (2), a plurality of driven dough processing components (12, 13, 14) and a plurality of drives (33) which are in mechanical connection with the dough processing components (12 - 14). A mounting plate (5) supports the dough processing components (12 - 14) on one side and the drives on the other side (33). Said mounting plate (5) is arranged such that it divides an inner chamber (6) of the housing (2) into a dough processing area (7) and a drive chamber (8). The dough processing components (12 - 14) are accommodated in the dough processing area (7). The drives (33) are accommodated in the drive chamber (8). The result being a dough processing machine which is easy to clean. According to another aspect, the dough processing machine (1) comprises a dough metering device (13). A dough chamber (37) therefrom is displaceably guided between an operating position in which dough is introduced via the dough chamber (37) by means of a dough feeding piston (38) from a dough feeding unit (35) to a measuring drum (41), and a cleaning position in which the interior of the dough chamber (37) can be accessed from the outside.