EP0219077A2
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Apparatus for making bread
Assignee: Funai Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-10-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-10-10
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for making bread at home. For making flavorful bread in uniform quality through four seasons, conditions for kneading must be equal to each other regardless of the temperature difference in all seasons. To fulfil such a purpose as above, this invention intends to quickly adjust the dough temperature to roughly agree with the optimum kneading temperature by blow of warm air and cool air onto the dough after the start of kneading and then to keep a temperature of the dough under kneading at the same degree by suitable blow of warm air and cool air until the completion of kneading. A period of time for kneading is set at a certain length through the four seasons. Yeast is poured into the dough when the dough temperature reaches or exceeds a specified degree.
Inventors
- 👤 Ojima Shin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:09
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21B; A21B5/00; A21B7/00; A21B7/005; A21C; A21C1/00; A21C1/02; A21D; A21D8/00; A21D8/02; B; B01; B01F; B01F35/00; B01F35/30; B01F35/32; B01F35/321; B01F35/3213; B01F35/90; B01F2035/99; B01F27/00; B01F27/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of making bread comprising: a process of kneading including: an early stage in which bread materials are completely kneaded into dough and subjected to blow of warm air or cool air so that a temperature of dough is adapted to approximately agree with the optimum kneading temperature in a short period of time after the start of kneading for providing gluten of the highest quality; a later stage in which the dough that has passed through said early stage is subjected to suitable blow of warm air and cool air for continuation of approximate agreement of the dough temperature with said optimum kneading temperature and is further kneaded; a ripening process in which the completely kneaded dough is fermented and degassed to be ripened; and, a baking process in which the ripened dough is baked by heating means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of making bread comprising: a process of kneading including: an early stage in which bread materials are completely kneaded into dough and subjected to blow of warm air or cool air so that a temperature of dough is adapted to approximately agree with the optimum kneading temperature in a short period of time after the start of kneading for providing gluten of the highest quality; a later stage in which the dough that has passed through said early stage is subjected to suitable blow of warm air and cool air for continuation of approximate agreement of the dough temperature with said optimum kneading temperature and is further kneaded; a ripening process in which the completely kneaded dough is fermented and degassed to be ripened; and, a baking process in which the ripened dough is baked by heating means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of making bread as set forth in Claim 1, wherein the optimum kneading temperature ranges from 27 to 30°C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of making bread as set forth in Claim 2, wherein the time of completion of baking in the process of baking is set dependently on the result of sensing an internal temperature of bread.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for making bread comprising: an oven; a material(-containing) vessel internally disposed in said oven for receiving bread materials; kneading means disposed on the bottom of said material vessel and composed of a rotary vane for kneading the dough; a temperature sensor for controlling the kneading process; baking means for baking the kneaded dough; a control part for controlling performances of said parts on the basis of information transmitted from said temperature sensor; and, a heater-equipped blower for blowing warm air and cool air onto the dough while performing suitable changeover between warm air and cool air in blowing.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for making bread comprising: an oven; a material(-containing) vessel internally disposed in said oven for receiving bread materials; kneading means disposed on the bottom of said material vessel and composed of a rotary vane for kneading the dough; a temperature sensor for controlling the kneading process; baking means for baking the kneaded dough; a control part for controlling performances of said parts on the basis of information transmitted from said temperature sensor; and, a heater-equipped blower for blowing warm air and cool air onto the dough while performing suitable changeover between warm air and cool air in blowing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 4, wherein the rotary vane is rotatably fitted on the revolving shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 5, wherein the top part of the revolving shaft is made of heat-resistant resin formed hollow and the tip of said shaft is reduced in thickness and has a temperature sensor internally disposed therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 6, wherein the rotary vane is provided with a leg part whose length is defined to protrude from the bottom surface of a loaf of baked bread taken out from the material vessel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
An apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 4, 5, 6, or 7, wherein a heater-equipped blower capable of changing over the directions of blowing from the positive one to the negative one and vice versa is used.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
121 words
An apparatus for making bread comprising: an oven; a material(-containing) vessel internally disposed in said oven for receiving bread materials; kneading means composed of a rotary vane disposed on the bottom of said material vessel for completely kneading the dough; a temperature sensor for controlling the kneading process; heating means for baking the kneaded dough; a control part for controlling performances of said various parts on the basis of information transmitted from said temperature sensor; a heater-equipped blower capable of suitable changeover between warm air and cool air in blowing on the basis of information transmitted from said temperature sensor; and, a yeast pouring device for pouring yeast into the dough when said temperature sensor senses a specified degree of temperature.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
121 words
An apparatus for making bread comprising: an oven; a material(-containing) vessel internally disposed in said oven for receiving bread materials; kneading means composed of a rotary vane disposed on the bottom of said material vessel for completely kneading the dough; a temperature sensor for controlling the kneading process; heating means for baking the kneaded dough; a control part for controlling performances of said various parts on the basis of information transmitted from said temperature sensor; a heater-equipped blower capable of suitable changeover between warm air and cool air in blowing on the basis of information transmitted from said temperature sensor; and, a yeast pouring device for pouring yeast into the dough when said temperature sensor senses a specified degree of temperature.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 9, whrein the time of pouring of yeast by means of the yeast pouring device is set so that pouring may be performed when the dough temperature is 27°C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
An apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 10, wherein the yeast pouring device is disposed above the material vessel and composed of a yeast reserving box and an electromagnetic valve disposed below said yeast reserving box.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 10, wherein the yeast pouring device comprises a yeast reserving box fixed to an appropriate midpoint of a duct connected to the heater-equipped blower, through the electromagnetic valve.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
An apparatus for making bread as set forth in Claim 10, wherein the yeast pouring device comprises a yeast reserving box fixed to the outer wall of the material vessel and having a yeast pouring port drilled on said outer wall and of an opening/closing mechanism for opening and closing said yeast pouring port.
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