Abrégé

Various examples are related to making flatbreads such as, e.g., a compact machine for making flatbread in a residential kitchen-type environment or other countertop, tabletop, or space limited applications. In one example, a machine includes a hopper including a mixing chamber configured for bulk addition of raw materials for preparation of flatbread pieces; a mixing assembly configured to blend the raw materials into a flatbread dough mixture; a dough piecing assembly configured to generate a dough piece from an extruded portion of the flatbread dough mixture; a lower platen configured to transfer the pressed flatbread dough piece to a cooking zone on the dough contacting surface for cooking; and a flatbread ejection station configured to remove a cooked flatbread piece from the machine. A second cooking zone can be included to further cook the pressed flatbread dough piece prior to ejection from the machine.

Classes IPC  ?

• A21B 5/03 - Appareils de cuisson d'articles creux, gaufres, pâtisserie, biscuits ou similaires de cuisson des crêpes
• A21C 11/00 - Autres machines pour donner à la pâte avant cuisson sa forme définitive
• A21B 7/00 - Installations de boulangerie
• A21C 5/00 - Machines à diviser la pâte
• A47J 37/06 - Rôtissoires; Grils; Grille-sandwiches
• A21C 1/14 - Eléments structurels des machines à mélanger ou à pétrir

Abrégé

Various examples are related to making flatbreads such as, e.g., a compact machine for making flatbread in a residential kitchen-type environment or other countertop, tabletop, or space limited applications. In one example, a machine includes a hopper including a mixing chamber configured for bulk addition of raw materials for preparation of flatbread pieces; a mixing assembly configured to blend the raw materials into a flatbread dough mixture; a dough piecing assembly configured to generate a dough piece from an extruded portion of the flatbread dough mixture; a lower platen configured to transfer the pressed flatbread dough piece to a cooking zone on the dough contacting surface for cooking; and a flatbread ejection station configured to remove a cooked flatbread piece from the machine. A second cooking zone can be included to further cook the pressed flatbread dough piece prior to ejection from the machine.

Classes IPC  ?

• A21B 7/00 - Installations de boulangerie
• A21C 11/00 - Autres machines pour donner à la pâte avant cuisson sa forme définitive
• A21C 1/14 - Eléments structurels des machines à mélanger ou à pétrir

Abrégé

Various examples are related to making flatbreads such as, e.g., a compact machine for making flatbread in a residential kitchen-type environment or other countertop, tabletop, or space limited applications. In one example, a machine includes a hopper including a mixing chamber configured for bulk addition of raw materials for preparation of flatbread pieces; a mixing assembly configured to blend the raw materials into a flatbread dough mixture; a dough piecing assembly configured to generate a dough piece from an extruded portion of the flatbread dough mixture; a lower platen configured to transfer the pressed flatbread dough piece to a cooking zone on the dough contacting surface for cooking; and a flatbread ejection station configured to remove a cooked flatbread piece from the machine. A second cooking zone can be included to further cook the pressed flatbread dough piece prior to ejection from the machine.

Classes IPC  ?

• A21B 5/00 - Appareils de cuisson pour des produits particuliers; Autres appareils de cuisson
• A21C 1/14 - Eléments structurels des machines à mélanger ou à pétrir
• A21C 11/00 - Autres machines pour donner à la pâte avant cuisson sa forme définitive