DE19821651A1 - Method for providing a dough product and device for carrying out the method - Google Patents

Abstract

In a method of providing a filled dough product, one that substantially surrounds the filled dough is used, the filled being brought inside the dough product and then discharged. The dough product (b) used is one with a pocket inserted therein, and the filling (f) is introduced into this pocket from a casing which protects it and the environment from contamination. For this purpose, a device (1) with a storage arrangement (A) for dough products (b) and / or filling is advantageous. This device (1) has a squeezing device for the filling from a protective cover (f).

Description

The invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and an apparatus for performing this method.

So-called "fast food" in the form of pasta with plenty is in known in various forms. They are either sold in vending machines ready for sale offered or have to freshly bite, especially according to the wishes of the customer be ridden. The preparation by hand is labor intensive and requires ongoing ge health checks on staff and will be at more unusual times, such as at night, e.g. B. problematic at train stations and airports.

It is known to produce finished packaging with appropriate content in vending machines to keep. Examples of such packaging are, for example, the US-A- 5,213,256 and 5,416,305. However, this has the disadvantage that that the filling is predetermined, that the shelf life is low, since the dough product is light dries up. The dough product has already been proposed in EP-B-0 101 725 rehydrate before selling. The dosage is difficult because The amount of liquid required depends on the degree of dehydration and this in turn of factors such as the outside temperature, sunshine, humidity etc. is dependent. In addition, the addition of an abundance is not in such a device provided and difficult.

For all those products where the filling and the dough product are separate from each other sold, it is often up to the buyer to choose the fullness to put the dough product into it, generally between two cuts of bread. The the latter activity is not easy without tools and cutlery and leads to Verunreini conditions that are particularly uncomfortable when traveling. This especially if, as in the case of US-A-5,213,256, a more or less liquid filling of egg A mug should be placed between two slices of bread, but there is still the danger of contamination by the fact that such an abundance can escape laterally.  

Now it is possible to prevent pasty or liquid filling from escaping from the side when it is surrounded on all sides by the dough product, as is the case with canneloni-style dishes or spring rolls. The manufacture of such products has already been suggested by automatic machines, as shown in US Pat. Nos. 4,388,059 and 4,439,124. However, the hygiene problem only shifts in the machines:
The, mostly sticky, dough has to be pulled off a roll, which is mechanically associated with a lot of mistakes. But the storage of such dough rolls over a long period of time is practically not possible due to the moist environment that favors bacterial growth. In addition, the abundance of such car mats, for understandable reasons, has to be prepared ad hoc first, which on the one hand makes the cleaning of the vending machine necessary at short intervals and moreover does not permit a change in the abundance. In addition, attention should be drawn to the complexity and the space required for such machines.

Of course, part of all of these problems can be avoided by focusing on one Abundance waived. For example, US-A-5,309,824 shows an automatic baking machine which prepared dough products baked and sold.

A proposal by which the lateral leakage of liquid or pasty abundance ver is contained in US-A-4,303,690. According to this proposal, start from scratch used in a molded waffle product that is a pocket or cavity contains, in which the abundance can be introduced. If here too the necessary Hygiene conditions are easier to maintain, so this is the suggestion for the automati cal implementation hardly suitable, so that again the above mentioned Personnel problem results. Likewise, the problem is related to hygiene the introduction of abundance is neither addressed nor even hinted at.

The invention is therefore based on the object of demonstrating a method which an automatic sale while avoiding hygiene and sanitation problems men allowed and in a further embodiment, if necessary, the choice among ver allows different fillings. According to the invention, this problem is solved by the Merk male of claim 1 solved.

The fact that the abundance - in finished form - is already in a shell, it is largely protected against bacterial attack. This cover can consist of one, esp special cylindrical, tube with a plunger or piston expressing the fullness or also consist of a container, from the lower end of which a predetermined one  Quantity withdrawing drawer is extendable. Also a tube-like construction conceivable. For reasons of hygiene, however, the cover will expediently be flexible, e.g. B. from a plastic film, in order to squeeze out the fullness by external pressure enable. It is also just with a dough product with a pocket easily possible to empty the case so that the machine is not dirty and therefore frequent cleaning becomes unnecessary. Just using one a bag of dough product also prevents lateral leakage of fullness, as would be possible with mere slices of bread. In addition, a bagged dough product may have a baking crust on the outside that the product largely protects against dehydration, especially when used as a dough product a bread or roll-like dough product is used.

This protection against dehydration is especially given when the bag is un is cut indirectly into the dough product before the filling is introduced.

In the context of the invention, it is entirely possible to enclose one enclosed by the envelope Provision of abundance to be provided, this abundance then from the covered storage container placed in the pocket of the dough product, in particular is pressed. This can a known metering device can be used, which ensures that only one certain amount of fullness comes into your pocket. However, it is preferred if the Sheath is designed as a closed and storable bag, which is only immediately before the filling is opened in the dough product. This is because it has two purposes parts: On the one hand, the bag, which is closed on all sides, ensures a long shelf life secured under hygienic conditions. On the other hand, the use allows dispensing individual bags a uniform and simple dosage. But finally he the use of individual bags allows for a slight variation in the fullness by for example, each bag or a group of bags a different selectable May contain kind of fullness. It would even be conceivable to have two or one dough product allocate more bags with different fullness, which then disappear in the bag .

In principle, especially in the case of liquid or pasty fillings, piercing the respective possible to empty the contents into the bag. It is preferred however, if the bag is opened by cutting open one of its edge sides. This means that the bag is completely emptied without any residue, and thus also one more precise dosing easily possible.  

It would be conceivable in itself to fill the shell with the force of gravity (al if necessary also to let it leak out). As already indicated above it is preferred, however, that the abundance be applied from the shell using pressure, especially from the bag, is squeezed out.

According to the above, there is a device for carrying out the inventive method, characterized in that it is an Auspreßeinrich device for the fullness of a protective shell.

Further details of the invention will become apparent from the following description Exercise of a preferred embodiment shown schematically in the drawing game. Show it:

Figure 1 is an axonometric view of the device according to the invention with a closed front, mainly from the front.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device with the front open;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the refrigerating compartment of the apparatus with the supply assembly; omitting a receiving basket shown in FIG. 2

Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial view of the left part of Fig. 2, illustrating the arrangement of various parts of the device;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the ejector and the receiving basket approximately along the Li never VV of Figures 2 and 4. the

FIGS. 6a to 6c several situations during the transfer of a dough product (bread) to the receiving basket, wherein Fig. 6a the idle state, Fig. 6b shows a state intermediate and Fig. 6c the final state in bread handover and the initial state at the handover of a bag illustrated with abundance;

. Fig. 7 is seen in FIG 2 bread turning apparatus in an oblique view from the left (relative to Fig. 2);

Fig. 8 is a schematic representation largely corresponding to FIG 7 to illustrate the interaction of bread turning device and gripping device for the bags.

Fig. 9 shows the lower part of the gripping means for gripping bags edges in detail; why the

Fig. 10 and 11, the further movement for gripping or clamping a means of Beu illustrate;

Fig. 12, the gripping device together with a cutter for cutting open a bag edge;

FIG. 13 is an axonometric view showing the turning cut open bag;

Figure 14 is a side view of the upward-turned bag during emptying of fullness in a Teigprodukttasche. the

Fig. 15 to 18 various stages in filling of a dough product formed in the pocket;

Figure 19 shows the holder on a larger scale approximately in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 20 is a side elevation of the holder, partly in section on the line XX-XX of Fig. 19;

Fig. 21 is a plan view of the holder and

FIG. 22 shows a representation of the cable guide for the carriage corresponding to FIG. 19; the holder;

. Fig. 23 is the expiry of the movements of the holder in a schematic plan view according to the line XXIII-XXIII of Figure 2 omitting individual parts; and

Fig. 24 is a view in the sense of the line XXIV-XXIV of Fig. 23 to illustrate the incision of a pocket in the dough product.

general structure

Referring to FIG. 1, a cabinet-like device 1 is provided in the manner of conventional vending machines. With the help of a keyboard 2 , for example, the available selection of breads and the associated abundance can be called up and can be shown on a display 3 , e.g. B. an LCD display. Then only the amount of coins, which may be shown on the display 3 , needs to be thrown into an insertion slot 4 , while at the same time the desired choice is entered via the keyboard 2 . The insertion slot 4 is connected in the usual way for vending machines to a clearing station (not shown), in which the coins are checked and offset against the purchase price. Alternatively, the selection is made via the keyboard before it is confirmed by inserting the coins. The number and type of coins can also be shown on the display, which may also be designed as a screen. If desired, however, separate display devices are also provided. The device 1 can also be designed for reading credit cards.

As soon as the choice is made, the machine 1 begins to work according to a program which is conventional per se, but which reflects the method according to the invention. The individual program steps can be followed, for example, via a circuit diagram 5 , in which the individual stations 6 a, 6 b etc. provide the desired dough product with the desired fullness to one another by means of a series of LEDs or lamps 7 a, 7 b, 7 c, etc are connected to one another, which symbolize the travel paths of a conveyor device inside the device 1 . It is understood that a screen can be provided in place of the mimic diagram, and that this may also be combined with the display 3 .

At the end of the creation of the finished dough product, this is presented in a window 8 by a holding device 9 which will be explained in detail later and can be removed. This holding device 9 is guided with the aid of a conveying device, which is only indicated here, and which permits displacement along three spatial axes, as will become apparent later. After the filled bread has been removed, a spice such as mustard, ketchup and / or pepper, which are preferably prepackaged, can be removed from a window 10 , for example by pressing on a membrane keyboard or switching flap 11 , if desired. A supply of napkins 12 can be arranged underneath the window 10 and raised to a position 12 ′ by actuating a corresponding key (for example the keyboard 2 ), so that removal via the window 10 is possible.

The front of the device 1 is expediently pivotable in the manner of a door on hinges 13 , but possibly also laterally displaceable. If one takes away this door-like front, one can see inside the device 1 , as shown in FIG. 2. A switch S1 checks the closed state of this front panel and, depending on this, can initiate programs such as switching on the cooling, but possibly also determining the content of the storage arrangement in room A and reading this content into a memory with the aid of the reading device discussed later .

As can be seen, the device 1 is divided into three sections A to C. Section A contains the dough product and filling arrangement. This section A is preferably designed as a cooling compartment. In the sections B and C below, there are treatment and warming stations for treating the dough product and filling and, expediently, for heating them. The approximately equally large sections A on the one hand and B, C on the other hand are therefore thermally insulated from each other by known measures. On the other hand, it allows the formation of a refrigerated section A before, to increase the shelf life of the goods accordingly.

These goods, e.g. B. in the form of pairs of dough products and filling bags, is each housed in a compartment 14 , the ge of tooth-like, mutually directed projections each of an upper and a lower rotating ring 15 a, 15 b is formed. It can be seen that the rotating ring 15 a forming the upper end has only downward teeth, whereas the central rotating rings 15 b each have tooth-like, upward and downward projections 16 . The lowest rotating ring 15 a is in turn only provided on one side with tooth-like projections 16 which are directed upwards. So since there are always two rotating rings 15 to form a subject lying between them, it goes without saying that all rotating rings must be able to be rotated together, which is why they are connected to one another by intermediate rods 17 . The details of this construction will be explained later with reference to FIG. 3.

As such, the supply arrangement could be designed in any manner known per se, and the invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. However, the design as rotating rings with a free space in the interior has the purpose of making an ejector, described later, including a marking reading device movable along various rods 18 along rods 18 passing through rings 15 . This will be discussed later with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. Only so much should be mentioned here that, based on the choice of the buyer using the keyboard 2 ( FIG. 1), the assembly of all rotating rings 15 is rotated, while at the same time the aforementioned marking reading device in succession, in particular step by step, from one level (loading area between two a compartment 14 forming rotating rings) moves to others, using one, e.g. B. on the bags containing the abundance, marking to read the type of content. The marking is expediently attached in the form of a known bar code, which also contains the date of manufacture or expiry, so that the reading device is able to select the bag whose expiry date is next.

The signals of the reading device are used, among other things, to stop the rotating rings 15 in such a way that the selected filling (if need be also the desired dough product) matches the product found in a compartment 14 in such a way that the selected compartment 14 is opposite a receiving basket 19 . The transfer of the goods to the receiving basket will be described later with reference to FIGS . 5 and 6. It should only be mentioned here that the receiving basket 19 can be moved up and down along guide rods 20 in order to face the respectively selected subject found by the reading device on the various levels.

If the dough product is initially in the receiving basket 19 , the latter moves downwards where a lock flap which is shown later with reference to FIG. 4 is provided. This lock flap secures against the entry of heat from the sections B and C into the cooling section A. Although the transfer of the dough product could take place in various ways, it is advantageous if the receiving basket 19 has a bottom which can be pivoted downwards as a flap, as is the case here is shown with reference to FIG. 4. As such, it is within the scope of the invention entirely possible that the receiving basket 19 is formed such that it can take over dough and associated, packaged in a bag fullness at the same time, but the arrangement approximate shape in the illustrated exporting being such that the receiving basket 19 on the basis of the signal of the reading device first moves into the corresponding plane, takes over the dough product there and then moves downwards in order to bring the dough product through the lock into section B, whereupon the basket 19 moves upwards again and the bag with the filling takes over. From this it can be seen that the signal of the reading device triggers a sequence of movements, the respective end position of the receiving basket, for example at the lock described later, located at the bottom of section A, either by limit switches, by sensors (e.g. a light barrier ) or, preferably, is determined by counting steps along the guide rods 20 . These steps can be given by digital markings along the guide rods 20 (which, however, in turn requires an associated reading device), or the vertical movement of the receiving basket 19 is accomplished with the aid of a stepping motor.

As soon as the dough product has passed through the lock located between sections A and B, a bread turning device 21 is expediently provided there, the purpose and design of which will be explained later with reference to FIGS . 4 and 7. This bread turning device takes the dough product from the lock, centers and positions it and passes it to the holder 9, which can be displaced vertically in section C along guide columns 22 and is in the uppermost position at the time of delivery (see FIG. 1), which with the help of clamping jaws 23 ( Fig. 4) continues to ensure accurate positioning, but at the same time not only along the guide columns 22 , but also sled-like along horizontal guide rods 24 is ver movable. Fig. 1 indicates that the holder 9 is driven along the guide rods 24 by means of pulleys 24 a, of which the right pulley 24 a is provided with a drive gear and a motor. The holder 9 and its carriage are attached to the rope 24 b. This whole carriage arrangement along horizontal, prismatic Füh guide rails 30 a in the depth of the space of the device can be moved to get to different stations, such as to a gel under a microwave oven 28 , here covered by a container-like part 27.1 of the gripping device 27 Toaster and one, e.g. B. arranged behind the toaster cutting arrangement, which will be described later.

So if the dough product from the bread turning device 21 has been transferred to the holder 9 , this bread turning device next takes over the bag with the fullness, which has meanwhile been dropped through the receiving basket 19 through the lock. This bag is then taken over by a gripping device 27 , which not only serves to handle the bag itself, but - similarly to the guide arrangement 22 to 24 - also brings the abundance to different stations, such as the microwave oven 28 . For this purpose, the gripping device 27 along a bed 30 horizontally (from left to right and vice versa, based on Fig. 2) and by means of the rails 30 a Chen chen, not shown here rails can also be moved into the depth of the room. In order to prevent the escape of microwave radiation, the gripping device has a shield 29 which, in the corresponding position of the gripping device 27, covers the opening of the microwave oven 28 and advantageously forms an X trap known per se, the design of which is known per se in microwave technology.

As will be seen later, the gripping device is assigned a cutting device for cutting open the respective bag. This and the fact that after emptying the pouch the pouch remains and has to be disposed of is a problem. This is solved in such a way that a collecting container 27a is provided under the gripping device 27 in which pouch waste can be collected. Since this container is in an area D, below the warm section C and cold air settles on the floor, but warm on the top, this Auffangbe container 27 a can be assigned a cooling device 38 a. In practice, it has been shown that refrigerator temperatures, ie approximately + 5 ° C., can be reached in area D. This cooling device 38 a can be designed per se in accordance with a known cooling device for refrigerators, as is also the case with the cooling device 38 of section A described later. Alternatively, the container 27 a may have a double-walled design, for example, a cooling medium, for. B. an evaporable cooling medium is introduced. By cooling the rot and odor emissions due to the remains of the abundance remaining in the pouches.

It goes without saying that the above-mentioned effect of cold air sinking could also lead to a reversal of the arrangement by selecting section A as the bottom section. In this case, it would also be possible to choose a sequence of sections A, D, C and B (from bottom to top). This would then lead to a corresponding reversal of the transport routes. Especially in the latter case, but possibly also in the arrangement shown, a single Kühleinrich device could be provided in place of the two devices 38 , 38 a shown if only a corresponding connection to both sections A and D can be created.

Choice and removal of the goods

Returning to cooling section A, reference is now made to FIG. 3. In this figure, the left half of the rotating rings 15 and the marking reading device with the ejector are shown. It is seen that the tool bits 15 are formed as a hollow body having vertical intermediate walls 15 ', the latter of which each have a Fachbe limitation on the top and the bottom of the respective compartment 14 form. It can also be seen that the cross section of the rotating rings 15 is strongly structured. A radially outer front section 15 A is connected, for example via a narrower intermediate piece 15 ″, to a radially inner section 15 B with a relatively high intermediate wall 15 '. This clear division into two parts is provided because in the preferred embodiment a dough product is in the radially outer section 15 a and the associated fullness 15 B is to be stored in the radially inner portion. As FIG. 4 shows, each ring 15 of individual joined, radially extending plastic bodies 15.1 with a forming a bottom broadening of 15.2. this broadening of 15.2 rests a flat, softer side to the respective bread, which is thus better protected against dehydration. It is clear that the construction of the rotating rings 15 shown, although herstel lung moderately favorable that these rings 15 but can also be in one piece and in any technique. For the joining of the individual ring elements are appropriate Snap connections are provided by latches which snap into catches or projections and depressions which can be plugged into one another.

All the rings are held together by the rods 17 already mentioned and thus form a kind of drum in the manner shown in FIG. 3. At the top of this drum, an annular connecting plate 31 is provided, which holds the elements of the uppermost ring 15 a together and at the same time serves as a point of engagement for a screw connection of the respective rod 17 . On the underside of the drum is initially a bearing plate 32 with a ring slot for the passage of bearings roll 33 screwed to the lowest rotating ring 15 a. On this rotary ring 15 a there is a washer 34 with a groove receiving the bearing rollers 33 . The rods 17 are, as can be seen, screwed onto the rotating ring 15 a itself. This construction ensures a solid cohesion of the parts which are driven on the top by a motor M1 with a reduction gear G via a shaft S and a pinion 35 or a sprocket attached thereto. The drum rotates around a central stationary stub shaft 36 , over which, as can be seen, a bearing bush 37 is inserted.

It is understood that this type of drive is only one example, which in no way limits the invention. It would also be possible to manually drive the drum using an externally rotatable handwheel in order to make the desired choice. In this case, the dialing device is of course also simplified, and the keyboard 2 ( FIG. 1) may become superfluous.

In addition to a cooling unit 38 known per se, and therefore not in detail Darge presented type is in cooling section A also the aforementioned reading and ejecting device. These devices are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. As already mentioned with reference to FIG. 2, both devices are up together on a carriage 42 along the guide rods 18 movable up and down. These guide rods 18 are anchored at the bottom and top in stationary holding brackets 39 , the lower holding bracket 39 being connected to the stationary axle stub 36 , whereas the upper holding bracket 39 is stuck to the housing, for example the cooling device 38 . In Fig. 3 three rods 18 are shown, but only two may suffice. Furthermore, a toothed belt 40 is fastened between the tabs 39 and runs around a pinion 41 which is driven by a drive motor M2, in particular a step motor, fastened to the carriage 42 . The motor M2 receives power either from a dragged cable or the toothed belt 40 contains on its rear side facing away from the teeth two mutually parallel conductors, each of which is tapped off by a sliding contact in a manner not shown. As always, the supply of electricity will generally be provided at least one additional conductor for forwarding the signals of the reading device. Alternatively, this forwarding takes place wirelessly, e.g. B. by emitting ultrasound or electromagnetic signals.

But it should be mentioned here that the various movable devices, such as the catch basket 19 or the holder 22 u. Like., preferably driven by electric motors, but that fluidic drives, such as a pneumatic (preferably) drive or a hydraulic drive, linear motors, etc. can be used in the context of the invention. These drives can be uniform within the device 1 or different depending on the requirements. A uniform structure will lead to more cost-effective components, as will be explained later with reference to the motors 10 , 10 '.

As particularly shown in FIG. 4, the reading device, in particular for reading a bar code, has a transmitter 43 , e.g. B. a laser diode, and receiving optics 44 . Its beam path is directed at markings which are attached, for example, to the pouches containing the abundance. Such reading devices for bar codes attached to bags are generally known in nature and therefore do not need to be described in detail here.

Furthermore, an ejection device with an ejection surface 45 facing the supply is arranged on the carriage 42 . This ejection device comprises a guide rod 45.1 and a toothed rack 45.2 running parallel thereto. The rack 45.2 is in engagement with the pinion 45.3 of another motor M3. Again, what was said above regarding the drives applies.

The function of the parts described so far will now be explained with reference to FIGS . 4, 5 and 6a to 6c. When a buyer enters the vending machine 1 ( Fig. 1), he is first informed of the possible choice of different fillings, be it that the display 3 shows the contents of the stock section A ( Fig. 2), or that the Content can be accessed by pressing one of the keyboard 2 keys. The machine "knows" this content, for example, by a memory into which the content is either manually filled when section A is filled, or the switch 51 ( FIG. 2) triggers an initiation program in which the rotating rings 15 are rotated and at the same time the device 43 , 44 is moved along the guide rods 17 in such a way that it reads the packs in stock and emits corresponding signals to the memory. When a package is handed over to the buyer, the memory content is reduced accordingly. It should be mentioned here that, according to FIG. 5, the reading device 43 , 44 only reads a code on the filling bags, but that it would also be possible to offer different types of pasta to choose from, for example different types of bread, which would then not be paired with the Bags in a compartment 14 , but each separately stored and marked. The circuit for the initiation program and for all other programs is accommodated in a control cabinet 25 ( FIG. 2).

Fig. 5 shows that namely a bread b and a filling bag f are stored one behind the other in a compartment 14 which is formed between two superimposed rotating rings. As mentioned, the rotating rings 15 can be constructed from assembled individual elements 15.3 , which can be assembled by means of projections 15.4 which can be plugged into a recess of the adjacent element and / or by notches or pawls (not shown). In the case of the upper and lower rotating rings 15 a ( FIG. 3), the plates 31 , 32 still secure the cohesion, with the rotating rings 15 b an inner and / or outer circumferential retaining tire 15.5 can be provided.

It can be seen that the beam path r of the reading device 43 , 44 is directed onto a surface of the bag f which bears a marking m, preferably in the form of a bar code known per se. Once the reading device 43 , 44 has found the bag desired by the buyer, it stops on its way along the bars 18 . In the discovery, the rotating rings or the entire drum formed by them are rotated with the aid of the motor M1 ( FIG. 3), while the reading device moves simultaneously, in particular step by step from floor to floor, along the rods 18 . In the Auffin extension not only the type of abundance, but also the date of manufacture or expiry may be taken into account, so that the bag with a just acceptable sales date is always selected. This selection according to the date can also be made if only one type of abundance is provided in the storage section A.

However, it is more favorable if all data, such as the type of abundance, packaging date, etc., are stored in advance together with the place of storage, ie the respective compartment 14 , so that a processor connected to it and contained in the switch box 25 can be queried by the buyer always "knows" whether the product in question is available and where it is stored. This processor then brings the ejector with the surface 45 and the corresponding compartment 14 into a position in relation to the collecting basket 19 by correspondingly actuating its drive. If necessary, the reading device then only has a control function and could also be omitted if desired. Furthermore, this processor can determine when a type of product has run out and then send corresponding signals to one of the display devices or wirelessly (pagers) to a central location.

As soon as the reading device has stopped in relation to a compartment 14 corresponding to the selection, the ejector is actuated with the surface 45 . While FIG. 4 shows a simplified version of the ejector for the sake of clarity, it has already been explained with reference to FIG. 3 that it is guided by means of the rods 45.1 and 45.2 . Fig. 5 shows more clearly in plan view that the rod 45.1 (as well as the rack 45.2 ; see FIG. 3) is guided in bearings 45.4 which are fastened to a plate 45.5 .

The collecting basket 19 is located on the opposite side of the respectively selected compartment 14 , the structure and function of which can be seen particularly from FIG. 5. As already mentioned, it can be moved along guide rods 20 . A motor M4 serves this purpose, the pinion of which cooperates with a toothed rack 40 a (instead of the toothed belt 40 ). This should only be shown here to clarify the fact that the invention is not restricted to a special type of drive.

The collecting basket 19 has an inlet corridor 19.1 , through which the bread is first inserted in the direction of extension of the compartment 14 when the ejector 45 extends. FIG. 6a illustrates the state just before the ejector 45 has reached the bag f, in order first to push the bread b out of its compartment 14 into the receiving basket 19 according to FIG. 6b. The bread b appropriately has a somewhat oval semicircular shape in plan view, that is, it rests with a flat side at the bottom 15.6 formed laterally by the individual elements ( FIG. 5). On the one hand, this ensures a stable and predictable, ie precisely positionable, position. The flat side mentioned expediently has no crust, in order to be easier to cut later to produce a pocket in the bread b. This would, of course, but the what is avoided by resting on the surfaces 15.6 of the compartments 14 in FIGS. 6a to 6c exposed downwardly facing flat side itself rather of dehydration. Fig. 6b shows the state after the occurrence of the bread in the corridor 19.1 (Fig. 5).

As soon as the bread has entered the corridor 19.1 , its front side meets a deflection flap 19.2 , which is pressed against the corridor 19.1 by means of a leg 19.3 of a leg spring. In the further ejection movement, the vertical longitudinal axis of the bread runs past a deflection edge 19.4 at the end of the corridor 19.1 of the receiving basket 19 . At this moment, the force of the spring begins to rotate the bread b around the edge 19.4 via the deflection flap 19.2 , so that ultimately the bread assumes a position b 'rotated by approximately 90 ° or less and the flap 19.2 assumes a pushed-back position 19.2 '. This state can be seen in Fig. 6c.

As soon as the ejector 45 has reached this position, it stops. The program then continues with the downward movement of the receiving basket 19 along the rods 20 until the basket 19 has reached the bottom A 'of section A ( Fig. 4). In this position, the bottom of the receiving basket 19 is a lock 46 , which is formed, for example, by two downwards against the pressure of springs (not shown) opening lock flaps 46.1 and keeps the cooling space A closed with respect to the warm rooms B and C. Each of these flaps 46.1 can be pivoted about an axis indicated by dash-dotted lines. But also the bottom 19.5 of the receiving basket 19 can be pivoted downward about an axis 19.6 indicated by a broken line. For example, this can be done by a movement mechanism not shown in detail, possibly against the pressure of a spring (also not shown). An alternative would be to provide the drive mechanism 19.7 with a Auswerfein direction, which exerts a downward pressure on the bread from above, whereby the bottom 19.5 opens and the bread b is pushed through the lock.

As soon as the bread b passes through the lock 46 , it falls into the bread turning and positioning device 21st This is best seen in Fig. 7. Accordingly, the device 21 has a compartment 21.1 , which is limited laterally by two walls 21.3 and 21.4 . As can be seen, the wall 21.3 is suitably angled outwards. The remaining sides of the compartment 21.1 are delimited by a base 21.6 , a transverse wall 21.7 and a wall nose 21.8 leading obliquely from the outside inwards. The bevels of the walls 21.3 , 21.8 are used for precise positioning.

Furthermore, the wall 21.3 has a displacement device with a toothed rack 21.10 and a pinion 21.11 of a motor M5. This makes it possible to first open the wall 21.3 opposite the opposite wall 21.4 in order to catch bread b passing through the lock 46 ( FIG. 4). The positions of the wall 21.3 are shown in Fig. 8. Bread b is centered and positioned in compartment 21.1 . Syn chronized with the opening of the bottom 19.5 of the receiving basket 19 ( Fig. 4) takes place after a short time, which is sufficient for receiving the bread b in the compartment 21.1 , a forward movement of the wall 21.3 until, for example, in a position 21.3 '( Fig. 8) is tight against the bread b, and so it is positioned in the direction of movement of the wall 21.3 . The presence of the wall 21.3 on the bread could be recognized by a light barrier, but it is easier if the increase in the current consumption of the motor M5 is used as a measure, for example by connecting the power supply line to a differentiating stage. Pushing the wall 21.3 onto the bread b achieves two things:
On the one hand, one achieves an exact positioning, on the other hand, the bread is clamped with the flat side downwards, ie towards the bottom 21.6 , for the following turning process.

As shown in FIG. 4, a shaft 21.12 is attached to the transverse wall 21.7 . This shaft 21.12 can be rotated by a drive 21.13 such that the entire device 21 rotates through 180 ° and thus the compartment 21.1 is directed downward. Since, as described, the flat side of the bread b lies on the bottom 21.6 and this comes to lie on the top due to the rotation, the flat side of the bread b is thus directed upwards. In Fig. 4, this flat side in the holder 23 is denoted by b '. Because if now on the one hand the holder 23 has moved into its uppermost position along the guide columns 22 (for which purpose a similar drive can be provided as described above with reference to the devices 19 and 42 ) and on the other hand the side wall 21.3 for releasing the bread from the opposite wall 21.4 is moved back to the position 21.3 shown in FIG. 8, the centered and positioned bread b falls directly into the open jaws of the holder 23 , which then moves into the lowered position shown in FIG. 4.

As already mentioned, then moves the retrieval basket 19 back to the selected compartment 14 whereupon the ejector 45 also inserts the bag f in the basket 19, in which in turn a rotation of 90 ° about the edge 19.4 (Fig. 5) around takes place. The mekorb receptacle then releases the bag f through the lock 46 . In the meantime, the bread turning device 21 has turned up again, but the wall 21.3 has now been moved to the position 21.3 ''. In this position, an upper, inclined continuation 21.2 of the wall 21.3 forms at least approximately a continuation of an inclined wall 21.5 located behind the wall 21.4 and forming an inlet funnel. The falling bag is therefore over these surfaces 21.2 , 21.5 between two perpendicular walls 21.9 and 47 , in this position of the device 21 parallel to one another, of which the latter is arranged in a stationary manner. The gripping device 27 has moved to the left at this point in time (based on FIG. 4), so that, according to FIG. 8, it lies under the shaft 21.9 , 47 and receives the falling bag f.

Treatment of abundance

From FIGS. 2 and 4 of the coarse structure of the gripping device can be seen, which comprises the portion 27.1 below the bed 30. This part 27.1 is shown in FIG. 9. Accordingly, a screw spindle 27.5 which can be driven by a motor M6 is provided at the height of the bed 30 , by means of which a movable clamping jaw 27.2 can be pressed against a stationary jaw 27.3 . Fig. 8 shows these two jaws in a schematic form in the basic position for receiving the bag f falling from above through the lock 46 . On both sides of the jaws 27.2 , 27.3 for the respective lower edge of the bag, two identical jaws 27.4 are provided for the respective upper edge of the bag. The two clamping jaws 27.4 are made of spring steel or a similar elastic material, but preferably made of resilient plastic (which is permeable to microwaves), and are fastened to actuating levers 27.6 . These levers 27.6 can be pivoted about pivot axes 27.7 and can also be moved upwards via a support beam 27.8 which can be moved upwards with a threaded bushing 27.9 along a threaded spindle 27.10 which is offset to the rear from the jaws 27.4 and thus also moves the clamping jaws 27.4 upwards.

The relative position of the levers 27.6 , and thus the jaws 27.4 , is determined by oblique slots 27.11 and the relative position of pins 27.12 engaging in them. These pins 27.12 are seated on a crossbeam 27.13 of a device which is displaceable on the spindle 27.10 relative to the beam 27.8 . By adjusting the distance between the bars 27.8 , 27.13 , the pins 27.12 are displaced in the oblique slots 27.11 and thus open or close the clamping jaws 27.4 .

FIGS. 10 and 11 now schematically show the further movement sequence in connection with FIG. 8. It has already been mentioned that the jaws 27.2 , 27.3 serve to grip and hold the lower edge of a bag f. This situation is shown in Fig. 10. The jaws 27.4 are slightly open, so that they reach the upper position shown in full lines in FIG. 11 in the direction of arrows a from the lower position shown in dashed lines there. In this position, they are located relatively high above bed 30 (cf. FIGS. 2, 4 and 9), namely approximately at the level of an angled wall 27.14 (cf. FIG. 4). As soon as they have reached this uppermost position of the clamping jaws, they are closed by relative displacement of the pins 27.12 in the slots 27.11 ( FIG. 9).

When this upper position of the clamping jaws 27.4 is reached exactly opposite the upper edge f 'of the bag f can either be determined by exact knowledge of the size of the bag f and corresponding determination of the duration of the rotation of the spindle 27.10 , or it is a sensor, e.g. . B. a series of at the height of the edge f 'provided NEN light barriers, provided for the edge f'. In the case of the row of light barriers emitting parallel, horizontal light beams, the edge is determined by which light barriers are covered by it and therefore do not send any light to the opposite receiver, and which receivers receive light. The height of the last light barrier, the receiver of which does not yet receive any light (whereas the light barrier receivers above it receive light) determines the position of the edge f '.

The gripping device 27 is not only slidable along guide columns 30 'of the bed 30 , which extend approximately parallel to the drawing plane of FIG. 4, but also runs perpendicularly thereto by means of rollers 54 along hexagonal profiles 30 ''(only the right one is shown in FIG . 13), or in trapezoidal guides. According to FIG. 12, on a wall 27.15 running transversely to the L-shaped wall 27.14 , a cutting device 49 , 50 can be pivoted about an axis 48 from an upper, oblique rest position shown in broken lines in the working position shown with full lines. The cutting device 49 , 50 has a knife 49 , possibly driven to rotate, with a counter edge 50 opposite it. By pressing the knife 49 against the counter edge 50 , the upper edge f 'of the respective bag f is severed. The swung-down working position of this cutting device or the point of application of the clamping jaws 27.4 must therefore be set so that the bag f is opened with this cut. A motor M7 may serve as a drive for the pressure of the knife 49 and / or for its rotary drive. The pivotal movement can be easily accomplished by an electromagnet 51 .

As soon as the bag f has been cut open, the gripping device 27 moves in a cross-slide manner over the bed 30 and the guide columns 30 ′ into the microwave oven 28 and remains therein with the bag for a time which is sufficient to heat or close the abundance contained in the bag accordingly heat. The direction of movement is then reversed and the heated bag is moved out of the microwave oven 28 again.

Turn the bag over and fill the bread bag

Fig. 13 shows schematically the gripping device now omitting the jaws 27.2, 27.3 f of the upper bag edge 'and only roughly indicated jaws of the clamps 27.4. It can be seen that the guide rails 30 'are fastened at each of their ends in a beam 52 forming a double-armed lever. On this beam 52 sits a rotary shaft 53 and an axis 53 'aligned therewith. The rotary shaft 53 forms the output shaft of a geared motor M8. By rotating the shaft 53 in the sense of the arrow a ', the container-like part 27.1 moves upward from its hanging position into a position rotated by 180 °. So this means that the apparent from Fig. 9 drive gear 27.6 to 27.12 is above and the jaws actuated by it project down 27.4 . At the same time, the holder 9 ( FIGS. 2, 4) has moved into its place under the bag in such a way that a pocket cut into the bread b faces the bag f open at the bottom. This situation can be seen from FIG. 14, but also from FIG. 15.

As already explained with reference to FIG. 2, the holder 9 can be moved vertically along guide rods 22 . So while the jaws 27.4 are still clipping the cut prey f with the opening pointing downwards ( Fig. 15, 16), the holder 9 (not shown in Fig. 16) moves with the bread b into the position according to Fig. 16, where the bread b, with a pocket T which has meanwhile been cut, lies directly opposite the bag opening which is still blocked by the jaws 27.4 . The edges of this bag opening protrude according to the representation of FIG. 16 into the Ta cal T, so that the abundance can only get into the pocket T. In this moment, the jaws 27.4 open and move further upwards beyond the position 27.4 'shown in FIG. 16.

Once the jaws 27.4 directly to the originally the bottom and by the contact of the bag (see Fig. 13), the upper, uncut edge of the bag for holding jaws 27.2 are reached 27.3 (Fig. 17), clamp the jaws 27.4, if necessary with Keep free only a small gap s, and then move accordingly downward as shown in FIG. 18. As a result, the filling is inevitably squeezed out of the bag, instead of relying solely on the leakage of the filling under the influence of gravity, as would also be possible, but not preferred, as such.

If the pocket T is filled, the holder 9 moves into the position shown in FIG. 1 in order to present the finished product to the buyer. Immediately afterwards, all clamping jaws 27.2 to 27.4 open, so that the emptied bag f falls downwards and into the container 27a ( FIG. 2).

Treatment of the bread

In the above description, it was simply skipped how the bread b was further processed after it was transferred from the bread turning device 21 to the holder 9 before it reached the position shown in FIG. 14. FIG. 19 shows the holder 9 on a larger scale approximately in the position shown in FIG. 1. This can be the last position of the movement cycle of the holder 9 , alternatively, however, the position that can be seen from FIG. 2.

As soon as the buyer has made his choice, the holder 9 will either first move horizontally into the position according to FIG. 2 or will already be located below the lock 46 or the bread turning device 21 . During its horizontal movement, the holder 9 is driven by a cable or, preferably, by a toothed belt 55 ( FIG. 22), which is guided via a drive roller 56 and deflection rollers 57 driven by a motor M8 ( FIG. 21). The holder 9 is fastened to this toothed belt 55 via a fastening device 9.1 , which is only schematically indicated in FIGS. 19 and 22, in a manner known per se.

It goes without saying that the bread turning device 21 can be omitted if the cut surface of the bread has been turned upwards from the beginning or at least when it has passed through the lock 46 (for example by a turning device being fitted within the section A). In the latter case, the guide columns 22 for the vertical movement of the holder 9 are expediently extended up to approximately the lock 46 . In any case, however, starting from the position of the holder 9 shown in FIG. 2, the first movement of the holder 9 will lead vertically up to the end of the guide columns 22 in order to have the V-shaped or trogför clamping surfaces 9.2 in plan view of bread b transferred from the bread turning device 21 to increase. It is expedient if the clamping surfaces 9.2 are slightly opened in order to allow the bread b to reach the position shown in FIG. 19 without difficulty. The trough-shaped design of the clamping surfaces 9.2 ensures that the position of the bread b cannot be laterally destabilized. It is then advantageous if the clamping surfaces 9.2 are easily guided to the outside of the bread b in order to hold the bread b securely on the one hand and to center its position on the holder 9 on the other hand.

The movement of the clamping surfaces 9.2 takes place via an arbitrary drive, which can include, for example, a magnet or a motor M9 ( FIGS. 19, 21). Of course, fluid drives or cam drives (which become active when passing over the holder 9 over certain points on its path) are also possible. When using a stepper motor M9, the approach of the clamping surfaces 9.2 to the outside of the bread b can be controlled particularly precisely. The motor M9 may interact with a screw spindle 9.3 , and the underside of a clamping lever 9.5 which can be pivoted about an axis 9.4 is actuated with the clamping surfaces 9.2 . Each clamping lever 9.5 is mounted on its axis 9.4 on a stand 9.6 . As such, it could be sufficient to make one of the clamping surfaces 9.2 stationary and only make the opposite clamping surface 9.2 movable, but it is more favorable for the positioning of the bread b if both clamping surfaces 9.2 are movable. For this purpose, the spindle 9.3 can be divided over its length and have a left-hand thread on one side and a right-hand thread on the other side in order to block two stones 9.7 provided with an internal thread or another stop surface against the z. B. by a spring, not shown, against the other clamping surface biased lever 9.5 . In this case, the movement of the lever in the opposite direction takes place in a force-fitting manner by the spring mentioned, although it would also be possible to move the lever 9.5 directly and positively in any direction via an internal thread seated on the spindle 9.3 .

Otherwise, the construction of the holder-like frame-like slide 9.8 for a transverse movement perpendicular to the direction of the drain by means of the cable guide 55 ( FIG. 22) is largely the same as the structure shown in FIG. 13 for the slide of the gripping device 27 , that is, it is expedient again to provide a prism guide with a prism 30 a and rollers 54 a running thereon, as can best be seen from FIG. 19. The drive can also have the same structure, although the invention is not limited to this. Largely the same structure, however, simplifies production and makes it more cost-effective.

The vertical movement of the holder 9 can be done in the same way as described above with reference to the receiving basket 19 , the reading device 42 or the Greifein device 27 . However, Fig. 19 and 20 show another possible ness using at least one motor M10 which drives a threaded spindle at 9.9. In the present case, however, two identical M10 motors. M10 'used in place of a single, more powerful motor, so that all the drive motors used M1 to M10' (or at least the majority of them) are the same who can and thus simplifies storage and component management. An internal thread of one cross bar of the slide 9.8 engages in the external thread of this spindle 9.9 . The other cross bar works in a similar way with a threaded spindle 9.9 ', which is driven by sprockets 9.10 and a chain 9.11 from the threaded spindle 9.9 .

As soon as the holder 9 has received the bread b in the uppermost position along the guide columns 22 , it returns to the lowered position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Fig. 23 illustrates in a schematic plan view of the levels B and C in the sense of the line XXIII-XXIII of FIG. 2, the sequence of movements of the holder 9th The bread turning device 21 is omitted, and part of the guide prisms 30 '' of level B have broken away to better illustrate the underlying construction.

As already explained above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4, the bread b first arrives in the holder 9 via the bread turning device 21 . It was also said that at the beginning of the operation, the holder 9 either occupies the position shown in FIG. 1, ie the position in which the filled bread is finally handed over to the buyer via the window 8 , or the program in this way is designed such that the holder 9 still moves into the position according to FIG. 2, which is preferred, since otherwise the holder would have to reach this position in a first movement. In the second case, the motor M9 of the holder 9 assumes the position M9 'shown in FIG. 23, then moves up along the guide columns 22 (cf. FIGS. 2, 23), takes over the turned bread b in the one shown in FIG. 19 Position, ie with the cutting surface facing upwards, and then travels to the right along its slide 9.8 and a travel path indicated by an uninterrupted line 58 . From the right-hand position shown in FIG. 23 with the full lines, the holder 9 then travels backwards along the path section 58 'and via a path section 58 ''leading to the left into a toaster 59 which is only indicated by dashed lines. This toaster is located in level C below the microwave oven 28 located in level B. All of these movements, ie the timely switching on and off of the motors causing these movements, is controlled by a program which, in itself, can be of any nature (e.g. contact disks, cams, etc.), but preferably one contained in a program memory Software includes.

After a predetermined roasting time (alternatively or cumulatively, a browning detector and / or a temperature sensor can be used), in which the bread b is only slightly toasted, the pocket T which absorbs the abundance is cut (see FIGS. 15-18). This can be done at any point of the path section 58 '', e.g. B. even when the toaster plates 59 are switched off again at this point, unless the microwave oven 28 is in the way, for. B. is not provided in a simplified embodiment of the invention. Preferably, however, the cutting later explained with reference to FIG. 24 takes place outside the toaster 59 , e.g. B. in the area of a point 60 . Then, if desired, toasting may continue, but this is not preferred. Rather, the toasting is expediently carried out in such a way that the bread b retains some of its elasticity in order to widen the pocket T before filling by slightly compressing the clamping surfaces 9.2 . Of course, this movement is also program-controlled.

In the meantime, in plane B, the gripping device 27 has traveled a distance 61 indicated by a broken line from its initial position shown in FIG. 23 along its guide rods 30 '. Then it moves over a distance 61 ', which corresponds exactly to the underlying path section 58 ', for example, the outermost right position of the gripping device 27 , but in any case corresponds to this position of the holder 9 . Subsequently, the gripping device 27 moves over the distance 61 '' into the microwave oven 28 to warm up the abundance, with its shield 29 to prevent microwaves from escaping from the oven 28 to form a known trap. Alternatively, ferrite cores can be used for sealing, as is also known in the relevant art.

After a sufficient heating-up time, which - like toasting - can be controlled in different ways, such as time-dependent and / or temperature-dependent, the program sets the gripping device 27 in motion again and guides it from the microwave oven 28 to any one desired selected points 62 . There the cut of the bag f takes place, the waste taking place in the lower (level D) container 27 a ', which is slightly changed in Fig. 24 compared to the representation of the other figures and a cooling coil 38 a' directly at its upper Edge carries.

At point 62 , the holder 9 then also arrives in the level C below and expediently holds the pocket T of the bread b widened ready. Well, just before or at the same time, the pouch f for the filling is also turned, as was described above with reference to FIG. 13, and the contents are squeezed into the pocket T using FIGS . 14-18 .

If desired, the program can then be designed such that the filled bread b then returns to the toaster 59 for browning, but this will generally not be necessary. Rather, the holder 9 can then travel along the Wegab section 58 'again and will stop in the area of the window 8 ( FIG. 1) in order to present the finished and filled dough product to the buyer with loosened holding surfaces 9.2 . The return to the position shown in FIG. 2 (if such a return is provided at the end of the program) can be triggered, for example, by closing a flap closing the window 8 or a sliding window which can advantageously be moved upwards.

The creation of the pocket T (see FIGS. 14-18) will now also be explained with reference to FIG. 24. In Fig. 24, the toaster 59 is illustrated with the dashed lines shown the course of heating coils 59.1 and the holder 9 on the distance covered 58 '' (see FIG. FIG. 23). As already mentioned, there are several ways of arranging a cutting device 63 . It can be arranged above the toaster 59 , that is to say approximately at a height with the bread turning device 21 ( FIG. 2), but it can also be provided at about points 60 ( FIG. 23), as shown in FIG. 24 by the line -dotted position 63 'is indicated. It would even be possible for two cutting devices to be provided in the positions 63 and 63 ', but this is not preferred. It is also possible to provide the cutting device, similar to the holder 9 or the gripping device 27 , with a carriage 63.5 in order to be able to activate the knife 63.1 in the positions 63 and 63 '. In this way, pre-cutting before (preferably) or immediately after toasting and re-cutting in position 63 '(at point 60 in FIG. 23) can be achieved.

The cutting itself can also be done in different ways. In practice, it has been shown that a standing, ie non-driven knife 63.1 with a cutting edge that is rounded and faces downward in the shape of the desired pocket T (see FIGS . 14-18) is used, but it can also be used to act on a Dre hung driven knife disc on a bearing bracket 63.2 . In any case, it is expedient if the knife or its blade 63.1 has a width which already corresponds to the width of the pocket T to be cut, so that there is no need to guide the knife to the side.

Likewise, the vertical relative movement between knife 63.1 and bread b can take place in different ways. Since the holder 9 is equipped with the guide columns and the spindle 9.9 anyway, it can be useful to arrange the knife 63.1 stationary and to move the bread b towards the knife, as indicated in position 63 '. Alternatively, only the knife moves vertically along separate vertical guides similar to the columns 22 (which is not preferred), or it runs through both parts, namely the holder 9 and the knife, each part of the movement, for example by a plate-like knife holder 63.3 engages in a (not shown) groove of lateral sliding guides 63.4 and in this area by a motor M11, z. B. is attached to the plate 63.3 , not visible, rack up and away. This version will prove to be favorable in most cases because the space within the device 1 is naturally cramped and therefore each of the two devices 9 and 63 can generally only be assigned a limited length of vertical guides.

Programming

The individual steps of the program have already been explained above and should only be summarized here again. Basically, three programs are provided in the preferred case, namely an initiation program, which with closing the door of the device 1 , for. B. by pressing a stylus 51 , is released and includes the gradual climbing of the different floors of the storage room A by the reading device 42 , while at each level the rotating ring in question performs a full rotation (continuously or step by step compartment 14 for compartment 14 ), to allow reading the contents of the stock. The read data are stored in a memory 42.1 (see FIG. 5). Later, when goods are removed from a compartment, their data is deleted in the memory 42.1 , so that the content of this memory 42.1 always reflects the actual content of the storage room A.

This initiation program, however, can, as already said, be omitted if the operator who fills the advice before takes care of a corresponding storage of the content. It is not even necessary for the memory to be corrected when the goods are removed, rather it may be sufficient if the reading device 42 determines, when a certain choice of goods is made, that such is no longer available, and can convey this fact to the buyer tell the display 3 ( Fig. 1). On the other hand, it is also possible to expand the initiation program to such an extent that, in the absence and / or reaching a minimum level of a certain product, information such as, B. via a pager to which the device 1 company is given, so as to bring about timely refilling.

Another, but possibly also unnecessary, program is the dialing program, which is triggered by correspondingly pressing the keyboard 2 ( FIG. 1). It has already been mentioned that the selection could also be made by mechanically turning the rotating rings from the outside and by actuating the ejector 45 by hand.

The main program is, however, the program described in the previous chapter, which can however also be subjected to various changes. For example, cutting the pocket T of the bread b can be dispensed with if breads with finished pockets are already placed in the supply. However, since the bags could dry out, this is not preferred. Furthermore, the warming up of the filling and / or the toasting of the bread can be omitted. Conversely, the addition of mustard, ketchup or other spices, which is provided separately in the present embodiment, for example, via the window 10 ( FIG. 1), could also be provided, for example, in the course of filling the bread bag.

All these indications show that the invention is by no means based on the embodiment shown Example is limited, but numerous modifications are accessible. At for example, it would be possible to use other dough products, such as Fill waffles, cannelloni-like rolls or the like in the manner according to the invention.

Claims (39)

1. A method of providing a filled dough product which substantially surrounds the filling, in which the filling is brought into the interior of the dough product and then discharged, characterized in that a dough product is used with a pocket inserted therein, and that the Fill into this bag from a sleeve that protects it and the environment from pollution. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the bag only un is cut indirectly into the dough product before the filling is introduced. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that as Teigpro product is a bread or roll-like dough product is used. 4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the envelope is designed as a closed and storable bag, which is only unmit openable before the filling is introduced into the dough product. 5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the opening of the Bag is made by cutting open one of its edge sides. 6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that the fullness using pressure from the envelope, especially from the bag, is squeezed out. 7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dough product and / or the filling is heated before filling the bag. 8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the dough product before filling his pocket only until a predetermined minimum elasticity is maintained Zitat is heated, and that the bag is elastically expanded for filling, preferably two by pressing the edges of the bag sideways and / or spreading at the same time with a spreading tool.   9. The method according to claims 2 and 7 or 8, characterized in that the pocket is cut during or before heating. 10. The method according to claim 7, 8 or 9, characterized in that the abundance, especially with the help of microwave energy. 11. The method according to claims 4 and 10, characterized in that the Cover in the form of the closed pouch only opened before thawing or heating becomes. 12. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 11, characterized in that the dough product is positioned relative to a cutting assembly prior to cutting becomes. 13. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that that dough product and / or filling before filling the bag in one, especially ge cooled, storage room to be stored. 14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that dough product and / or fill each with a mark that can be read before the bag is filled, ins in particular a bar code to indicate the expiry date, date of manufacture or the like. and / or the quality or type. 15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that data such as Type of abundance, packaging date, etc., together with the place of the advance Filing can be saved to provide information about the contents of the pantry and to have it available within the storage location. 16. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dough product with a side receiving the filling gela gela and turned before filling. 17. Device for carrying out the method according to one of the preceding claims, with a storage arrangement (A) for dough products (b) and / or filling, characterized in that it has an extrusion device ( 27.4 ) for the filling from a protective cover (f) having. 18. The apparatus according to claim 17, characterized in that it has a holder ( 9 ) for the dough product (b) which is in at least one position ( 62 ) of the Auspreßein direction ( 27.4 ) opposite ( Fig. 15-18, 23). 19. The apparatus according to claim 18, characterized in that the holder ( 9 ) has two at the edges of the dough product (b) coming to rest clamping surfaces ( 9.2 ). 20. The apparatus according to claim 19, characterized in that the clamping surfaces ( 9.2 ) has an actuating device (M9) for actively pressing together the edges of the dough product (b) for the purpose of widening its pocket (T). 21. Device according to one of claims 18 to 20, characterized in that it has a cutting device ( 63 ) movable relative to the holder ( 9 ) for the dough product (b) for introducing the pocket (T) into the dough product (b). 22. The apparatus according to claim 21, characterized in that the cut-in device ( 63 ) a substantially straight relative to the holder ( 9 ) for the dough product (b) towards him or movable blade ( 63.1 ) with one of the desired pockets width has the corresponding width. 23. The device according to claim 22, characterized in that the blade ( 63.1 ) on the cutting edge opposite the holder ( 9 ) is rounded. 24. Device according to one of claims 17 to 23, characterized in that a bread turning device ( 21 ) is provided for turning a predetermined side of the bread (b) to the abundant casing (f) ( Fig. 4, 5, 8, 8A ). 25. The apparatus of claim 24, that the bread turning device ( 21 ) of the storage arrangement (A) for the dough product (b) is adjacent. 26. Device according to one of claims 17 to 25, characterized in that the casing (f) each consists of individual beutein (f) accommodated in the storage arrangement (A), which a gripping device ( 27 ) and a relatively movable opening device ( 49-51 ) are assigned, the gripping device ( 27 ) preferably having gripping surfaces which are also part of the squeezing device ( 27.4 ). 27. The apparatus according to claim 26, characterized in that the opening device ( 49-51 ) is formed by a cutting device for an edge region of a bag (f). 28. The apparatus of claim 26 or 27, characterized in that a collecting container ( 27 a; 27 a ') for bag waste is provided under the gripping device ( 27 ), which is preferably assigned a cooling device ( 38 a; 38 a'). 29. Device according to one of claims 26 to 28, characterized in that the gripping device ( 27 ) on the respective bag (f) are assigned to movable pressing jaws ( 27.4 ), which are preferably relative to the bag (f) substantially parallel to its surface are movable. 30. Device according to one of claims 26 to 29, characterized in that the gripping device ( 27 ) is connected to a turning device ( 52 , 53 , M8) for turning down the opening of the respective bag (f) formed by the opening device ( 49, 51 ) is. 31. Device according to one of claims 17 to 30, characterized in that the storage arrangement (A) for dough products and / or filling has at least one turntable or ring ( 15 ) provided with a drive (M1). 32. Apparatus according to claim 31, characterized in that at least two such turntables or rings ( 15 ) are combined to form a drum and can be driven together. 33. Device according to one of claims 17 to 32, characterized in that it has at least two stations ( 60 , 62 ) for handling the supply, and that at least one conveyor for conveying the dough product (b) and / or the filling (f) from one station to another is provided ( Fig. 23). 34. Apparatus according to claim 33, characterized in that one conveyor each Direction is provided for the dough product (b) or the filling (f), and that the Support funding institutions at different levels (B, C). 35. Device according to one of claims 17 to 34, characterized in that the storage arrangement (A) comprises a substantially closed space, and that this space is connected via a lock device ( 46 ) with a handling space (B, C). 36. Device according to one of claims 17 to 35, characterized in that at least one of the dough products (b) and / or the filling (f) has a marking device for specifying a date such as expiration date, date of manufacture or the like. And / or is assigned to a quality and that a reading device ( 42 ) for reading the marking, in particular a bar code, is assigned. 37. Device according to one of claims 17 to 36, characterized in that it is designed as a vending machine with a billing station of an output device ( 8 , 10 ) and, preferably, with a selection device ( 2 ). 38. Device according to one of claims 17 to 37, characterized in that it contains a memory ( 25 ) for data of the supply and its location in a supply arrangement to provide appropriate signals about the presence or location of a searched product or content of the supply or lack thereof. 39. Device according to one of claims 17 to 37, characterized in that the supply arrangement additionally comprises an accessory supply ( 12 '), such as for serviettes, cups, spices or the like.