PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shape a dough ball which includes body dough made of bread dough or the like and covered uniformly and evenly by covering dough made of biscuit dough, cake dough, or the like.SOLUTION: A shaping device includes: a conveyance conveyor conveying a dough ball at least one holding conveyance means arranged on an upper side of the conveyance conveyor and including a holding conveyance face in a substantially vertical direction to a conveyance face of the conveyance conveyor and having the same conveyance direction and conveyance speed as the conveyance conveyor and at least one press means arranged on the upper side of the conveyance conveyor while facing the holding conveyance means and including a press face in a substantially vertical direction to the conveyor face of the conveyance conveyor, the press face arranged so as to approach/separate to/from the holding conveyance face.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】パン生地等からなる本体生地がビスケット生地あるいはケーキ生地等からなる上掛け生地によって均一にむらなく被覆された生地玉を成形する。【解決手段】生地玉を搬送する搬送コンベヤ、前記搬送コンベヤの上方に設けられ、前記搬送コンベヤの搬送面に対して実質的に縦方向の保持搬送面を持ち、搬送方向と搬送速度を前記搬送コンベヤと同じくする、少なくともひとつの保持搬送手段、前記搬送コンベヤの上方に前記保持搬送手段に対向して設けられ、前記搬送コンベヤの搬送面に対して実質的に縦方向の押圧面を持つ、前記押圧面は前記保持搬送面と接近離反可能に設けられた、少なくともひとつの押圧手段、を備えたことを特徴とする成形装置。【選択図】図1
