Rounder bar with blade having zonal adjustment to control dough leakage
AssigneeMachine Specialties, Inc.
InventorHunter Freed
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Abstract
A rounder bar including a blade in continuous contact with a conveyor for forming dough into various shapes. An adjustable footer on the rounder bar includes a plurality of adjustment tools that can be adjusted in selectable zones to minimize dough leakage in any selected zone across the length of the rounder bar. Each adjustment tool is connected to a corresponding locking plate that is disposed in a recess in the blade. The pressure of the blade against the conveyor in a particular zone is responsive to rotation of the adjustment tool in that particular zone, enabling adjustment of dough leakage in that zone.
Claims20
A rounder bar for use with a conveyor, comprising:
- a body with a working face for cooperation with the conveyor for defining a pocket for dough to be formed;
- a slot extending through the length of the rounder bar, said slot including a top end and an open end;
- a resilient strip disposed in said top end of said slot;
- an adjustment plate disposed in said slot in contact with said resilient strip;
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- a blade disposed in said open end of said slot for wiping a surface of said conveyor.
A rounder bar for use with a conveyor, comprising:
- a body with a working face for cooperation with the conveyor for defining a pocket for dough to be formed;
- a slot extending through the length of the rounder bar, said slot including a top end and an open end;
- a resilient strip disposed in said top end of said slot;
- an adjustment plate disposed in said slot in contact with said resilient strip;
- a blade disposed in said open end of said slot for wiping a surface of said conveyor;
- a plurality of adjustment tools spaced along and extending from the length of said body;
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- an adjustable footer assembly including said plurality of adjustment tools, said resilient strip, said adjustment plate, and said blade, said adjustable footer assembly enabling zonal adjustment of said blade with respect to the surface of said conveyor.
A rounder bar for use with a conveyor, comprising:
- a body with a working face for cooperation with the conveyor for defining a pocket for dough to be formed;
- a slot extending through the length of the rounder bar, said slot including a top end and an open end;
- a resilient strip disposed in said top end of said slot;
- an adjustment plate disposed in said slot in contact with said resilient strip;
- a blade disposed in said open end of said slot for wiping a surface of said conveyor;
- a plurality of adjustment tools spaced along and extending from the length of said body;
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- a plurality of recesses in said blade, each of said recesses in axial alignment with a corresponding one of said adjustment tools.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.