Sheeter with removeable cutting roller sleeve
AssigneeJ.C. Ford Company
InventorsScott D. Ruhe, Steven King, Daniel Ruhe, Paul Winocur, Michael Frechette
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Abstract
A sheeter can include a cutting roller having a driveshaft and a removeable a cutting sleeve. The removeable cutting sleeve can simplify the process for replacing the cutting surface of a cutting roller. Additionally, the sheeter can include a mounting arrangement that supports the driveshaft of the cutting roller in a cantilevered manner, and an access portion allowing the removal sleeves to be pulled off of the driveshaft without removing the driveshaft from the sheeter.
Claims21
1-54. (canceled)
A dough sheeting device comprising:
- a support frame comprising:
- a first side member;
- and
- a second side member comprising a cutting roller access aperture;
- and
- a cutting roller assembly supported by the support frame to rotate relative to the support frame, the cutting roller assembly comprising:
- a drive shaft rotatably supported by the support frame, the drive shaft comprising a support surface disposed between a first end and a second end;
- and
- a first removable cutting sleeve and a second removable cutting sleeve configured to slide over the support surface of the drive shaft, each of the first removable cutting sleeve and the second removable cutting sleeve comprising a plurality of cutting guides for cutting dough, the first removable cutting sleeve and the second removable cutting sleeve configured to be removed from the drive shaft through the cutting roller access aperture while the drive shaft remains in a fixed position and without removing the drive shaft from the dough sheeting device.
A dough sheeting device comprising:
- a support frame comprising:
- a first side member;
- and
- a second side member comprising a cutting roller access aperture;
- and
- a cutting roller assembly supported by the support frame to rotate relative to the support frame, the cutting roller assembly comprising:
- a drive shaft rotatably supported by the support frame, the drive shaft comprising a support surface disposed between a first end and a second end;
- and
- a first removable cutting sleeve and a second removable cutting sleeve configured to slide over the support surface of the drive shaft, each of the first removable cutting sleeve and the second removable cutting sleeve comprising a plurality of cutting guides for cutting dough, the first removable cutting sleeve and the second removable cutting sleeve configured to be removed from the drive shaft through the cutting roller access aperture while the drive shaft is supported in a cantilevered manner entirely by the first side member.
A dough sheeting device comprising:
- a support frame comprising:
- a first side member;
- and
- a second side member comprising a cutting roller access aperture;
- and
- a cutting roller assembly supported by the support frame to rotate relative to the support frame, the cutting roller assembly comprising:
- a drive shaft rotatably supported by the support frame, the drive shaft comprising a support surface disposed between a first end and a second end;
- a first removable cutting sleeve and a second removable cutting sleeve configured to slide over the support surface of the drive shaft, each of the first removable cutting sleeve and the second removable cutting sleeve having a first axial end and a second axial end and an outer cutting surface portion defining at least a portion of an outer cutting surface of the cutting roller assembly;
- and
- an access door supported by the second side member over the cutting roller access aperture, the access door being moveable between an open position and a closed position,
- wherein the drive shaft is supported by the access door in the closed position,
- wherein the drive shaft is supported in a cantilevered manner when the access door is in the open position, and
- wherein the first removable cutting sleeve and the second removable cutting sleeve are configured to be removed from the drive shaft through the cutting roller access aperture when the access door is in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.