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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Norman Schmidt, Burnaby, CA;
Norman Schmidt, Burnaby, CA;
Food Machinery Engineering, LMTD., Burnaby, CA;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a rounder or rounding machine having one or more conveyor(s) having a horizontal conveyor surface with a support frame. One or more rounder bars are coupled to the support frame by one or more rounder bar height adjustment systems above the conveyor at a set height and at a camber angle set by one or more camber adjustment systems. A rounder bar seal on the rounder bar is provided having a rounder bar seal channel and a rounder bar seal channel contour. The rounder bar seal having a first body member having one or more semi-spherical contours and a second body member extending down at an angle from the first body member, and third body member extending from the first body member and extending in an opposed direction from the second body member. The rounder bar seal channel contour mates with, at least in part, the first body member through the one or more semi-spherical contours, the first body member being coupled and retained within the channel, rotating freely therein. The second and third body members extending and contacting the horizontal conveyor surface of the conveyor belt and self aligning the seal bar with the horizontal conveyor surface such that the rounder bar seal effectively forms a seal.