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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2004
Lawrence Alan Graham, Corinth, TX (US);
Andrew Cecil Harvey, Waltham, MA (US);
Ponnattu Kurian Joseph, Irving, TX (US);
Edward Leon Ouellette, Denton, TX (US);
Lawrence Alan Graham, Corinth, TX (US);
Andrew Cecil Harvey, Waltham, MA (US);
Ponnattu Kurian Joseph, Irving, TX (US);
Edward Leon Ouellette, Denton, TX (US);
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An improved dough sheeting system and method which allow for improved selection of sheeter gap size and which provide a quick release mechanism to prevent damage to sheeter rollers. Hydraulic actuators, attached to a movable roller, hold the roller in a fixed position relative to an opposing roller. The actuators are engaged with a closing force in excess of the force exerted by the sheeted material against the rollers thereby ensuring that the rollers maintain a gap of fixed width. Thermal expansion blocks mounted to the frame or housing of the opposing roller provide a means for fine adjustments in the sheeter gap.