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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Bruce V. Campbell, Richmond, VA (US);
Remberto Pedraja, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Bruce V. Campbell, Richmond, VA (US);
Remberto Pedraja, Glen Allen, VA (US);
AMF Automation Technologies, Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
The dough distribution manifold () includes a housing () with a perimeter wall () forming a dough distribution chamber (). Removable bottom wall () and removable top wall () are positioned on the perimeter wall. Top wall () includes a cover plate () and an insert plate (), with the insert plate having a protrusion () that extends into the dough distribution chamber (), whereby different sized insert plates may be combined with the cover plate to adjust the height of the dough distribution chamber. The perimeter wall () is independently supported with respect to said bottom wall () and top wall () so that the bottom and top walls may be removed while leaving the perimeter wall in place for inspection and cleaning. Valves () and dough dividers (and) are used to direct the movement of dough in equal amounts through the delivery openings ().