Apparatus fpr Adjusting Rollers for Dough Sheeting and Moulding (Patent No: 804301)

Inventor: Bloemhof, Jan

Location: Edmonton

Comments: N/A

Description: The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. In combination with a pair of dough shaping rolls mounted on parallel shafts, the axis of one shaft being fixed and having a frame connected to the other shaft, such frame being pivotally mounted to allow the spacing between the rolls to be varied, apparatus for adjusting the spacing between the rolls to allow the rolls to be used for both dough moulding and dough sheeting comprising a push rod connected at one end to the pivotally mounted frame, a first lever connected pivotally intermediate its ends and coupled at one end to the other end of the rod, a stop positioned to engage with the opposite end of the first lever to stop movement of the first lever in one direction, a second lever connected pivotally intermediate its ends, means coupling the first and second levers together when the second lever is moved past the stop in the direction opposite to the direction of restricted movement of the first lever and wherein the levers are disengaged when the second lever is moved in the said one direction and the first lever is stopped, spring means coupled at one end to the push rod and at its opposite end to the second lever whereby movement of the second lever in the said one direction with the first lever stopped will increase tension on the spring and wherein movement of the said second lever in the said opposite direction past the stop will decrease the tension on the spring with respect to the rod and means for locking the said second lever when moved to a desired position in either direction.

2. The combination as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the first and second levers are pivoted from the same pivot.

3. The combination as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 and spring means arranged to normally return the first lever to a position against the stop.

4. The combination as claimed in Claim 1 and a scale marked to indicate the degree of movement of the said fixed lever.

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