Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheeter with thickness control
- Patent Title (中): Sheeter具有厚度控制
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Application No.: US13247932Application Date: 2011-09-28
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Publication No.: US08740602B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Scott D. Ruhe , Peter A. Scherz
- Applicant: Scott D. Ruhe , Peter A. Scherz
- Applicant Address: US CA La Habra
- Assignee: J.C. Ford Company
- Current Assignee: J.C. Ford Company
- Current Assignee Address: US CA La Habra
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: B23Q17/00
- IPC: B23Q17/00 ; A21C14/00 ; B29C43/24

Abstract:
A thickness control system for a high speed tortilla sheeting machine can adjust a pinch point gap between a pair of sheeting rollers to maintain a generally uniform thickness of the produced “masa” (i.e., corn dough) sheet. The sheeting machine can include a pinch point gap adjustment device which guides at least one of the rollers through an arcuate path to thereby adjust a magnitude of the pinch point gap. The controller can direct one or more actuators to change the position of the roller along the archive path to thereby change the distance between the two sheeting rollers as desired to produce a masa sheet at the desired preset thickness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120225151A1 SHEETER WITH THICKNESS CONTROL Public/Granted day:2012-09-06
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