SHEETER GAP ADJUSTMENT AND HYDRAULIC OPERATION

摘要

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 movabl e 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 exerte d by the sheeted material against the rollers thereby ensuring that the roller s 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 th e sheeter gap.