Turner arm assembly for a doughnut fryer
US4936201A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21B5/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turner arm assembly for a doughnut fryer has a pivot axle on one end that is provided with a hardened ball mounted in a cylindrical hardened bearing of the sidewall of a conveyor assembly. In an alternative form a straight diameter pivot axle is provided in a crowned internal diameter of the hardened bearing. The opposite end of the turner arm assembly is drivingly connected to a drive axle fixed to a cam. A removable stop prevents the pivot axle from moving outwardly of the sidewall of the conveyor assembly. The turner arm assembly is removed by moving the stop, shifting the turner arm axially until the turner arm is free of the drive axle, then sliding the turner arm back inwardly of the sidewall of the conveyor assembly while the pivot axle connection with the sidewall of the conveyor assembly gives complete free movement of upward pivotal movement of the turner arm to clear the opposite end of the turner arm over the sidewall for removal.
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