# US 11,617,376 B2 · Plant for producing a foodstuff

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- Number: US 11,617,376 B2
- Document ID: US11617376B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/971,060
- Filed: 2019-02-20
- Published: 2021-03-25
- Granted: 2023-04-04
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-20
- Applicants: KW Patente AG
- Inventors: Guido Knobel
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11617376B2

## CPC

- A23G 1/0063: {Processes in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum or an endless band, or by drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding or transfer moulding}
- A23G 1/205: {Apparatus in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum or an endless band, or by drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding or transfer moulding}
- A23G 1/0093: {Moulds conveying, e.g. associated manipulations}
- A23G 1/26: Conveying devices for chocolate moulds
- A23G 7/02: Cooling or drying apparatus
- B25J 9/0093: {co-operating with conveyor means}
- B25J 11/0045: {Manipulators used in the food industry}
- A23G: COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50})

## Abstract

In an plant for producing foodstuff, in particular a chocolate article, in at least one mould (1) which can be tempered in at least one processing station (3, 8, 9) before and/or after the foodstuff is filled in, wherein the mould (1) being taken over in or at the processing station (3, 8, 9) by a robot (4) and being deposited for tempering, individual, separate trays (5) for the moulds (1) are provided in the processing station (3, 8, 9).

## Claims

### Claim 1

Plant for producing foodstuff, in
at least one mould (1) which can be tempered in at least one processing station (3, 8, 9) before and/or after the foodstuff is filled in, wherein the mould (1) being taken over in or at the processing station (3, 8, 9) by a robot (4) and being deposited for tempering thereby, wherein,
in the processing station (3, 8, 9), individual, separate trays (5) for the moulds (1) are provided on a wall (6-6.3), wherein slots (12) for dispensing a tempering medium are located below and above the trays (5) in the wall (6-6.3), and wherein a tempering medium is guided in the trays (5).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

Plant according to claim 1, wherein the trays (5) only come into punctual or linear contact with the moulds (1).

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

Plant according to claim 2, wherein the foodstuff is a chocolate article.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

Plant according to claim 1, wherein the trays (5) are U-shaped.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

Plant according to claim 1, wherein the trays (5) are tubular.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

Plant according to claim 1, wherein the foodstuff is a chocolate article.