Process and device for application of particles onto frozen confectionery

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for decorating frozen confectionery on sticks, the apparatus having: a coating station for applying coating material onto the frozen confectionery, a particle dispensing station for applying particles onto the coated frozen confectionery, a conveyor for moving the frozen confectionery past the coating station and the particle dispensing station, the conveyor having gripping means arranged on the conveyor and having a product attached position and an opened position for gripping and releasing the stick of the frozen confectionery, and the conveyor has guides for moving gripping means with the frozen confectionery between a vertical position and a horizontal position. The apparatus further includes coating removal means for removing coating material on one side of the frozen confectionery, which coating removal means are positioned after the coating station in the direction of the movement of the conveyor, and wherein the particle dispensing station is positioned after the coating removal means, and wherein the gripping means are arranged to hold the frozen confectionery in the horizontal position when passing particle dispensing station. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing decorated frozen confectionery on sticks making use of the apparatus.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.