Apparatus and method for producing cereal cakes
OwnerGordon MacDonald Bodie Smithinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing cereal cakes or the like by a process of heating and expanding, comprising: a rotatable heatable platten 102 defining a plurality of moulds 104, a plurality of displaceable moulding tools 106, 108 for communicating with the platten, wherein as the platten is rotated, successive moulds are heated and closed by the moulding tools to produce a continuous supply of cereal cakes. The invention provides for the continuous production of granular cereal crackers or cakes. It has the advantage of improved yield per unit time, and thus reduced cost per unit.
Claims17
An apparatus for producing cereal cakes or the like by a process of heating and expanding, comprising:
- a rotatable heatable platten defining a plurality of moulds;
- and
- a plurality of displaceable moulding tools for communicating with the platten;
- wherein as the platten is rotated, successive moulds are heated and closed by the moulding tools to produce a continuous supply of cereal cakes.
An apparatus as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the moulding tools are guided by a rail.
An apparatus as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the moulding tools move with the rotating platten, in such a way that the tools retain their locations relative to the mould space to which they correspond.
An apparatus as claimed in any preceding claim, further comprising drive means for rotating the platten and/or the moulding tools.
A method, using an apparatus as claimed in any preceding claim, of continuously producing cereal cakes or the like, comprising the steps of:
- for each mould in a plurality of moulds arranged to cycle repeatedly through a closed loop:
- filling the mould with cereal or the like;
- closing the mould;
- heating the mould for a period;
- and
- opening the mould and dispensing a cake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.