Apparatus for removing molten mass from confectionaries
AssigneeSollich KG
InventorVolker Baumer
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing molten mass, especially chocolate mass, from a rear bottom portion of items, especially confectionaries, includes a first and a second conveyor belt for transporting the items in a conveying direction perpendicular to the working width of the apparatus. The second conveyor belt is located adjacent to the fist conveyor belt and downstream of the first conveyor belt as seen in the conveying direction. A driven hollow shaft is located in a gap portion between the two conveyor belts, it extends over the working width, and it is supported from its inside and within the working width.
Claims28
An apparatus for removing molten mass from a rear bottom portion of items, comprising:
- a conveyor belt, said conveyor belt having a working width, the items resting on said conveyor belt within the working width, said conveyor belt being designed and arranged to transport the items in a conveying direction perpendicular to the working width;
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- a shaft, said shaft being designed and arranged to be driven to rotate in a way to contact and remove the mass from the rear bottom portion of the items, said shaft being designed as a hollow shaft, said shaft being designed and arranged to extend over the working width and to be supported from inside and within the working width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.