Apparatus for Continuously Producing Laminated Confectioneries

An apparatus for continuously producing a laminated confectionary mass from at least one base mass and at least one separating mass, comprising:

• a stator, said stator being designed as a housing;
• at least one inlet, said inlet being designed and arranged to introduce the base mass and the separating mass into said apparatus;
• a rotor,
• said rotor being arranged in said stator,
• said rotor being driven to rotate about a rotational axis,
• said rotor not including a center shaft such that a free space being located in a center portion of said apparatus and being surrounded by said rotor is formed,
• said rotor including a plurality of elements being designed and arranged to combine the base mass and the separating mass and to coat the base mass with the separating mass to attain the laminated confectionary mass, to extract the laminated confectionary mass in the free space and to convey the extracted laminated confectionary mass along a processing path extending in an longitudinal direction of said apparatus;
• and
• an outlet, said outlet being designed and arranged to be separate from said inlet and to discharge the laminated confectionary mass from said apparatus, said processing path extending between said inlet and said outlet of said apparatus.