Device for Casting Edible Products

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1; 1′) and a method for casting an edible product from a castable mass (M), particularly a fat mass such as chocolate. The casting device (1; 1′) comprises a mass container (2; 2′) for receiving the castable mass (M) and a metering unit (3, 4; 3′, 4′) having nozzles (32; 32′) in a fluid connection with the interior of the mass container. The metering unit (3, 4; 3′, 4′) has a nozzle block (3; 3) having nozzles (32; 32′) on the side facing away from the mass container (2; 2′) and a valve block (4; 4′) having at least one valve (42; 42′) on the side facing the mass container (2; 2′), a metering chamber (7; 7′) being delimited between the nozzle block (3; 3′) and the valve block (4; 4′) and having a metering chamber volume (V) that can be changed by a relative motion between the nozzle block (3; 3) and the valve block (4; 4′). The casting method comprises following steps: a) filling the mass container with the castable mass; b) drawing the mass into the metering chamber by enlarging the metering chamber volume by a first relative motion between the nozzle block and the valve block; c) discharging mass from the metering chamber by reducing the metering chamber volume by a second relative motion between the nozzle block and valve block.

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