Manufacture of chocolate products
AssigneeChocolate Graphics Pty Ltd
InventorsNathaniel Gordon Hilary Lucas, John Wesley Taylor
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Abstract
A mould plate former (10) is produced where former shapes (13) are located on a former plate (10a) by a template (20). A mould plate (60) with recesses (61) aligned with engraved images (17) on a graphics plate, is produced by placing a mixed solution (34) of a silicone compound (30) and hardener (33) in the former (10) after any air bubbles in the solution (34) have been removed under vacuum. The mould plate (60) is allowed to initially cure, is trimmed and then post-cured (e.g., in a curing oven (80)). The mould plate (60) is used to manufacture chocolates of two (or more) colours with a thin design or at least one colour on a chocolate of another colour.
Claims19
A method of manufacturing a former for a mould plate for chocolate products including the steps of:
- assembling a former plate, having a planar surface bounded by a border corresponding to the external dimensions of the mould plate;
- producing a plurality of former shapes, corresponding to the recesses to be formed in the mould plate;
- locating the former shapes in a template operable to locate the former shapes on the former plate;
- applying adhesive to the former shapes;
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- locating the former shapes on the former plate, using the template, to fix the former shapes to the former plate.
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