Apparatus and Method for Producing Chocolate Cores
AssigneeCHOCOTECH GmbH
InventorsBirk Hochapfel, Erhard Hilker
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for producing cores (33) of a fat-containing confectionery mass includes a molding apparatus (20) and a separate cooling apparatus (5). The molding apparatus (20) is cooled and serves to mold the cores (33). The molding apparatus (20) includes two molding rollers (23, 24) including a multitude of impressions (25). The molding rollers (23, 24) are driven in opposite directions. The impressions (25) hold the liquid confectionery mass flowing into the impressions (25) to form the cores (33). The cooling apparatus (5) includes a cooling roller (6) and is arranged upstream of the molding apparatus (20).
Claims13
An apparatus for producing cores of a fat-containing confectionery mass, comprising:
- a molding apparatus,
- the molding apparatus being designed and arranged to be cooled and to mold the cores,
- the molding apparatus including two molding rollers including a multitude of impressions,
- the molding rollers being designed and arranged to be driven in opposite directions, and
- the impressions being designed and arranged to hold the liquid confectionery mass flowing into the impressions to form the cores;
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- a separate cooling apparatus including a cooling roller, the cooling apparatus being arranged upstream of the molding apparatus.
A method of producing cores of a fat-containing confectionery mass, the method comprising the steps of:
- cooling the confectionery mass having a liquid and tempered condition in a cooling apparatus for reducing a temperature of the confectionery mass by between approximately 0.2 and 10° C. within a period of time of less than approximately 20 seconds to attain a liquid cooled confectionery mass;
- introducing the liquid cooled confectionery mass into a separate molding apparatus including two molding rollers including a multitude of impressions, the molding rollers being designed and arranged to be rotatingly driven in opposite directions, the cooled liquid confectionery mass flowing into the impressions to form the cores;
- cooling the cores by cooling the molding rollers to attain at least partly solidified cores;
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- removing the at least partly solidified cores from the impressions of the molding rollers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.