Depositing method and depositor plate
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorsJUAN ESTEBANEZ VILLACORTA, CELINE CURIA, BORISLAV ZDRAVKOV BORISOV
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing confectionery products, preferably shells for chocolate products. The invention comprises depositing one or more inclusions into a mould cavity and depositing a food product into the mould cavity through a depositor plate comprising a plurality of nozzles.
Claims16
A method of producing a confectionery product containing externally visible inclusions, the method comprising:
- depositing one or more inclusions into a mould cavity;
- and
- depositing a food product into the mould cavity through a depositor plate, the depositor plate comprising a plurality of nozzles configured to direct at least a portion of the food product towards a wall of the mould cavity.
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An inclusion depositor for depositing inclusions into mould cavities, the inclusion depositor comprising:
- an upper plate comprising one or more holes;
- a lower plate comprising one or more, the intermediate plate positioned proximate to the mould cavity during deposition of the one or more inclusions;
- an intermediate plate comprising one or more holes, the intermediate plate positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate;
- and
- wherein the intermediate plate is slideable between a first position, in which the one or more holes of the intermediate plate are aligned with the one or more holes of the upper plate, and a second position, in which the one or more holes of the intermediate plate are aligned with the one or more holes of the lower plate.
A depositor plate for use in producing shells for confectionery products containing externally visible inclusions, the depositor plate comprising:
- a plurality of nozzles configured to direct at least a portion of a food product towards a wall of a mould cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.