US 5,469,780 AGranted

Apparatus for filling edible rod-shaped hollow bodies with chocolate

AssigneeMeiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.

InventorsMitsuo Yamaguchi, Kenjiro Ohgo, Makoto Nagasawa

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Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for filling edible, rod-shaped hollow bodies with chocolate comprising a feeding unit (1) for conveying hollow bodies (A), a transport roller (2) positioned close to the feeding unit, a first transfer roller (5) positioned close to the transport roller, a chocolate filling roller (8) positioned close to the first transport roller, a second transfer roller (13) positioned close to the chocolate filling roller, and a discharging unit (14) positioned close to the second transfer roller for receiving and conveying hollow bodies filled with chocolate from the chocolate filling roller via the second transfer roller. The apparatus assures the continuous flow of hollow bodies to the chocolate filling station without any fear of breaking fragile hollow bodies, thereby permitting mass production of chocolate corn cakes, each filled with an exact amount of chocolate.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for filling edible, rod-shaped hollow bodies with chocolate comprising:

a feeding unit (1) for conveying said edible, rod-shaped hollow bodies (A);
a transport roller (2) positioned close to said feeding unit:
a first transfer roller (5) positioned close to said transport roller;
a chocolate filling roller (8) positioned close to said first transport roller;
a second transfer roller (13) positioned close to said chocolate filling roller;
and a discharging unit (14) positioned close to said second transfer roller for receiving and conveying edible, rod-shaped hollow bodies filled with chocolate from said chocolate filling roller via said second transfer roller,
each of said transport roller, first transfer roller, chocolate filling roller and second transfer roller having same recesses (4) made at same regular intervals on its circumference for receiving said edible, rod-shaped hollow bodies, and being adapted to rotate at one and same circumference speed.

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