Method and system for creation of compression molded edible ice objects
AssigneeTetra Laval Holding & Finance S.A.
InventorCarsten Hermansen
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Abstract
A method and system for creation of compression-molded edible ice objects from a pulverized ice mass, where said method involves feeding of the pulverized ice mass from a container to one or more cylinders in an inlet magazine and movement of the one or more cylinders of the inlet magazine to a transfer position. Furthermore, the method also comprises transferring of the ice mass from the one or more cylinders to at least one form in a form unit by compression to form one or more edible ice objects, and movement of the at least one form to a release position, where the edible ice objects are released from the at least one form.
Claims9
Method for creation of compression molded edible ice objects from a pulverized ice mass or a combination of pulverized ice mass and at least one other temperature-dependent product, said method comprising the following steps:
- feeding of pulverized ice mass or a combination of pulverized ice mass and at least one other temperature-dependent product from a container to at least one cylinder in an inlet magazine,
- moving said at least one cylinder of said inlet magazine to a transfer position,
- using a compression means for transferring said pulverized ice mass or a combination of pulverized ice mass and at least one other temperature-dependent product from said at least one cylinder into at least one form in a form unit and using said compression means for compressing said pulverized ice mass or a combination of pulverized ice mass and at least one other temperature-dependent product in the at least one form for forming at least one edible ice object in said at least one form, and
- moving said at least one form to a release position where said edible ice object is released from said at least one form,
- wherein said compression means comprise at least one piston.
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