GB2042969A - Apparatus for Moulding Pieces of Chewing Gum - Google Patents
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- GB2042969A GB2042969A GB8006288A GB8006288A GB2042969A GB 2042969 A GB2042969 A GB 2042969A GB 8006288 A GB8006288 A GB 8006288A GB 8006288 A GB8006288 A GB 8006288A GB 2042969 A GB2042969 A GB 2042969A
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- moulding
- chewing gum
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- spraying nozzle
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- 238000000465 moulding Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 58
- 229940112822 chewing gum Drugs 0.000 title claims abstract description 23
- 235000015218 chewing gum Nutrition 0.000 title claims abstract description 23
- 238000005507 spraying Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 10
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 abstract description 11
- 239000011248 coating agent Substances 0.000 abstract description 3
- 238000000576 coating method Methods 0.000 abstract description 3
- 240000008042 Zea mays Species 0.000 description 1
- 235000016383 Zea mays subsp huehuetenangensis Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 235000002017 Zea mays subsp mays Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 230000001464 adherent effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004026 adhesive bonding Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000428 dust Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000013312 flour Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000009973 maize Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000002245 particle Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000011837 pasties Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000000843 powder Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000007921 spray Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052623 talc Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 235000012222 talc Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000000454 talc Substances 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A23G4/00—Chewing gum
- A23G4/02—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum
- A23G4/04—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of chewing gum for moulding or shaping
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
- A23G3/00—Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products
- A23G3/02—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor
- A23G3/0236—Shaping of liquid, paste, powder; Manufacture of moulded articles, e.g. modelling, moulding, calendering
- A23G3/0252—Apparatus in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum, an endless band, or by a drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding, transfer moulding
- A23G3/0289—Compression moulding of paste, e.g. in the form of a ball or rope or other preforms, or of a powder or granules
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B30—PRESSES
- B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
- B30B11/00—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses
- B30B11/02—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space
- B30B11/08—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space co-operating with moulds carried by a turntable
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B30—PRESSES
- B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
- B30B11/00—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses
- B30B11/20—Roller-and-ring machines, i.e. with roller disposed within a ring and co-operating with the inner surface of the ring
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Abstract
An apparatus for moulding pieces of chewing gum is described in which a gumming up by pieces of cut chewing gum is prevented. The apparatus is provided with rotating cooperating moulding chambers (14) and moulding dies (20, 21) and has a spraying nozzle (25) for powdered release agent which is blown, finely divided, against the working surfaces of the moulding chambers and moulding dies where, as a thin coating, it prevents a direct contact between the pieces of chewing gum and the working surfaces. A uniform coating may be achieved when the sprayed release agent is electrostatically charged. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Apparatus for Moulding Pieces of Chewing
Gum
State of the art
The invention originates from an apparatus for moulding pieces of chewing gum according to the type set forth in the main claim. Such apparatuses, for example known from German
Specification 24 56 480, have as a rule been used up till now for moulding hard sweetmeats.
However, it is also worthy of endeavour to so set up such apparatuses that chewing gum, which is difficult to handle due to its tackiness, can also be processed therewith.
Indeed, an apparatus for producing strips of chewing gum which are cut off from a string is already known from United States Specification 2 256 190. In order to overcome the tackiness of the outer surface of the string, the string, still warm after leaving the extruder, is conveyed through a container in which its surface is coated with sugar.
Advantages of the Invention
The apparatus in accordance with the invention comprising the characterising features of the main claim has the advantage that the working surfaces of the moulding tool and the moulding chambers receive an adherent separating layer in a simple manner before they come into contact with the mass of chewing gum.
In this manner, the cut surfaces or gripping surfaces of the blanks separated from the preferably powdered string and at which the tacky mass of chewing gum is exposed, cannot contact the working surfaces of the moulding tool and chambers directly. A gumming up and glueing up of the moulding tool and chambers is prevented thereby so that a faultless operation of the apparatus is guaranteed.
Drawing
An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawing and is described in detail in the following specification. Figure 1 shows a moulding apparatus in simplified cross-section,
Figure 2 shows the moulding apparatus according to Figure 1 in longitudinal section and Figure 3 shows a spraying device in longitudinal section to a larger scale.
Description of the Embodiment
For moulding pieces of chewing gum 1, a string 2 is first of all formed from a mass of chewing gum by an extruder and its surface is coated with a powdered release agent 3 from a powder metering apparatus 4. The string 2 is rolled and drawn out by a plurality of pairs of matching rollers 5. From this thus prepared string 2, which can consist entirely of a chewing gum mass or of a tube of chewing gum mass with a filling of pasty or liquid enjoyable material, cushion-like blanks 6 are then separated in the apparatus in accordance with the invention and these are then moulded into pieces of chewing gum 1 by pressing and stamping.
The apparatus has a drum mounted on a driving shaft 10 and which is made up of two carrier rings 11, 12, a chamber ring 13 having moulding chamber 14 uniformly distributed in a circle and of an inner gear ring 1 5 with radially outwardly projecting teeth 1 6. An outer gear ring 1 9 with inwardly directed teeth 1 8 is associated with the inner gear ring 1 5 and is in the same plane, its inner diameter being greater than the outer diameter of the inner gear ring 15 and being mounted on rollers 1 7 eccentrically with respect to the inner gear ring 1 5 so that the teeth 16, 1 8 of the two gear rings 16, 17 roll over one another over a predetermined region of angular rotation.
Within this angular region, chambers are defined by the teeth 1 6, 1 8 and by the cavities lying between them which are aligned with the moulding chambers 14 of the chamber ring 13.
On both sides of the chamber ring 13, moulding dies 20, 21 are displaceably guided in flanges on the carrier rings 11, 12, each respective pair of which aligns with a respective moulding chamber 14 in the chamber ring 13.
The moulding dies 20, 21 cooperating in pairs, are forced by springs 22, 23 away from the chamber ring 13 against fixed pot cams 24, 25.
These pot cams 24, 25 each have a slide track which so control the axial displacement movement of the moulding dies 20, 21 by means of axially forwardly and rearwardly projecting regions, that the moulding die 20 takes up a retracted position (Figure 3) remote from the moulding chambers 14 of the chamber ring 13 in the region of the entry of the string 2 of chewing gum into the apparatus, and that, in the subsequent region in the rotary direction of the drum, the moulding dies 20, 21 of each pair are moved against the associated moulding chamber 14 whereby the moulding die 20 traversing the gear ring 1 7 introduces a blank separated from the string 2 by the teeth 1 6, 1 8 into the moulding chamber 14 and whereby each pair of moulding dies compresses the blank 6 in the moulding chamber 14 from both sides and that finally the moulding dies 21 arranged on the side of the chamber ring 13 are retracted into their initial position and the opposite moulding dies 20 are then advanced still further so that the finished mouided pieces of chewing gum 1 are forced out of the moulding chambers 14 and are then likewise returned to their initial position.
In order to prevent tacky masses of chewing gum, which occur at the surface during separation of the blank 6 from the string 2 thus no longer covered by the release agent previously applied to the string, from coming into contact with parts of the moulding dies 20, 21 and moulding chambers, their surfaces are dusted with a powdered release agent, for example powdered sugar, maize flour, talcum or the like. For this purpose, a spraying nozzle 25 is arranged in the region of the moulding dies 20,21 in which they are located in a retracted position with respect to the moulding chambers 14 and the moulding chambers 14 are open. The spraying nozzle 25 is mounted at the end of a supply duct 26 provided with a feeding funnel 27 which is uniformly supplied with release agent 29 from a metering device 28, preferably a worm metering device.A compressed air line 30 provided with a nozzle 31 projects into the supply duct 26 through which compressed air from a compressed air source (not shown) emerges. The compressed air entrains the existing powdered release agent and sprays it at the end of the nozzle 25. The spraying nozzle 25 preferably has two opposite openings 32, 33 which are directed towards the end surfaces of the moulding dies 20, 21. The release agent finely divided by the compressed air forms a dust cloud in the described angular region between the moulding dies 20,21 and the moulding chambers 14, from which a thin coating of release agent is deposited on the boundary surfaces.
In order to achieve the required uniform deposit of release agent, the release agent particles can be electrostatically charged so that they are attracted by the surfaces to be coated.
For this purpose, anodic charged electrodes 34, 35 are arranged in front of the openings in the nozzle. On the other hand, the parts to be coated which come into contact with the chewing gum mass, such as the moulding dies and the moulding chambers, are connected to the anode.
Claims (6)
1. Apparatus for moulding pieces of chewing gum from a continuously supplied string of chewing gum mass comprising rotating laterally open moulding chambers and comprising corotating moulding dies on both sides of the moulding chambers, which are moved in pairs by a controlled movement from a retracted position remote from the respective associated moulding chamber oppositely into the moulding chamber for moulding a piece of chewing gum from a blank and comprising a separating device separating blanks from the string, characterised in that, a spraying nozzle for powdered release agent, through which release agent is blown against the working surfaces of the moulding dies and moulding chambers, projects between the moulding chambers and the retracted moulding dies in the circulation region through which the moulding dies pass in a position retracted from the associated moulding chamber.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 characterised in that the spraying nozzle is connected to a continuous metering apparatus for release agent and to a source of compressed air.
3. Apparatus according to claim 2 characterised in that a compressed air nozzle issues into a line leading from the metering device to the spraying nozzle.
4. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterised in that the spraying nozzle has two opposite openings directed towards the moulding dies.
5. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterised in that anodic charged electrodes are arranged on the spraying nozzle.
6. Apparatus for moulding pieces of chewing gum substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE2908224A DE2908224C2 (en) | 1979-03-02 | 1979-03-02 | Device for forming chewing gum pieces |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB2042969A true GB2042969A (en) | 1980-10-01 |
| GB2042969B GB2042969B (en) | 1983-02-23 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8006288A Expired GB2042969B (en) | 1979-03-02 | 1980-02-25 | Apparatus for moulding pieces of chewing gum |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| DE (1) | DE2908224C2 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2042969B (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1140733B (en) |
Cited By (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2001058273A1 (en) * | 2000-02-14 | 2001-08-16 | Nuova Euromec S.R.L. | Method and system for shaping of confectionery products with or without filling |
| WO2002019835A1 (en) * | 2000-09-07 | 2002-03-14 | Warner-Lambert Company | System for continuously forming center filled gum |
| US7767237B2 (en) | 2000-09-07 | 2010-08-03 | Cadbury Adams Usa Llc | Continuous formation of center-filled gum |
| US8133475B2 (en) | 2006-04-05 | 2012-03-13 | Cadbury Adams Usa, Llc | Calcium phosphate complex in acid containing chewing gum |
| RU2657021C2 (en) * | 2014-03-03 | 2018-06-08 | Интерконтинентал Грейт Брендс Ллк | Method of producing food product |
| US10973238B2 (en) | 2011-03-11 | 2021-04-13 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | System and method of forming multilayer confectionery |
| US11122815B2 (en) | 2011-07-21 | 2021-09-21 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | System and method for forming and cooling chewing gum |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP5529529B2 (en) | 2006-04-05 | 2014-06-25 | インターコンチネンタル グレート ブランズ エルエルシー | Calcium phosphate complexes and salts for use in oral transport systems |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2256190A (en) * | 1934-04-07 | 1941-09-16 | William Steell Jackson And Son | Method of handling chewing gum |
| DE2456480C3 (en) * | 1974-11-29 | 1978-07-20 | Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart | Device for embossing sweets |
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- 1979-03-02 DE DE2908224A patent/DE2908224C2/en not_active Expired
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- 1980-02-25 GB GB8006288A patent/GB2042969B/en not_active Expired
- 1980-02-29 IT IT20265/80A patent/IT1140733B/en active
Cited By (10)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2001058273A1 (en) * | 2000-02-14 | 2001-08-16 | Nuova Euromec S.R.L. | Method and system for shaping of confectionery products with or without filling |
| WO2002019835A1 (en) * | 2000-09-07 | 2002-03-14 | Warner-Lambert Company | System for continuously forming center filled gum |
| US6472001B1 (en) | 2000-09-07 | 2002-10-29 | Joseph M. Bunkers | System for continuously forming center filled gum |
| US7767237B2 (en) | 2000-09-07 | 2010-08-03 | Cadbury Adams Usa Llc | Continuous formation of center-filled gum |
| US8133475B2 (en) | 2006-04-05 | 2012-03-13 | Cadbury Adams Usa, Llc | Calcium phosphate complex in acid containing chewing gum |
| US10973238B2 (en) | 2011-03-11 | 2021-04-13 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | System and method of forming multilayer confectionery |
| US11930830B2 (en) | 2011-03-11 | 2024-03-19 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | System and method of forming multilayer confectionery |
| US11122815B2 (en) | 2011-07-21 | 2021-09-21 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | System and method for forming and cooling chewing gum |
| RU2657021C2 (en) * | 2014-03-03 | 2018-06-08 | Интерконтинентал Грейт Брендс Ллк | Method of producing food product |
| US10334867B2 (en) | 2014-03-03 | 2019-07-02 | Intercontinental Great Brands Llc | Method for manufacturing a comestible |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| IT1140733B (en) | 1986-10-01 |
| GB2042969B (en) | 1983-02-23 |
| DE2908224C2 (en) | 1987-04-30 |
| IT8020265A0 (en) | 1980-02-29 |
| DE2908224A1 (en) | 1980-09-11 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19960225 |