WO2017031154A1 - Mesure en continu de l'épaisseur d'une gomme - Google Patents

Mesure en continu de l'épaisseur d'une gomme Download PDF

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WO2017031154A1
WO2017031154A1 PCT/US2016/047260 US2016047260W WO2017031154A1 WO 2017031154 A1 WO2017031154 A1 WO 2017031154A1 US 2016047260 W US2016047260 W US 2016047260W WO 2017031154 A1 WO2017031154 A1 WO 2017031154A1
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Bharat Jani
Bhairavi MODAK
Robert L. Magaletta
Mahesh Padmanabhan
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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
    • A23G3/06—Batch-rolling, rope-forming, or sizing machines
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23P—SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
    • A23P30/00—Shaping or working of foodstuffs characterised by the process or apparatus

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  • the present invention relates to comestible manufacturing systems and more particularly, to a method and system for measuring a thickness of a comestible as it is manufactured.
  • the process of making and packing gum products can include mixing and producing a finished gum as a non-uniform output, extruding and forming the finished gum into loaves, conditioning the loaves of the finished gum, extruding the loaves into a continuous thin sheet of the finished gum, rolling the continuous sheet through a series of rollers to a uniform reduced thickness, scoring and dividing sheets into individual scored sheets, conditioning the individual sheets in a conditioning room, dividing sheets into gum pieces, and packaging the gum pieces.
  • Such processes of making and packaging gum products are disclosed in U.S. Patent No.
  • measurements of a formed comestible are periodically taken.
  • thickness measurements are generated by interrupting the forming process to remove one or more samples of formed comestible therefrom. This frequent interruption results in additional waste.
  • the thickness of a formed comestible may be measured at various positions over the length and width of each sample using a table micrometer.
  • the position of a probe is adjusted to contact the surface of the comestible.
  • the weight of the probe partially compresses the comestible, thereby reducing the accuracy and precision of the measurements.
  • the in-line measurement system should be configured to provide immediate feedback to the manufacturing system not only to maintain a parameter critical to quality, but also to reduce the amount of waste comestible produced.
  • a system for manufacturing comestible including a comestible source and a pair of movable walls downstream of the comestible source.
  • the pair of movable walls includes a first movable wall and a second movable wall.
  • a gap between the first movable wall and the second movable wall is configured to receive a comestible mass from said comestible source and size the comestible mass into a
  • An in-line, non-contact thickness measuring device is configured to measure a thickness of the comestible sheet directly downstream from the gap.
  • a hopper is disposed between said comestible source and said pair of movable wall s, said hopper being configured to feed said comestible mass directly onto at least one of said first movable wall and second movable wall.
  • said thickness measuring device is configured to measure said thickness of a said comestible sheet while said comestible sheet is arranged in overlapping contact with an exterior surface of said second movable wall.
  • said thickness measuring device includes a first sensor configured to measure a distance to a first location on an exterior surface of said second movable wall and a second sensor configured to measure a distance to a second location on an adjacent surface of said comestible sheet.
  • the thickness of said comestible sheet is the difference between said distance measured by said first sensor and said distance measured by said second sensor.
  • said first location and said second location are coincident.
  • said thickness measuring device is arranged generally perpendicular to said adjacent surface of said comestible sheet at said second location.
  • At least said exterior surface of said second movable wall is formed from an electrically conductive material, and said comestible sheet is formed from a nonelectric ally conductive material.
  • said first sensor is configured to induce at least one eddy current in said exterior surface of said second movable wall at said first location.
  • said second sensor is an optical sensor configured to detect a light reflected from said adjacent surface of said comestible sheet.
  • said comestible is a chewing gum.
  • a controller is arranged in communication with said thickness measurement device.
  • the controller is configured to adjust at least one parameter of said pair of movable walls.
  • said at least one parameter includes a size of said gap.
  • said at least one parameter includes a speed of at least one of said first roller and second roller.
  • said comestible sheet has a substantially uniform thickness.
  • the thickness measuring device is configured to measure a thickness at various positioned across a width of the comestible sheet.
  • At least one of the pair of movable walls includes a roller.
  • first movable wall is a first roller and the second movable wall is a second roller.
  • At least one of the pair of movable walls includes a planar surface.
  • a method of forming a comestible includes providing a pair of movable walls having a first movable wall and a second movable wall.
  • a comestible mass is moved from a comestible source toward a gap between the pair of movable walls in a direction of flow.
  • the comestible mass is sized into a substantially continuous and flat comestible sheet and a thickness of the comestible sheet is measured directly downstream from the gap when the comestible sheet is arranged about an exterior surface of the second movable wall.
  • the comestible mass is fed from a hopper directly onto at least one of the first movable wall and the second movable wall.
  • said comestible is a chewing gum.
  • measuring said thickness of said comestible sheet further comprises measuring a distance to a first location on said exterior surface of said second movable wall. A distance to a second location on an adjacent surface of the comestible sheet is measured. The first location and said second location are coincident. The distance measured to the second location is subtracted from the distance measured to the first location.
  • a first sensor is configured to measure said distance to said first location and a second sensor is configured to measure said distance to said second location.
  • said first sensor is configured to measure said distance to said first location by inducing eddy currents in said exterior surface of said second movable wall.
  • said first sensor is configured to measure said distance to said second location by detecting a light reflected from said adjacent surface of said comestible sheet.
  • adjusting at least one parameter includes adjusting said gap between said pair of movable walls.
  • adjusting at least one parameter includes changing a rotational speed of at least one of said pair of movable walls.
  • a system for manufacturing a comestible including a comestible source and a roller.
  • the roller is configured to receive a comestible mass from the comestible source.
  • An in-line, non-contact thickness measuring device is configured to measure a thickness of the comestible mass in contact with the roller.
  • the thickness measuring device is configured to measure said thickness of said comestible mass while said comestible mass is arranged in overlapping contact with an exterior surface of said roller.
  • said thickness measuring device includes a first sensor configured to measure a distance to a first location on an exterior surface of said roller and a second sensor configured to measure a distance to a second location on an adjacent surface of said comestible mass.
  • the thickness of said comestible mass is the difference between said distance measured by said first sensor and said distance measured by said second sensor.
  • said first location and said second location are coincident.
  • a system for manufacturing a comestible including a comestible source and a generally planar metal surface configured to receive a comestible mass from the comestible source.
  • An in-line, non-contact thickness measuring device is configured to measure a thickness of the comestible mass in contact with the generally planar metal surface.
  • said generally planar metal surface is stationary.
  • said generally planar metal surface is movable.
  • said comestible mass is in direct contact with said generally planar metal surface.
  • said comestible mass is in indirect contact with said generally planar metal surface.
  • said thickness measuring device includes a first sensor configured to measure a distance to a first location on said generally planar metal surface and a second sensor configured to measure a distance to a second location on an adjacent surface of said comestible mass.
  • the thickness of said comestible mass is the difference between said distance measured by said first sensor and said distance measured by said second sensor.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an example of a comestible manufacturing system
  • FIG. 2 is schematic diagram of a forming station including an "in-line" non- contact thickness measurement device according to an embodiment
  • FIGS. 3a and 3b are schematic diagrams of an example of an "in-line" non-contact thickness measurement device according to an embodiment.
  • a system includes a set or pair of rollers for forming a comestible structure/mass into a continuous web or sheet having a desired thickness and a width, while imparting temperature control to the comestible at the same time.
  • Rollers such as but not limited those described in United States Patent Application No. 13/522,767 , which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, are contemplated herein.
  • Moving walls such as the moving walls described in United States Patent Application No. 14/233796, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, are also
  • the comestible included in the comestible mass and sheet discussed herein include any type of edible product, such as but not limited to chewing gum (at any stage including elastomer, partially finished base, finished chewing gum base, and finished chewing gum), confection (which may be synonymous with chewing gum and candy), chocolate, sweet and savory biscuits, cheese, crackers, cakes, nuts, and grains.
  • chewing gum at any stage including elastomer, partially finished base, finished chewing gum base, and finished chewing gum
  • confection which may be synonymous with chewing gum and candy
  • chocolate sweet and savory biscuits
  • cheese e.g., a non-uniform texture
  • a multi-layered composition e.g., a multi-layered composition.
  • the comestible manufacturing system 10 generally includes a comestible mixing station 20 and a comestible forming or sizing station 30 that includes at least one pair of rollers 40.
  • the system 10 may additionally include a further smoothing roller 80 located downstream from the comestible sizing station 30.
  • the manufacturing systems 10 may also include a scoring roller 85 and cutting roller 90, as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the comestible forming station 30 includes a hopper 35 arranged at an upstream or entry point thereof.
  • the forming station 30 includes a set of moving walls 40 for forming a gum structure or mass into a continuous web having a desired thickness and width.
  • the term "walls" may be defined as any surface moveable within the system.
  • the pair of moving walls 40 includes a pair of rollers, specifically an upper roller 45 and a lower roller 50.
  • one or more of the moving walls 40 may include a planar surface, such as the surface of a conveyor belt.
  • the rollers 45, 50 are externally driven, for example by an operably coupled motor (not shown).
  • each of the rollers 45, 50 is provided with a motor, such that the rotational speed of each of the rollers 45, 50 can be controlled independently.
  • the rollers 40 of the comestible forming station 30 may be configured to have a smooth surface finish.
  • the rollers 40 may also be configured with any desirable actuation device Al, A2, such as but not limited to a servomechanism that controls a position of the rollers 45, 50 within each roller pair 40 relative to each other and thereby adjusts the gap 55 there between.
  • the hopper 35 is disposed proximate the rollers 40, and may be used for upstream surge control, capacity and feed control.
  • the hopper 35 constrains, accumulates, and feeds the comestible mass 15 supplied from the mixing station 20, into an inlet or gap region 55 generally between the pair of rollers 40.
  • the comestible mass 15 provided from the comestible source or mixing station 20 moves through the hopper 35, such as via gravity or with the assistance of guide rollers (not shown) disposed within the hopper 35.
  • the comestible mass 15 exits the hopper output, it is guided by the lower roller 50 toward the upper roller 45 and the gap 55 between the upper and lower rollers 45, 50.
  • the counter rotating upper roller 45 and lower roller 50 pull the comestible mass 15 through the gap 55 between the pair of rollers 40 (also referred to as “forming rollers” or “sizing rollers” herein) to form and size the comestible mass 15 into the comestible sheet 25.
  • the conveyor 75 moves the comestible sheet 25 having a final or substantially final thickness (of between about 0.3 mm to 10 mm for some sheet or slab forming systems) towards the smoothing roller 80, which is used to remove surface imperfections, kinks, and may further reduce the thickness of the comestible sheet 25.
  • the system 10 further includes a scoring roller 85 and a lateral dividing or cutting roller 90 downstream of the comestible forming station 30.
  • the scoring roller 85 and the lateral dividing roller 90 score and divide the comestible sheet 25 into individual scored sheets.
  • the scored sheets may then be conveyed to a cooling tunnel (not shown) for further conditioning. Thereafter, the comestible may be transported to further processing and packaging equipment for producing packaged comestible products, perhaps in a single line with the system 10.
  • the smoothing roller 80, scoring roller 85, and dividing roller 90, as well as their equivalents, are considered to be forming or manufacturing instruments within the comestible manufacturing system 10.
  • the system 10 may include other comestible shaping solutions, such as a drop-roller, a die cutter, pelletizer or other similar comestible shaping equipment (provided the sheet is cooled to a sufficient extent).
  • comestible manufacturing system 10 can produce a comestible having various final shapes which can subsequently be packaged, or pellets that are subsequently coated.
  • the thickness of the sized comestible slab or sheet 25 output from the forming station 30 is critical to the comestible manufacturing process 10. More specifically, variation in the thickness of the comestible sheet 25 may directly impact the efficiency of a downstream wrapping or packaging process. Accordingly, it is desirable to selectively or continuously measure the thickness of the comestible sheet 25 as it is being formed in the forming station 30, at a position generally upstream from a packaging station. Further, it is desirable to provide feedback to the forming station 30 to adjust the position of the one or more rollers thereof to achieve a gap, and therefore a comestible sheet 25, having a desired thickness.
  • a non-contact thickness measurement device 100 is mounted adjacent a portion of the forming station 30, such as near one or both of the rollers 45, 50.
  • the thickness measurement device 100 is configured to measure a thickness of the comestible sheet 25 directly downstream from and adjacent the gap 55.
  • an accurate measurement of the thickness of the comestible sheet 25 at a specific location relative to the rotation of the forming roller 50 is configured to account for thermal expansion and contraction of one of the forming rollers 50, such as due to a change in temperature for example.
  • such variation in the thickness of the comestible sheet 25 is addressed by measuring not only a distance to the exterior surface 51 of the forming roller 50 at a first location, but also a distance to the exterior surface 26 of the comestible sheet 25 at the same first location.
  • the thickness of the comestible sheet 25 at that first location is determined as the difference between the two measurements.
  • the thickness measurement device 100 is illustrated and described herein with reference to a forming station 30 having a pair of forming rollers 50, it should also be understood that the thickness measurement device 100 may be applied to other types of forming stations 30, such as a forming station 30 having only a single roller, or alternatively, a series of sizing rollers configured to incrementally reduce a thickness of a comestible sheet 25. Further, other embodiments where the thickness measurement device 100 is configured to measure a thickness of a comestible sheet 25 on a stationary or movable planar metal surface, such as a table or circular conveyor for example, are also within the scope of the disclosure. In such embodiments, an air gap or other material may be positioned between the comestible and the metal surface such that the comestible may not be in direct contact with the metal surface.
  • the thickness measurement device 100 includes a first sensor 102 and a second sensor 104.
  • the first sensor 102 is configured to measure a distance to a first target surface, such as the exterior surface 51 of the forming drum 50.
  • the first sensor 102 is an eddy current sensor including a magnetic coil 106 which may be selectively or continuously energized by application of a current thereto.
  • the magnetic coil 106 is spaced away from the adjacent surface 26 of the comestible sheet 25 such that an axis X of the magnetic coil 106 is substantially
  • the impedance of the coil 106 is configured to change with the proximity of the roller 50 to the coil 106 as the roller rotates about an axis.
  • the first sensor 102 senses these changes in the impedance of the coil 106 and provides an output signal indicative of a distance between the coil 106 and the adjacent, exterior surface 51 of the roller 50.
  • the second sensor 104 is configured to determine the distance of the thickness measurement device 100 from another target surface, such as the surface 26 of the comestible sheet 25 closest to the thickness measurement device 100.
  • the second sensor 104 of the thickness measurement device 100 may be an optical sensor, such as a laser for example. When configured as a laser, the second sensor 104 projects a laser beam toward the exposed surface 26 of the comestible sheet 25.
  • the second sensor 104 may include a photosensitive detector 108 configured to detect reflections of the laser beam from surface 26.
  • the photosensitive detector 108 may be configured to detect the distance to the surface 26 based on the elapsed time between sending a beam and receiving a reflected beam, or alternatively, by using triangulation based on the position of the reflected beam on the photosensitive detector 108.
  • the magnetic coil 106 of the first sensor 102 may include a hollow core 110 and the second sensor 104 may be positioned along the axis X of the coil 106 such that the beam generated by the second sensor 104 is parallel to and extends through the hollow core 110 of the coil 106.
  • the second sensor 104 is positioned within the hollow core 110 of the coil 106.
  • the difference between the distance measured by the first sensor 102 to surface 51 and the distance measured by the second sensor 104 to surface 26, provides an accurate measurement of the thickness of the comestible sheet 25 at a specific position relative to the roller 50.
  • the thickness measurement device 100 described herein is intended as an example only, and other measurement devices capable of accurately measuring a thickness of a comestible sheet 25 positioned on a moving component having a variable surface are within the scope of the disclosure.
  • the thickness measurement device 100 may be configured to translate along an axis, for example parallel to the axis of rotation of the rollers 45, 50, such that a plurality of thickness measurements may be taken across the width of the comestible sheet 25.
  • the thickness measurement device 100 may be configured to take a measurement adjacent near the two edges and at a center of the comestible sheet 25.
  • the system 30 may include a plurality of substantially identical thickness measurement devices 100 spaced at intervals across a width of the rollers 45, 50. In such embodiments, the plurality of devices 100 are stationary and each device 100 is configured to monitor a thickness of the comestible sheet 25 at a known position about the roller axis.
  • the forming station 30 may additionally be provided with a feedback loop such that one or more parameters of the forming station 30 may be adjusted in response to the thickness measurements recorded by the one or more thickness measurement devices 100.
  • a thickness measurement device 100 may be operably coupled to a controller, illustrated schematically at C (FIG. 2), arranged in communication with a motor or actuation device Al, A2 of the pair of rollers 40.
  • a controller illustrated schematically at C (FIG. 2)
  • examples of parameters that may be adjusted include, but are not limited to a vertical distance between the rollers 45, 50, a horizontal distance between the rollers 45, 50, and a rotational speed of one or both of the rollers 45, 50.
  • the parameters may be adjusted based on trends of the recorded thickness data, for example, if the thickness is steadily increasing towards an upper limit of the allowable range.
  • the in-line, non-contact measurement device 100 is used to control the thickness of a comestible immediately downstream of a forming station 30 at a location where only one surface of the comestible is exposed and the other surface of the comestible is in direct contact with a different material.
  • the distance measured to the exposed surface of the comestible and the distance measure to the contact surface at the same location are provided to a controller configured to calculate the thickness of the controller and compares the measured thickness to a desired thickness. If necessary, the controller sends a signal to the forming station 30 to adjust the thickness to the desired thickness. Accordingly, inclusion of an in-line, non-contact, thickness measurement device 100 in a comestible manufacturing system 10 provides the benefit of continually adjusting operation of the forming station 30. As a result, a comestible sheet 25 having a desired thickness is reliably produced.
  • the system 10 is shown as a continuous line in FIG. 1, in other embodiments, one or more of these components of the comestible manufacturing system 10 may be located in different parts of a manufacturing plant or even in a different manufacturing plant.
  • the comestible mixing system 20 is located in one plant, and the comestible forming system 30 and other subsequent components, such as the scoring and dividing rollers and packaging components, are located in a different plant, wherein the mixed comestible mass 15 is transferred from one plant to the other for subsequent processes.

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L'invention concerne un système (10) de fabrication d'un produit comestible comprenant une source de produit comestible (20) et une paire de parois mobiles (40) situées en aval de la source de produit comestible (20). La paire de parois mobiles (40) comprend une première paroi mobile (45) et une seconde paroi mobile (50). Un espace (55) est prévu entre la première paroi mobile (45) et la seconde paroi mobile (50) et sert à recevoir une masse de produit comestible (15) en provenance de ladite source de produit comestible (20), et à transformer ladite masse de produit comestible (15) en une feuille de produit comestible sensiblement continue et plate (25). Un dispositif de mesure de l'épaisseur en continu (100), ne nécessitant aucun contact avec le produit comestible, sert à mesurer l'épaisseur (26) de ladite feuille de produit comestible (25) directement en aval de l'espace (55).
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