Patent ID: 11930830
Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for forming a multilayered confectionery, comprising:
a conveyor belt;
a first forming station for forming a first confectionery sheet and depositing the first confectionery sheet onto the conveyor, the first forming station having a first pair of forming drums including a first forming drum and a second forming drum arranged with a gap therebetween;
a second forming station for forming a second confectionery sheet and depositing the second confectionery sheet onto the first confectionery sheet, the second forming station having a second pair of forming drums including a third forming drum and a fourth forming drum arranged with another gap therebetween, the second forming station being arranged downstream from and in series with the first forming station;
a gap setting device for adjusting a position of at least one of the first pair of forming drums and the second pair of forming drums to set at least one of the gap and the another gap at between to about 0.3 mm and 10 mm; and
a mixing station for forming a confectionery structure, the mixing station being arranged upstream from at least one of the first forming station and the second forming station such that the confectionery structure is supplied to at least one of the first forming station and the second forming station;
wherein at least one of the second pair of forming drums is positioned to laminate the second confectionery sheet and the first confectionery sheet to form a multilayer confectionery sheet.