Patent ID: 6758056
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
An apparatus for preparing frozen ice confectionery articles comprising:a freezer comprising a freezer pump that cools confectionery material so as to provide a frozen ice confectionery material and transports the frozen confectionery material through the apparatus; a rotative distributor that receives the frozen ice confectionery material from the freezer at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and distributes frozen material into each of a plurality of flexible pipes; and a slidable filler comprising: a motor having a pre-programmable motion pattern to provide a desired pattern of deposition of the material into a plurality of molds while sliding the filler toward and away from the molds; a plurality of nozzle pipes operatively associated with the motor, wherein each nozzle pipe corresponds to each of the flexible pipes; and a time elapse rotative valve to facilitate control of the amount of frozen confectionery material arriving from the flexible pipes that is discharged to the nozzle pipes while maintaining the frozen ice confectionery material at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, wherein each mold receives frozen ice confection material from a corresponding nozzle pipe that discharges the same under a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure into the mold to provide a frozen confectionery article in a desired shape.