Patent ID: 6216472
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
A process for preparing iced confectionery articles comprising transporting members for forming molded articles within a heat-insulated compartment wherein each member is a set which comprises two bar members and two parts for forming a mold member wherein a first mold part is integral with a first bar member and a second mold part is integral with a second bar member, wherein each mold part is configured to define a cavity and wherein the bar members and mold parts are configured and transported so that the first and second bar members are contactable and so that the mold parts and their cavities are fittable together for forming a mold member which defines a cavity for receiving and containing a product for being molded into an article and comprising during the transporting:transporting the bar member and mold part sets so that the first bar member of each set is driven so that the first bar member contacts and pushes the second bar member and so that the mold parts and their cavities fit together to form a mold member which defines a cavity for receiving and containing a product for being molded;introducing into the cavity of the mold members a substance for preparing an ice confectionery article;applying a cryogenic gas to the mold members containing the product introduced therein for freezing the product and during the freezing, inserting a stick into the product being frozen in the mold members, and upon freezing for a time so that the product being frozen is supportable by the stick, under dry conditions, transporting the bar member and mold part sets so that the second bar member is driven and the first bar member is transported so that the second bar member and the second mold part are parted away from the first bar member and first mold part for separating the two mold parts of the mold members one from the other and from the frozen product so that a frozen product article formed by the freezing may be transported away from the mold parts;transporting the frozen article away from the separated mold parts; andremoving the frozen article from the compartment.