Patent ID: 6047631
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
An apparatus for processing a chocolate mass, comprising:first wall means forming a conching vessel along a longitudinal axis, said vessel having a top portion, and said first wall means being cylindrical at least in part;at least one coaxial part extending within said vessel;first shearing tool means operatively located on at least one of said vessel and said coaxial part, said first shearing means having a first shearing edge shape selected with respect to at least one of said first wall means and said at least one coaxial part;second shearing tool means having a second shearing edge shape, said second shearing edge shape being different from that of said first shearing edge shape; anddrive means for imparting a relative motion between said vessel and said coaxial part so that said first wall means are swept by at least one of said first and second shearing tool means.