Patent GB-298177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to moulded sweetmeats, such as creams, fondants and thelike
IPC: A23G3/02
Filed: 1927-07-01
Abstract: 298,177. Savy, R., Baker, G. R., Prescott, W. E., Anciens Etablissements A. Savy, Jeanjean, et Cie Soc. Anon, and Baker Perkins, Ltd. July 1, 1927. Depositing-machines.- Comprises an automatic plant for confectionery creams, fondants &c. wherein an endless conveyer for starch &c. is caused to travel to a printing position and on to a cream - depositing position, through a drying or maturing chamber to a discharge station where the starch and creams are separated, and finally to a starch recharging station where the conveyer is recharged for recommencing the cycle. Preferably the conveyer moves continuously, the printing operation being per - formed without relative transitional movement between the printing dies and the starch. As shown in Fig.-1, a continuously-moving conveyer 1 carries starch trays 2 past printing-means B and a depositer C and after traversing a drying or maturing chamber D passes to a chamber E where the creams are separated and the trays recharged with starch. The conveyer follows a tortuous path in the chamber D, the trays being maintained horizontal by suitable means or slightly tilted and projected at the turning points as described in Specification 293,725, [Class 78 (i), Conveyers &c.]. In the chamber E the trays are inverted by passing around a polygonal drum 3 and the contents discharged on to a gauze belt 4 by tapping devices 4d. The belt 4 discharges into a sieve shoot 6 leading to a sieve-like, delivery shoot 7 fitted with a brushing device 8. Starch falling through the belt 4 and shoots is collected in a hopper and passes to a box in the bottom of the chamber E. The empty trays pass around a bight E<2> and are recharged by a chain or belt conveyer 12 furnished with scrapers or pushers, the gaps between the trays being closed by blocks 14a on a band 14. The starch is strickled by lateral and longitudinal scrapers and is settled by passing the trays over a shaking table 16. The charged trays pass around a guide roller associated with means to keep the trays horizontal and are led back to the charging station A, through or beneath the chamber D. A modified plant is described in which the starch, after separation in the chamber E, is reconditioned by sifting and heating and is conveyed to a recharging device positioned in front of the printing-device. Fig. 6 shows a further modification in which the conveyer passes upwardly around the drum 3 and the confections are discharged on to a wire mesh band 4 passing beneath oppositely-moving sets of brushes 8<a> associated with an exhaust hood 34 and hopper 9<a> for withdrawing starch dust. To print the starch impressions while the conveyer 1 is moving, the dies are carried by swinging arms, slides or endless bands adapted to impart, during printing, a transitional movement equal to that of the starch. As shown in Fig. 7, a die plate 35 is secured to a carrier reciprocable vertically within a carriage 36, which is reciprocated along rails 37 by bent levers 47 having bifurcated arms 43 engaged by cams 46, 47 on a shaft 48. The die plate is depressed against the action of springs to print the starch by fixed cam plates 52, Fig. 11, which engage rollers 53 on levers 54 pivoted on the carrier and adapted to contact with lugs 56. A pivoted member 57 furnished with a pin 58 engaging a toothed member 59 imparts a tapping action after printing. Alignment of the printing-device and trays is ensured by slotted lugs 60 on the die carrier engaging projections 61 on the trays. A printing-device comprising a series of dies mounted upon an endless chain device is also described. An intermittently-moving conveyer, associated with stationary printing and depositing means, may be employed.