Improvements in Moulding Sugar and in the Apparatus Employed therein.
Year: 1886

page_text: Improvements in Moulding Sugar and in the Apparatus Employed
therein.
I, FRITZ SCHEIBLER of the firm of Matsee and Scheibler of Burtscheid near Aix
la Chapelle in the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, Engineeer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention relates to a process or method of moulding sugar in open
moulds in
the form of frames arranged as hereinafter described. According to this Invention a
number of these moulds which are in the form of frames being closed at the sides but
open at the top and bottom are packed in a case or receptacle and the sugar is poured
into all the moulds at once. The interiors of the moulds are in communication with
one another to a limited extent being partially separated by separating plates as here-
inafter described and means are provided for effecting their removal from the case or
receptacle either separately or all together (by a suitable hoisting apparatus) after the
sugar has set or hardened.
And in order that the said invention may be fully understood I shall now proceed
more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the several
figures on the annexed sheet of drawings the same letters of reference indicating
corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings represent in vertical section and in
plan respectively one of the moulds employed in moulding sugar according to this
Invention. Figures 3 and 4 drawn to a smaller scale represent in vertical and
horizontal section respectively a case or receptacle containing a number of moulds
arranged in position for receiving the sugar.
The moulds marked a in the drawing are in the form of frames being open at the
to pand bottom and when packed together in a box or case f. figures 3 and 4 of suitable
dimensions form a series of cells partially separated from one another in a horizontal
direction by the interposition of separating plates b. These plates are made narrower
than the cells or moulds as indicated in the drawing so that openings c and d are
provided serving for the passage of the sugar or masse cuite from one cell to another
and for the escape of air.

page_text: The edges of the separating plates bare bevelled or chamfered off as indicated in
figure 1 in order to facilitate the fracture or separation of the moulded cubes or blocks
of sugar at the points of junction of the cells or moulds. The boxes or cases f which
are made say about four inches higher than the uppermost row of moulds are either
provided with removable sides so as to enable the moulds to be taken out when the
sugar has set or are provided as in the arrangement illustrated in the drawing with a
taper block e of about the same size as a vertical row of moulds which is capable of
being wedged into the case so as to keep the moulds in position during the operation
of filling. This block or wedge e can be readily withdrawn after the sugar has set in
order to enable the moulds to be removed from the case as will be readily understood
by referring to the drawing (figures 3 and 4). As all the intermediate spaces or inter-
stices are liable to be filled with sugar as well as the moulds in the operation of filling
the latter, the moulds or cells are made to fit the box or case as snugly as possible
and the sides of the moulds are made as smooth and even as possible in order to avoid
forming unnecessary chinks or crevices. The masse cuite being introduced into this
apparatus flows from one mould a to another passing through the openings provided
at the sides of the separating plates until all the moulds are filled. After the
sugar has set the filled moulds may be removed separately without difficulty as the
separating plates & prevent the cubes or blocks from adhering together except by a
narrow strip at the edges or corners where they can be separated or broken off with a
slight effort. The moulds being thus removed and separated are brushed or scraped
to remove any sugar that may adhere to them externally and dealt with in the usual
manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
Moulding sugar in open moulds or frames by packing a number of moulds in a case
or receptacle the interiors of the said moulds being in communication to a limited
extent through openings at the sides of separating plates partially closing the open
tops and bottoms of the said moulds as herein before set forth and pouring the sugar
into all the moulds simultaneously the said case or receptacle being provided either
with a removable side or sides or with a removable taper block or wedge in order to
facilitate the removal of the moulds all substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.