Patent ID: 6976575

Claim:
A device for the continuous conveyance of confection material, comprising: a screw conveyor comprising a fixed housing and a helical rotor as means for conveyance, said rotor ( 3 , 11 ) including a shaft and blades, said shaft having a supported end and a free end, said supported end mounted in bearings; a discharge column ( 10 ) downstream of the screw conveyor and having a connection to the screw conveyor essentially in the axial direction of the helical rotor; and heating means for the helical rotor, wherein said helical rotor has a hollow internal space, and wherein said means for heating comprise steam ( 7 ) supplied to the helical rotor internal space and optionally the blades of the rotor, and means for withdrawal of condensate ( 8 ), and wherein said supply and withdrawal occurs respectively at the shaft end ( 6 a ).