Patent ID: 8460730

Claim:
A combination of a conveyor system and a series of molds for manufacturing paste, mousse, or jelly food products ( 25 ), comprising: an endless transport conveyor ( 4 ) comprising an upper transport part ( 5 ) and a lower return part ( 6 ); an endless moulding conveyor ( 7 ) comprising an upper part ( 8 ) and a lower part ( 9 ), said upper part ( 8 ) of the moulding conveyor ( 7 ) having moulding apertures ( 17 ) therein for receiving moulds ( 22 ), and said lower part ( 9 ) of the moulding conveyor ( 7 ) being positioned beneath the return part ( 6 ) of the transport conveyor ( 4 ); a support means ( 14 , 26 ) by which the moulding conveyor ( 7 ) is supported directly above the upper transport part ( 5 ) of the transport conveyor ( 4 ), said transport conveyor ( 4 ) and said moulding conveyor ( 7 ) being moveable in unison from an input end ( 27 ) towards an output end ( 28 ), and wherein the distance between the transport conveyor ( 4 ) and the moulding conveyor ( 7 ) at the output end ( 28 ) is smaller than the distance between the transport conveyor ( 4 ) and the moulding conveyor ( 7 ) at the input end ( 27 ); and a series of moulds ( 22 ) each accommodated within respective moulding apertures ( 17 ) of the moulding conveyor ( 7 ) in such a way that during transport movement the moulds ( 22 ) are made to protrude further and further above the moulding conveyor while being supported on the upper transport part ( 5 ) of the transport conveyor ( 4 ).