MOULD MEMBER FOR MOULDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCTS, SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A MOULD MEMBER
First Claim
1. Mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials, which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, the mould member comprising a body having a porous structure and a plurality of mould cavities, which mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body, wherein the body comprises at least one essentially fluid tight barrier.
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Abstract
A mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials, which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, comprises a body having a porous structure and a plurality of mould cavities, which mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body, wherein the body comprises at least one essentially fluid tight barrier.
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- 1. Mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials, which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, the mould member comprising a body having a porous structure and a plurality of mould cavities, which mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body, wherein the body comprises at least one essentially fluid tight barrier.
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23. A method of manufacturing a mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, comprising the steps of
providing a body having a porous structure, providing at least one essentially fluid tight barrier in the body, providing a plurality of mould cavities in the body, which mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body, wherein the steps are carried out in such a way that the essentially fluid tight barrier is arranged at least between two mould cavities.
- 25. A method of manufacturing a mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, the mould member comprising a body having a porous structure and a plurality of mould cavities, which mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body, wherein the body comprises at least one essentially fluid tight barrier, comprising the steps of providing a die having a die chamber defining the shape of the body to be formed, arranging a fluid impermeable strip in the die chamber at the position of the barrier to be formed, filling the remaining space of the die chamber with a particulate starting material that can be sintered, sintering the particulate starting material thereby obtaining a sintered body having a porous structure, and providing a plurality of mould cavities in a surface of the body.
- 31. A method of manufacturing a mould member for moulding three-dimensional products from a mass of one or more food starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular human consumption, the mould member comprising a body having a porous structure and a plurality of mould cavities, which mould cavities each have a mould cavity wall defined by the body and an opening in a surface of the body, wherein the body comprises at least one essentially fluid tight barrier, comprising the steps of sintering a particulate starting material in a die thereby obtaining a sintered body having a porous structure, locally impregnating the sintered body with an impregnating agent at the position of the barrier to be formed, and providing mould cavities in a surface of the body.
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