MANIFOLDING FOR FROZEN CONFECTION MACHINE
First Claim
1. A frozen confection machine of the type including an indexing conveyor having a plurality of transverse rows of open top molds, means for passing said molds through a freezing tank, a multireservoir filler mechanism embodying dispensing means for filling the molds of each row with different products while the conveyor is stationary, said dispensing means comprising a plurality of depending hose nipples for dispensing from said reservoirs, a transverse manifold disposed beneath said dispensing nipples and above the row of molds to be filled, said manifold comprising a transverse bar having a straight through vertical passage for each dispensing nipple, means connecting each passage to an inlet nipple and to a filler nozzle, and flexible hoses connected between said dispensing nipples and the inlet nipples on said manifold;
- the improvement wherein said manifold comprises a generally rectangular transverse bar, an elongate outlet plate secured to the lower side of said bar and which mounts said manifold filler nozzles, an elongate inlet plate secured to the upper side of said bar and which mounts said manifold inlet nipples, O-ring seals surrounding both ends of each through passage in said bar and making sealing engagement with the bar and the associated inlet and outlet plates, means for detachably securing said plates to said bar, a spring closed check valve in each through passage in said bar and arranged to be opened only by liquid under dispensing pressure flowing through each inlet passage, the seats for said check valves being formed in the inlet passages of said bar adjacent said elongate inlet plate, and check valve springs extending between said outlet plate and the check valves.
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Abstract
An indexed conveyor carries transverse rows of molds beneath a manifold block. The manifold block is connected by hoses to a pair of dispersing units each of which has two reservoirs. Thus a fill pattern of four different flavors can be set up for each row of molds.
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1. A frozen confection machine of the type including an indexing conveyor having a plurality of transverse rows of open top molds, means for passing said molds through a freezing tank, a multireservoir filler mechanism embodying dispensing means for filling the molds of each row with different products while the conveyor is stationary, said dispensing means comprising a plurality of depending hose nipples for dispensing from said reservoirs, a transverse manifold disposed beneath said dispensing nipples and above the row of molds to be filled, said manifold comprising a transverse bar having a straight through vertical passage for each dispensing nipple, means connecting each passage to an inlet nipple and to a filler nozzle, and flexible hoses connected between said dispensing nipples and the inlet nipples on said manifold;
- the improvement wherein said manifold comprises a generally rectangular transverse bar, an elongate outlet plate secured to the lower side of said bar and which mounts said manifold filler nozzles, an elongate inlet plate secured to the upper side of said bar and which mounts said manifold inlet nipples, O-ring seals surrounding both ends of each through passage in said bar and making sealing engagement with the bar and the associated inlet and outlet plates, means for detachably securing said plates to said bar, a spring closed check valve in each through passage in said bar and arranged to be opened only by liquid under dispensing pressure flowing through each inlet passage, the seats for said check valves being formed in the inlet passages of said bar adjacent said elongate inlet plate, and check valve springs extending between said outlet plate and the check valves.
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Current AssigneeAPV Anderson Bros., Inc.
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Original AssigneeRobert J. Betschart
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InventorsBetschart, Robert J.
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Primary Examiner(s)Wayner, William E.
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Application NumberUS05/118,268Time in Patent Office993 DaysField of Search141/101,104,82,183,129 425/130,257,345 62/380 285/137R 137/515.7,539US Class Current62/345CPC Class CodesA23G 9/10 using containers which are ...A23G 9/283 for filling containers with...Y10T 137/7857 Valve seat clamped between ...
