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Automatic confectionary-and-likes manufacturing equipment

  • US 4,517,785 A
  • Filed: 02/08/1982
  • Issued: 05/21/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. An automatic confectionary or like manufacturing equipment comprising;

  • a generally horizontal, porous moving track for feeding a heat-resistant continuous film horizontally thereon from a first end to a second end;

    at least one raw material laying device for depositing confectionary raw material on said continuous film, and overlyaing said moving track;

    at least one contents laying device for supplying contents on deposited raw material, said contents laying device overlying said moving track and disposed contiguous to said raw material laying device, downstream in said film moving direction;

    a film cutting device for cutting said continuous film after deposition of said raw material and said contents on said film, said film cutting device being disposed contiguous to said contents laying device, and being in juxtaposition to said moving porous track, downstream in said film moving direction from said contents laying device;

    a position holding device for holding said continuous film and said cut film in proper position while moving on said porous moving track, said position holding device comprising a wind box underlying said porous moving track for applying suction pressure through said porous moving track against said continuous film and said cut film;

    a wrapping device in juxtaposition to said porous moving track and downstream therefrom for surrounding said contents with raw material and simultaneously wrapping said raw material with said cut film, said wrapping device being disposed contiguous to said film cutting device, and downstream in the film moving direction therefrom;

    said wrapping device comprising an oscillating plate pivoted at an upstream end for pivoting about a horizontal axis in the plane of said porous moving track and at the downstream end of said track between a first horizontal position in line with said porous moving track and a second position inclined downwardly from the horizontal at an inclined angle thereto;

    a downwardly inclined stationary plate positioning contiguous to said oscillating plate and acting an extension thereof when said oscillating plate is pivoted from the horizontal position to a downwardly inclined position;

    a rotary plate pivoted at its center, overlying said downwardly inclined plate and pivotable from a first position in line with said oscillating plate and being horizontal as an extension of said oscillating plate and said porous moving track to a position at right angles to said downwardly inclined stationary plate to partially wrap said contents;

    and at least one forming plate of U-shaped configuration, means for rotatably mounting said at least one forming plate about a horizontal axis, positioned above said downwardly inclined plate and having a straight portion extending from an arcutate portion terminating in an edge contactable with the top of said downwardly inclined plate so as to receive under gravity movement said cut film and said raw material partially wrapped about said contents and for facilitating further wrapping thereof prior to gravity discharge from said U-shaped forming plate as said forming plate rotates about said horizontal pivot axis.

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