Apparatus for coating ice confectionery with particulate material
First Claim
1. An apparatus for coating an article of ice confectionery with particulate material comprising:
- a coating unit comprising members for transporting articles of ice confectionery and for applying a liquid fatty material onto surfaces of the transported articles;
a conveyor comprising an endless belt which has an upper article transport run and a lower return run spaced apart one from the other and which is positioned for receiving articles from the unit for transporting the articles on the upper run;
a refrigeration table positioned below the belt upper run for cooling the upper run;
means positioned above the belt upper run for delivering a particulate material towards the upper run at a position on the upper run above the refrigeration table for covering upper and side surfaces of articles transported on the upper run with the particulate material for forming a bed of particulate material about the articles for obtaining articles which are coated with particulate material and positioned within the bed;
means positioned for separating the particulate material of the bed from the coated articles to recover excess particulate material; and
means for recycling the excess particulate material to the particulate material delivery means.
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying substances for coating articles of ice confectionery has a conveyor having an endless belt for transporting articles, and a refrigeration table is positioned below an upper run of the belt for cooling the upper run. A unit is provided for coating articles of ice confectionery with a fatty material and transporting the fatty-coated articles to the belt upper run. A unit for delivering particulate material is positioned above the endless belt upper run for delivering the material towards a position on the upper run above the refrigeration table for covering upper and side surfaces of articles transported on the upper run for forming a bed of particulate material about the articles for obtaining articles which are coated with particulate material and positioned within the bed. A further unit is positioned for separating particulate material of the bed from the coated articles and for recycling the separated particulate material.
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1. An apparatus for coating an article of ice confectionery with particulate material comprising:
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a coating unit comprising members for transporting articles of ice confectionery and for applying a liquid fatty material onto surfaces of the transported articles; a conveyor comprising an endless belt which has an upper article transport run and a lower return run spaced apart one from the other and which is positioned for receiving articles from the unit for transporting the articles on the upper run; a refrigeration table positioned below the belt upper run for cooling the upper run; means positioned above the belt upper run for delivering a particulate material towards the upper run at a position on the upper run above the refrigeration table for covering upper and side surfaces of articles transported on the upper run with the particulate material for forming a bed of particulate material about the articles for obtaining articles which are coated with particulate material and positioned within the bed; means positioned for separating the particulate material of the bed from the coated articles to recover excess particulate material; and means for recycling the excess particulate material to the particulate material delivery means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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