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Conching device and method for conching a product mass

US11571004B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NETZCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH · DE

Inventors

Theron Harbs · Selb, DE
Matthias Kapp · Oak Park, US
Sergio Devegili · Pomerode, BR

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2018
Grant date	Feb 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24C15/20
WIPO fieldFood chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A conching apparatus having: a container, which forms an accommodating space for a product mass, a shaft, which is accommodated, at least in part, in the container and is designed to rotate about its longitudinal axis, and at least one conching tool, which is coupled to the shaft for joint rotation therewith, the conching tool therefore, during conching operation of the conching apparatus, moving in a first direction of circulation along a circulatory path. The conching tool here includes an operative surface, which is directed towards the inner wall of the container and is designed such that a radial gap between the inner wall of the container and the operative surface decreases, at least in part, counter to the first direction of circulation. The invention also relates to a method for conching a product mass.

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