Gum manufacturing system with loafing and conditioning features
US8226401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2948/92933
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Gum manufacturing machinery and method of manufacturing gum is illustrated in which a gum loafing machine generates loaves of finished gum that are then subsequently run through a gum conditioner to more uniformly set the temperature and viscosity of the gum material prior to further processing. Upon achieving the appropriate conditioning level, a further forming extruder may be used to generate a continuous gum ribbon for subsequent rolling and scoring operations. The gum conditioner may include vertically stacked conveyors that have different operational modes including a first mode that provides a serpentine path for a long residence time and a second mode that provides a cascading path that avoids or bypasses much of the length of some of the conveyors to provide a shorter residence time. The gum manufacturing machinery may be used in an adjustable manner so as to accommodate difference gum recipes for different batches of gum product.
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