IP Library Granted Patent US 11,617,376
Granted Patent B2
US 11,617,376 · App. 16/971,060 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Plant for producing a foodstuff

Inventor: Guido Knobel (Kreuzlingen, CH)
A23G1/205A23G1/26A23G7/02B25J11/0045
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Patent No.
US 11,617,376
App. No.
16/971,060
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an plant for producing foodstuff, in particular a chocolate article, in at least one mould ( 1 ) which can be tempered in at least one processing station ( 3, 8, 9 ) before and/or after the foodstuff is filled in, wherein the mould ( 1 ) being taken over in or at the processing station ( 3, 8, 9 ) by a robot ( 4 ) and being deposited for tempering, individual, separate trays ( 5 ) for the moulds ( 1 ) are provided in the processing station ( 3, 8, 9 ).

Claims (8)

1. Plant for producing foodstuff, in

at least one mould ( 1 ) which can be tempered in at least one processing station ( 3 , 8 , 9 ) before and/or after the foodstuff is filled in, wherein the mould ( 1 ) being taken over in or at the processing station ( 3 , 8 , 9 ) by a robot ( 4 ) and being deposited for tempering thereby, wherein,

in the processing station ( 3 , 8 , 9 ), individual, separate trays ( 5 ) for the moulds ( 1 ) are provided on a wall ( 6 - 6 . 3 ), wherein slots ( 12 ) for dispensing a tempering medium are located below and above the trays ( 5 ) in the wall ( 6 - 6 . 3 ), and wherein a tempering medium is guided in the trays ( 5 ).

2. Plant according to claim 1 , wherein the trays ( 5 ) only come into punctual or linear contact with the moulds ( 1 ).

3. Plant according to claim 2 , wherein the foodstuff is a chocolate article.

4. Plant according to claim 1 , wherein the trays ( 5 ) are U-shaped.

5. Plant according to claim 1 , wherein the trays ( 5 ) are tubular.

6. Plant according to claim 1 , wherein the foodstuff is a chocolate article.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 16, 2023
From: KW PATENTE AG
To: TNG SWISS AG
Reel/Frame 062998/0699 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KW PATENTE AG
To: TNG SWISS AG
Reel/Frame 060078/0040 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: KNOBEL, GUIDO
To: KW PATENTE AG
Reel/Frame 054090/0457 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 103 736.8 · Feb 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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