Filled edible product, and system and method for production of a filled edible product
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A21C-009/00
A21C-009/06
A23P-001/00
출원번호
US-0921900
(2004-08-20)
등록번호
US-7337708
(2008-03-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Rothamel,Richard J.
Hawley,Lawrence
Barnvos,Donald
Juravic,Davor
Rabe,Jeffrey
Keehn,Bill
Letinich,Bruno
Bautista,Steven
출원인 / 주소
Rothamel,Richard J.
Hawley,Lawrence
Barnvos,Donald
Juravic,Davor
Rabe,Jeffrey
Keehn,Bill
Letinich,Bruno
Bautista,Steven
대리인 / 주소
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
9인용 특허 :
58
초록▼
An edible product includes an edible outer cover component in which is located an inner edible component. A system for producing the edible product includes an arrangement for delivering the edible product in the form of an elongated rope-type product to a crimping apparatus. The crimping apparatus
An edible product includes an edible outer cover component in which is located an inner edible component. A system for producing the edible product includes an arrangement for delivering the edible product in the form of an elongated rope-type product to a crimping apparatus. The crimping apparatus receives the longitudinal rope-like product for crimping the longitudinal rope to separate the longitudinal rope into individual edible products.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A system for producing an edible product that includes an edible inner component made from a first material and an edible outer cover component substantially completely encapsulating the edible inner component, comprising: a first material source for supplying a first edible
What is claimed is: 1. A system for producing an edible product that includes an edible inner component made from a first material and an edible outer cover component substantially completely encapsulating the edible inner component, comprising: a first material source for supplying a first edible material; a second material source for supplying a second edible material; an extruder for continuously coextruding the first edible material and the second material source to produce an elongated rope of edible product, the extruder including a manifold having a first conduit connected to the first material source and a second conduit connected to the second material source, the first conduit being positioned within the second conduit to produce during coextrusion a continuous longitudinal rope comprised of the first edible material surrounded by the second edible material; a crimping apparatus which receives the longitudinal rope extruded from the extruder for crimping the longitudinal rope to separate the longitudinal rope into individual edible products, the crimping apparatus including a first movable member and an opposing second movable member, the first and second movable members being connected to a drive source for moving the first and second movable members, the first movable member having a plurality of protruding crimping elements positioned to define compression points with the second movable member as the crimping elements move into confronting relation with the second movable member during movement of the first and second movable members, the first and second movable members moving at a same speed and in a same direction at the compression point, and the longitudinal rope being received in the compression point with the longitudinal rope being compressed between the crimping element and the second movable member to separate the longitudinal rope into a plurality of individual edible products; a plurality of protruding crimping elements on the second movable member; and an alignment mechanism for aligning the crimping elements on the first movable member with respective crimping elements on the second movable member at the compression point. 2. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first movable member is an endless chain and the ceimping element on the first movable member are substanially equally spaced apart. 3. The system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the plurality of crimping elements on the first movable member are substantially equally spaced apart. 4. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first movable member is an endless chain and the second movable member is an endless chain. 5. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the plurality of crimping elements on the first movable member are each hemispherically shaped. 6. The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the manifold possesses an oval-shaped nozzle through which the longitudinal rope is extruded. 7. The system as set forth in claim 5, wherein a top of the crimping elements on the first movable member is knurled. 8. A system for producing an edible product comprising: means for cooking first edible material and extruding the cooked first edible material to a manifold; a pump for pumping a second edible material into the manifold so that the second edible material, which is of a different composition from the first edible material, is inside the first edible material, to produce a longitudinal rope of edible material that exits the manifold; a rotatably drivable first carrier which carries a plurality of first crimping elements; a rotatably drivable second carrier which carries a plurality of second crimping elements; the first and second carriers being positioned relative to one another to cause the first and second crimping elements, during rotary driving of the first and second carriers, to move into opposing relation to one another in successively opposed pairs in a nip region to which the longitudinal rope is fed, with each opposed pair being comprised of one of the first crimping elements of the first carrier and one of the second crimping elements of the second carrier which together apply a crimping force to the longitudinal rope in the nip region to crimp the longitudinal rope at spaced apart locations along a length of the longitudinal rope and thereby divide the longitudinal rope into individual edible products each having first and second crimped ends; the first and second carriers and the first and second crimping elements on the first and second carriers being positioned to cause two opposing pairs of the crimping elements to apply crimping forces to the longitudinal rope at spaced apart locations at the same time so that the crimping force applied at one location to form the first crimped end continues to be applied to the longitudinal rope as the crimping force is applied at a next successive location on the longitudinal rope to form the second crimped; and wherein adjacent pairs of the first crimping elements of the first carrier form first crimping devices and adjacent pairs of the second crimping elements of the second carrier form second crimping devices, the opposed pairs of crimping elements in the nip region being aligned by an alignment bar extending from at least some of the first crimping devices, each alignment bar extending from one of the first crimping devices and being fitted between the two second crimping elements forming one of the second crimping devices of the second carrier. 9. The system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the alignment bar has a round cross-section. 10. The system as set forth in claim 8, including a spring associated with the first carrier which applies a force to the first carrier urging the first crimping elements on the first carrier into contacting engagement with the second crimping elements on the second carrier at the nip region. 11. The system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the first and second carriers are endless chains. 12. The system as set forth in claim 8, including a respective spring associated with each of the first and second carriers to apply a force to the respective carrier urging the first crimping elements on the first carrier and the second crimping elements on the second carrier into contacting engagement with one another at the nip region. 13. The system as set forth in claim 8, wherein the means for cooking is an extruder that cooks the first edible material to a temperature of at least 180�� F. 14. A system for producing an edible product comprising: an extruder for extruding a longitudinal rope of edible material comprising an edible outer component and an edible inner component within the edible outer component, the inner and outer components being of different compositions; a first endless chain which passes around a first pair of sprockets each having a respective rotation axis, and the rotation axis of each of the first pair of sprockets being spaced apart from one another, one of the sprockets of the first pair being rotatably driven to move the first endless chain; a second endless chain which passes around a second pair of sprockets each having a respective rotation axis, and the rotation axis of each of the second pair of sprockets being spaced apart from one another, one of the sprockets of the second pair being rotatably driven to move the second endless chain; a plurality of first crimping elements provided on the first endless chain; a plurality of second crimping elements provided on the second endless chain; the first and second endless chains being positioned relative to one another to cause the first and second crimping elements, during movement of the first and second endless chains, to move into opposing relation to one another in successively opposed pairs in a nip region to which the longitudinal rope is fed, with each opposed pair being comprised of one of the first crimping elements and one of the second crimping elements which together apply a crimping force to the longitudinal rope in the nip region to crimp the longitudinal rope at spaced apart locations along a length of the longitudinal rope; and wherein adjacent pairs of the first crimping elements of the first endless chain form first crimping devices and adjacent pairs of the second crimping elements of the second endless chain form second crimping devices, the opposed pairs of crimping elements in the nip region being aligned by an alignment bar extending from at least some of the first crimping devices, each alignment bar extending from one of the first crimping devices and being fitted between the two second crimping elements forming one of the second crimping devices of the second endless chain. 15. The system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the alignment bar has a round cross-section. 16. The system as set forth in claim 14, including a spring associated with the first endless chain which applies a force to the first endless chain urging the first crimping elements of the first endless chain into contacting engagement with the second crimping elements of the second endless chain at the nip region. 17. The system as set forth in claim 14, including a respective spring associated with each of the first and second endless chains applying a force to the respective endless chain urging the first crimping elements on the first endless chain and the second crimping elements on the second endless chain into contacting engagement with one another at the nip region. 18. The system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the first endless chain is longer than the second endless chain. 19. The system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the first and second endless chains are horizontally arranged. 20. The system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the first and second endless chains are diagonally arranged. 21. The system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the first and second endless chains are vertically arranged. 22. A system for producing an edible product comprising: means for cooking first edible material and extruding the cooked first edible material to a manifold; a pump for pumping a second edible material into the manifold so that the second edible material, which is of a different composition from the first edible material, is inside the first edible material, to produce a longitudinal rope of edible material that exits the manifold; an endless chain which passes around a pair of sprockets each having a respective rotation axis, with the rotation axis of each of the sprockets being spaced apart from one another and one of the sprockets being rotatably driven to move the endless chain; a plurality of crimping elements provided on the endless chain which move together with the endless chain; the crimping elements being spaced apart from one another on the endless chain and applying a crimping force to the longitudinal rope during movement of the endless chain to crimp the longitudinal rope and divide the longitudinal rope into individual edible products each having first and second crimped ends; the crimping elements being arranged to apply the crimping force to the longitudinal rope at two spaced apart locations at the same time so that the crimping force applied at one location by one of the crimping elements to form the first crimped end continues to be applied to the longitudinal rope as the crimping force is applied by another of the crimping elements at a next successive location along the longitudinal rope to form the second crimped end; and a spring associated with the endless chain which applies an outwardly directed urging force to the endless chain and the crimping elements provided on the endless chain. 23. The system as set forth in claim 22, wherein adjacent pairs of the crimping elements of the endless chain form unitary crimping devices attached to the endless chain by an attachment portion. 24. The system as set forth in claim 22, wherein the endless chain is horizontally arranged. 25. The system as set forth in claim 22, wherein the means for cooking is an extruder that cooks the first edible material to a temperature of at least 180�� F.
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