Apparatus and method for automatically controlling the speed of a candy forming machine
Patent 5458894 Issued on October 17, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 14, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 14, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus for molding a strand of caramel candy Method and apparatus for operating a conching device Patent #: 5156867 InventorsApplicationNo. 181685 filed on 01/14/1994US Classes:426/231, MEASURING, TESTING, OR CONTROLLING BY INANIMATE MEANS99/493, With condition-indicator425/140, Control means responsive to product weight or dimension425/141, Thickness425/145, Feed control of material en route to shaping area425/363, PRESS FORMING MEANS, PRESS RESHAPING MEANS, OR VULCANIZING MEANS IS ENDLESS SURFACE TYPE426/660ConfectionExaminersPrimary: Yeung, GeorgeAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA23G 001/00A23G 007/00 AbstractAn apparatus and method including controls for automatically controlling the operating speed of a candy forming machine to make candy pieces of the same size having uniform outer diameters. The candy forming machine itself includes a batch roller for rolling a batch of candy mass, a rope sizer for shaping and sizing the rolled candy mass into a candy rope, and a candy former for cutting and forming the candy rope into candy pieces. By monitoring the size of the candy mass in the batch roller, the machine automatically synchronizes both the speed of the rope sizer and the speed of the candy former to the rate at which candy is introduced into the batch roller. More specifically, the candy forming machine includes a mechanism for sensing a particular candy mass diameter in the batch roller and generating a corresponding signal to a speed control device. The speed control device is responsive to the respective signal generated by the sensing mechanism by either increasing, maintaining, or decreasing the speed of the candy former accordingly.Field of SearchMEASURING, TESTING, OR CONTROLLING BY INANIMATE MEANSForming rod, strand, sheet, or filament With cutting, or mechanically subdividing solid material, e.g., slicing, comminuting, slitting, etc. Confection Control means responsive to product weight or dimension Thickness Cutter control Feed control of material en route to shaping area PRESS FORMING MEANS, PRESS RESHAPING MEANS, OR VULCANIZING MEANS IS ENDLESS SURFACE TYPE With condition-indicator COMBINED | |
