CA2464431A1 - Ultrasonic rotary forming of food products - Google Patents

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CA2464431A1
CA2464431A1 CA002464431A CA2464431A CA2464431A1 CA 2464431 A1 CA2464431 A1 CA 2464431A1 CA 002464431 A CA002464431 A CA 002464431A CA 2464431 A CA2464431 A CA 2464431A CA 2464431 A1 CA2464431 A1 CA 2464431A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G3/00—Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products
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    • A23G3/0252—Apparatus in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum, an endless band, or by a drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding, transfer moulding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G3/00—Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products
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    • A23G3/2023—Manufacture of filled articles, composite articles, multi-layered articles the material being shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum, an endless band or by drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the materials on a surface or an article being completed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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Abstract

A system and method of ultrasonic rotary forming food products is provided. The system (400) includes a first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel (412) including a first cavity (414) for receiving a food product and a secondary rotary wheel (418). The first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second rotary wheel rotate such that food product within the first cavity contacts the second rotary wheel to form an individually-formed food product. The product passes from the first cavity to form a single formed food product. The system also includes a food product delivery system for delivering food product to the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and the second rotary wheel. The second rotary wheel may also be an ultrasonically activated rotary wheel having cavities (420) formed on the outer circumferential edge (415) of the wheel. The food product delivery system may include a single food product delivery tube (424) that simultaneously delivers food product from the same stream to both rotary wheels.

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1. A system for ultrasonic rotary forming of food products, said system including:
a first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel including a first cavity for receiving a food product; and a second rotary wheel, said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second rotary wheel rotating such that food product within said first cavity contacts said second rotary wheel to form a food product.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein said food product dislodges from said first cavity upon continued rotation of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second rotary wheel.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein said second rotary wheel is an ultrasonically activated rotary wheel including a second cavity for receiving food product, said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel rotating such that food product within said first cavity contacts food product within said second cavity to form said food product.
4. The system of claim 1 further including a food product delivery system for delivering food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second rotary wheel.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein said second rotary wheel is an ultrasonically activated rotary wheel.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein said second rotary wheel has a smooth circumferential edge.
7. The system of claim 1 further including a food product delivery system wherein said food product delivery system is comprised of a first tube delivering a food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and a second tube delivering a food product to said second rotary wheel.
8. The system of claim 1 further including a food product delivery system wherein said food product delivery system is comprised of a food product delivery tube delivering a food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and to said second rotary wheel.
9. The system of claim 1 further including a first wiping shoe for wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and a second wiping shoe for wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said second rotary wheel.
10. The system of claim 1 further including an inclusion delivery system for providing an inclusion to said first cavity of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel.
11. The system of claim 10 further including an inclusion delivery system for providing an inclusion to said first cavity, and for providing an inclusion to said second cavity.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel includes a plurality of cavities for receiving food product, and wherein said second rotary wheel is a second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel including a plurality of cavities for receiving food product.
13. A system for ultrasonic rotary forming of food products, said system including:
a first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel including a first cavity for receiving a food product;

a second rotary wheel, said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second rotary wheel rotating such that food product within said first cavity contacts said second rotary wheel to form an individually-formed food product;
a food product delivery system for delivering food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second rotary wheel; and an inclusion delivery system for providing an inclusion to said first cavity of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein said food product passes from said first cavity upon continued rotation of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second rotary wheel.
15. The system of claim 13 wherein said second rotary wheel is an ultrasonically activated rotary wheel including a second cavity for receiving food product, wherein said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel rotate such that food product within said first cavity contacts food product within said second cavity to form a single food product, and wherein said inclusion delivery system provides an inclusion to said second cavity of said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel prior to said first cavity contacting said second cavity.
16. The system of claim 13 wherein said second rotary wheel has a smooth circumferential edge.
17. The system of claim 13 wherein said food product delivery system includes a hollow tube delivering a food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and a hollow tube delivering a food product to said second rotary wheel.
18. The system of claim 13 wherein said food product delivery system includes a food product delivery tube delivering a food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and to said second rotary wheel.
19. The system of claim 13 further including a first wiping shoe for wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and a second wiping shoe for wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said second rotary wheel.
20. The system of claim 13 wherein said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel includes a plurality of cavities for receiving food product, and wherein said second rotary wheel is a second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel including a plurality of cavities for receiving food product.
21. A system for ultrasonic rotary forming of food products, said system including:
a first ultrasonically activated, rotary wheel including a first cavity for receiving a food product; and a second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel including a second cavity for receiving food product, said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel rotating such that food product within said first cavity contacts food product within said second cavity to form a single food product.
22. The system of claim 21 wherein said single food product passes from said first and second cavities upon continued rotation of said first and second ultrasonically activated rotary wheels.
23. The system of claim 21 further including a food product delivery system for delivering food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel.
24. The system of claim 21 further including a food product delivery system wherein said food product delivery system is comprised of a first hollow tube delivering a food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and a second hollow tube delivering a food product to said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel.
25. The system of claim 21 further including a food product delivery system wherein said food product delivery system is comprised of a food product delivery tube delivering a food product to said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and to said second rotary wheel.
26. The system of claim 21 further including a first wiping shoe for wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and a second wiping shoe for wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel.
27. The system of claim 21 further including an inclusion delivery system for providing an inclusion to said first cavity, and for providing an inclusion to said second cavity.
28. The system of claim 21 wherein said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel includes a plurality of cavities for receiving food product, and said second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel includes a plurality of cavities for receiving food product.
29. A method of ultrasonically rotary forming food products, said method including:
depositing food product within a first cavity of a first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel;
rotating the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel in conjunction with a second rotary wheel; and contacting the food product in the first cavity with the second rotary wheel to form a food product.
30. The system of claim 29 further including passing the single food product from the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and the second rotary wheel upon continued rotation of the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and the second rotary wheel.
31. The method of claim 29 further including:
ultrasonically activating the second rotary wheel; and depositing food product within a second cavity of the second rotary wheel, wherein said contacting step includes contacting the food product within the first cavity with the food product within the second cavity to form a single food product.
32. The method of claim 29 further including ultrasonically activating the second rotary wheel.
33. The method of claim 29 further including forming a smooth circumferential edge on the second rotary wheel.
34. The method of claim 29 further including delivering food product to the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel with a first tube and delivering food product to the second rotary wheel with a second tube.
35. The method of claim 29 further including delivering food product to the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and the second rotary wheel with a food product delivery tube.
36. The method of claim 29 further including wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel with a first wiping shoe and wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said second rotary wheel with a second wiping shoe.
37. The method of claim 29 further including providing an inclusion to the first cavity of the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel prior to said contacting step.
38. The method of claim 31 further including providing an inclusion to the first cavity, and providing an inclusion to the second cavity prior to said contacting step.
39. A method of ultrasonically rotary forming food products, said method including:
depositing food product within a first cavity of a first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel;
depositing food product within a second cavity of a second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel;
rotating the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel in conjunction with the second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel; and contacting the food product in the first cavity with the food product in the second cavity of the second ultrasonically activated rotary wheel to form a food product.
40. The method of claim 39 further including dislodging the food product from the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and the second rotary wheel upon continued rotation of the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and the second rotary wheel.
41. The method of claim 39 further including delivering food product to the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel with a first tube and delivering food product to the second rotary wheel with a second tube.
42. The method of claim 39 further including delivering food product to the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel and the second rotary wheel with a food product delivery tube.
43. The method of claim 39 further including wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel with a first wiping shoe and wiping excess food product from an outer edge of said second rotary wheel with a second wiping shoe.
44. The method of claim 39 further including providing an inclusion to the first cavity of the first ultrasonically activated rotary wheel prior to said contacting step.
45. The method of claim 39 further including providing an inclusion to the first cavity, and providing an inclusion to the second cavity prior to said contacting step.
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