Apparatus for depositing chocolate chips and the like onto edibl

Details Apparatus for depositing chocolate chips and the like onto edibl Apparatus for depositing chocolate chips and the like onto edibl

1985-12-13

1987-04-07

McIntosh, John P.

Coating apparatus

Edible base or coating type

Projected of forced flow of coating material

118308, B05C 1900

Patent

active

046551611

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are provided for depositing chips of chocolate, fudge, and the like on food products. The apparatus comprises a hopper shaped to retain the chips therein, and a depositor roll having a peripheral surface with a plurality of recessed pockets into which the chips are received. A feed plate extends from an outlet portion of the hopper to the depositor roll at an elevation substantially commensurate with the longitudinal axis of the depositor roll. The feed plate preferably has a length which is greater than twice the dimension of one of the chips to form a dynamic, free-surface reservoir in which the chips temporarily pool prior to lodging in the depositor roll pockets. When the depositor roll is rotated, the chips continuously feed from the hopper, along the feed plate, and into the depositor roll pockets. The chips are gently swept upwardly in the pockets out of the chip reservoir, and deposited onto food products conveyed under the depositor roll, without breaking or smashing the chips.

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