APPARATUS FOR PERIODICAL MIXING OF CONFECTIONERY MASS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: confectionery industry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has tempered mixing chamber, two mixing devices mounted within mixing chamber for rotation in opposite directions. Reversing auger is positioned below mixing devices. One end of reversing auger is inserted into discharge branch pipe fixed on front wall of mixing chamber. Molding die is mounted at discharge branch pipe outlet end. Mixing chamber has U-shaped inner surface and C-shaped channel extending in bottom and adapted for accommodating of reversing auger. Mixing devices are formed as cylindrical screw spirals. Discharge branch pipe is made tempered. Apparatus of such construction provides uniform temperature and structural-mechanical properties of produced mass in the process of discharging of this mass by reversing auger. EFFECT: simplified construction and improved quality of confectionery mass. 2 cl, 2 dwg, 2 tbl, 5 ex