APPARATUS FOR GLAZING OF CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS FOR IMPARTING "MARBLING" APPEARANCE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: confectionery industry, in particular, obtaining of chocolate products with "marble" cover. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has at least one chocolate feeding device, at least one positioning device for receiving of chocolate from at least one feeding device and for feeding of chocolate in centrifugal direction onto confectionery product and providing desired glaze pattern. At least one positioning device is formed for directing of glaze onto confectionery product movable relative to said device. Positioning device has at least one rotating tube or bowl and overflow channel providing for controlled discharge of chocolate glaze and recirculation of excessive amounts thereof, and casing, which embraces at least one positioning device so that it is capable of picking up excessive glaze, which did not settle on confectionery product, and at least one drive for rotating of each positioning device at predetermined substantially constant speed. EFFECT: increased efficiency in providing double-layer chocolate glaze looking like "marble". 5 cl, 11 dwg, 7 ex