公开(公告)号：US09339964B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US13581002

申请日：2011-02-25

申请人： Roderick Andrew Haines ,  Stuart Mark Banister ,  Finbarr Charles Ronald Williamson ,  Simon Philip Jelley ,  Andrew Christopher Bufton ,  Gavin Bown

发明人： Roderick Andrew Haines ,  Stuart Mark Banister ,  Finbarr Charles Ronald Williamson ,  Simon Philip Jelley ,  Andrew Christopher Bufton ,  Gavin Bown

IPC分类号： A23P1/12 ,  B29C47/08 ,  A23G1/00 ,  A23G3/34 ,  A23G3/02 ,  A23P1/08 ,  A23G3/54 ,  A23G3/20 ,  A23L1/00 ,  A23G7/00 ,  B29C47/92 ,  B29C47/00 ,  A21C11/16

CPC分类号： B29C47/0876 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A23G1/0056 ,  A23G1/0059 ,  A23G3/0021 ,  A23G3/0023 ,  A23G3/0068 ,  A23G3/0247 ,  A23G3/2015 ,  A23G3/54 ,  A23G3/545 ,  A23G7/0068 ,  A23P20/25 ,  A23P30/20 ,  A23P30/25 ,  B29C47/0066 ,  B29C47/92 ,  B29C2947/92104 ,  B29C2947/92142 ,  B29C2947/926 ,  B29C2947/92619 ,  B29C2947/92628 ,  B29C2947/92638

摘要： A method of extruding products comprises varying the rate of flow of at least one material (12) through an extrusion aperture in a die (10). The method may be used to produce an extrudate body (16) whose cross-sectional area varies along its length or to produce an extrudate body comprising two or more different materials in which the proportions of the materials varies along its length. Apparatus (11) for carrying out the method comprises an extrusion die (10) defining an extrusion aperture and a material delivery system for delivering the material(s) to the die in a suitable condition for extrusion. A control system is operative to vary the rate of flow of the material. The control system may comprise a flow control mechanism (240) in a supply path for the first material upstream from the die (10). The flow control mechanism (240) may be operative to vary the volume of the supply path and may comprise a fluid actuated resiliently deformable flexible element. The method and apparatus are particularly suited for manufacturing food products, especially confectionery products such as chocolate bars.

摘要翻译： 挤出产品的方法包括通过模具（10）中的挤出孔改变至少一种材料（12）的流动速率。 该方法可用于生产其横截面积沿其长度变化的挤出物体（16），或者产生包含两种或更多种不同材料的挤出物体，其中材料的比例沿其长度变化。 用于执行该方法的装置（11）包括限定挤出孔的挤出模头（10）和用于在合适的挤出条件下将材料输送到模具的材料输送系统。 控制系统可操作以改变材料的流动速率。 控制系统可以包括在模具（10）上游的第一材料的供给路径中的流量控制机构（240）。 流量控制机构（240）可以用于改变供应路径的体积，并且可以包括流体致动的可弹性变形的柔性元件。 该方法和装置特别适用于制造食品，特别是糖果产品如巧克力棒。

公开(公告)号：US09028733B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-12

申请号：US13627409

申请日：2012-09-26

申请人： General Mills IP Holdings II, LLC

发明人： James N Weinstein ,  Kevin Wright

IPC分类号： B29C47/06 ,  B29C47/36 ,  B29C47/70 ,  A23L1/164 ,  A23G4/04 ,  A23L1/00 ,  A23P1/12 ,  A21C11/16

CPC分类号： A23P30/25 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A23G4/043 ,  A23L7/117

摘要： An apparatus for forming a single extrudable food stream such as a cooked cereal dough into a plurality of differently colored and/or flavored dough streams is disclosed including an extruder having screw augers for advancing a plastic food mass, a head or manifold for dividing the plastic food mass into a plurality of substreams each in turn in fluid communication with a plurality of sub-divided dough passageways, and a die head having a plurality of die ports. Each subpassage is separately supplied an additive and has disposed therein a multiplicity of in-line static mixer elements to admix the additive into the substreams of the plastic food mass before passage through the die ports. In a preferred form, first and second substreams are intermixed in a non-homogenous manner before reaching the exit ports. The extrudates are severed into individual pieces by a rotary cutter.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将单个可挤压食品流如煮熟的谷物面团形成多个不同颜色和/或调味的生面团流的装置，包括具有推进塑料食品的螺旋推进器的挤出机，用于分割塑料的头部或歧管 将食物块分成多个子流，每个子流依次与多个分开的面团通道流体连通，以及具有多个模口的模头。 每个子通道单独供应添加剂，并且在其中设置有多个在线静态混合器元件，以在通过模头端口之前将添加剂混合到塑料食品块的子流中。 在优选形式中，第一和第二子流在到达出口之前以非均匀的方式混合。 通过旋转切割机将挤出物切割成单独的片。

公开(公告)号：US20150056335A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-26

申请号：US13974256

申请日：2013-08-23

申请人： Elwha LLC

发明人： SAMUEL J. FAHEY-BURKE ,  NATHAN P. MYHRVOLD ,  HUAN LARISSA ZHOU

IPC分类号： A21D13/00 ,  A21D8/06 ,  A21C11/16

CPC分类号： A21D8/06 ,  A21C9/04 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A21D13/11 ,  A21D13/37 ,  A21D13/41

摘要： An improved system and method to produce a bread product is disclosed. Bread products that produced with the system and method are also disclosed. The bread products are intended for commercial manufacture with high volume and efficiency. The system and method produce bread products from multiple dough components; one dough component provides an interior core; another dough product provides an exterior layer. When the bread product is baked, a multi-component bread product is formed where the crumb is provided by the dough component of the interior core and the crust is provided by exterior surface of the dough component of the exterior layer. Any of a wide variety of types and forms and shapes and sizes and etc. of bread products may be produced. The system and method may be performed using any of a wide variety of production techniques. Each dough component may be formulated (and may include an improver) to facilitate the operation of the system and method and to provide a tasteful and appealing bread product.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于生产面包产品的改进的系统和方法。 还披露了用该系统和方法生产的面包产品。 面包产品用于商业制造，具有高容量和高效率。 该系统和方法从多个面团部件生产面包产品; 一个面团部件提供内部芯部; 另一个面团产品提供外部层。 当面包产品被烘烤时，形成多组分面包产品，其中面包屑由内芯的面团部件提供，并且外壳由外层的面团部件的外表面提供。 可以生产面包产品的各种类型和形式，形状和尺寸等的任何一种。 可以使用各种各样的生产技术中的任何一种进行系统和方法。 每个面团组分可以配制（并且可以包括改进剂）以促进系统和方法的操作并且提供有味且吸引人的面包产品。

公开(公告)号：US08944798B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US13161735

申请日：2011-06-16

申请人： Norbert Gimmler ,  Helbert David Almeida Dominguez ,  Charles Bernath ,  Charles A. Smith ,  Penny Engle

发明人： Norbert Gimmler ,  Helbert David Almeida Dominguez ,  Charles Bernath ,  Charles A. Smith ,  Terry Engle

IPC分类号： B29C47/06 ,  A21C11/16 ,  A23P1/12 ,  B29C47/00 ,  B29C47/30 ,  B29C47/04 ,  B29C47/86

CPC分类号： B29C47/06 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A23P30/25 ,  B29C47/0011 ,  B29C47/0023 ,  B29C47/043 ,  B29C47/30 ,  B29C47/864

摘要： A gas assisted co-extrusion apparatus includes a co-extrusion die in communication with an extruder. A nozzle that is defined by a bore in the co-extrusion die extends about a nozzle axis to a nozzle exit of the co-extrusion die. An injector extends through the bore of the co-extrusion die along the nozzle axis. The injector and nozzle together form a dough into a rope that is tubular with a wall portion and an inner cavity surrounded by the wall portion as the dough is extruded out of the nozzle exit and about the injector. A compressed gas source provides a compressed gas out of an injector outlet and into the inner cavity of the rope to radially stretch the wall portion of the rope as the rope is dispersed from the injector. The co-extrusion die is spaced from the extruder to define a void therebetween. A delivery system delivers an entrainable material to the compressed gas in a pipe. The pipe is connected to an injector inlet of the injector in the void. This allows the pipe to operate within the ambient temperature of the environment and for the entrainable material to be entrained into the compressed gas prior to being introduced into the injector.

摘要翻译： 气体辅助共挤出装置包括与挤出机连通的共挤出模头。 由共挤出模具中的孔限定的喷嘴围绕喷嘴轴线延伸到共挤出模头的喷嘴出口。 喷射器沿着喷嘴轴线延伸穿过共挤出模头的孔。 注射器和喷嘴一起形成一根绳，该绳索是具有壁部分的管状的，并且当面团从喷嘴出口和喷射器周围挤出时，内壁由壁部分包围。 压缩气体源将喷射器出口中的压缩气体提供到绳索的内腔中，以在绳索从喷射器分散时径向拉伸绳索的壁部分。 共挤出模具与挤出机间隔开以在它们之间形成空隙。 输送系统将可夹带材料输送到管道中的压缩气体。 管道在空隙中连接到注射器的注射器入口。 这允许管道在环境的环境温度下操作，并且在引入到喷射器中之前将可夹带材料夹带到压缩气体中。

公开(公告)号：US08899953B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US13377248

申请日：2010-06-04

申请人： Andrew Bufton

发明人： Andrew Bufton

IPC分类号： B29C47/06 ,  B29C47/08 ,  B29C47/12 ,  A23G3/20 ,  A23P1/12 ,  A23G3/34 ,  A21C11/16 ,  B29C47/00

CPC分类号： A23P1/125 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A23G3/0068 ,  A23G3/2015 ,  A23P30/25 ,  B29C47/003 ,  B29C47/0057 ,  B29C47/12 ,  B29C47/128

摘要： An extrusion die head for the extrusion of hollow or center-filled shapes as well as apparatus comprising the extrusion die head and methods employing the die head. The extrusion die head (10) is for the preparation of a plurality of center-filled products (34) of varying composition wherein each product comprises a first (filling) material and a second (outer) material. The die head comprises at least one tube (22) such that a first material may be extruded through the tube or tubes and a second material may be extruded around the tube or tubes. The location and the number of the tubes may be customized to vary the location and amount of the first material relative to the second material and thereby vary the composition of the center-filled product. The extrusion die head apparatus comprises a sleeve (40) enclosing the die head. In one embodiment a first material is conveyed from one or more first apertures (18) via one or more tubes (22) to one or more second apertures (20) where it is extruded. Simultaneously, a second material is supplied directly to the remaining second apertures (20) where it is extruded.

摘要翻译： 用于挤出中空或中心填充形状的挤出模头以及包括挤出模头的装置和采用模头的方法。 挤出模头（10）用于制备多种不同组成的中心填充产品（34），其中每个产品包括第一（填充）材料和第二（外部）材料。 模头包括至少一个管（22），使得第一材料可以通过管或挤出件挤出，并且第二材料可以围绕管或管挤出。 可以定制管的位置和数量以改变第一材料相对于第二材料的位置和数量，从而改变中心填充产品的组成。 挤出模头装置包括封装模头的套筒（40）。 在一个实施例中，第一材料经由一个或多个管（22）从一个或多个第一孔（18）输送到其中挤出的一个或多个第二孔（20）。 同时，将第二材料直接供应到其中被挤出的其余第二孔（20）。

公开(公告)号：US08673192B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US13846233

申请日：2013-03-18

申请人： General Mills, Inc.

发明人： James N Weinstein ,  James M Olive ,  Peter A Huberg ,  Laurie Burgess ,  Thomas Leuhrs ,  Jennifer M Mcaab

IPC分类号： B29C47/88 ,  A23P1/12

CPC分类号： A23P1/125 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A23P30/25 ,  B29C47/0004 ,  B29C47/0014

摘要： Apparatus and methods for fabricating food items include extruding a first hot plastic food mass through multiple passages and co-extruding a second hot plastic food mass through a feed stem received in each of the multiple passages and through nozzles. Each nozzle includes a first portion in communication with the feed stem but not the passage and a second portion in communication with the passage but not the feed stem. The nozzles are rotatable in gearing relation with the drive gear of a servomotor. The co-extruded ropes are conveyed at a linear speed rate less than or equal to the discharge speed from the nozzles, cooled, and cut into individual pieces in the form of peelably separable strands.

摘要翻译： 用于制造食品的装置和方法包括通过多个通道挤出第一热塑料食物块，并且通过接收在每个多个通道中的进料杆和通过喷嘴共同挤出第二热塑料食物块。 每个喷嘴包括与进料杆连通而不是通道的第一部分和与通道连通而不是进料杆的第二部分。 喷嘴可以与伺服电动机的驱动齿轮传动关系。 共挤出的绳索以小于或等于从喷嘴的排出速度的线速度输送，冷却，并以可剥离的可分离的股线的形式切割成单独的片。

公开(公告)号：US08158179B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US12527012

申请日：2008-02-13

申请人： Jean-Marie Bouvier ,  Daniel Durand ,  Gilles Maller ,  Anne Perenon

发明人： Jean-Marie Bouvier ,  Daniel Durand ,  Gilles Maller ,  Anne Perenon

IPC分类号： A23P1/12

CPC分类号： A21C11/163 ,  A21C11/20 ,  A21D2/36 ,  A21D2/364 ,  A21D8/02 ,  A23P30/25 ,  A23P30/34

摘要： The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of an expanded edible food product obtained by cooking-extrusion and containing solid inclusions having a size larger than 0.5 mm.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种连续生产膨化食用食品的方法，该食品通过烹饪挤压得到并含有尺寸大于0.5mm的固体夹杂物。

公开(公告)号：US20110311669A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-22

申请号：US13161735

申请日：2011-06-16

申请人： Norbert GIMMLER ,  Helbert David ALMEIDA DOMINGUEZ ,  Charles BERNATH ,  Charles A. SMITH ,  Terry ENGLE ,  Penny ENGLE

发明人： Norbert GIMMLER ,  Helbert David ALMEIDA DOMINGUEZ ,  Charles BERNATH ,  Charles A. SMITH ,  Terry ENGLE ,  Penny ENGLE

IPC分类号： B29C47/06

CPC分类号： B29C47/06 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A23P30/25 ,  B29C47/0011 ,  B29C47/0023 ,  B29C47/043 ,  B29C47/30 ,  B29C47/864

摘要： A gas assisted co-extrusion apparatus includes a co-extrusion die in communication with an extruder. A nozzle that is defined by a bore in the co-extrusion die extends about a nozzle axis to a nozzle exit of the co-extrusion die. An injector extends through the bore of the co-extrusion die along the nozzle axis. The injector and nozzle together form a dough into a rope that is tubular with a wall portion and an inner cavity surrounded by the wall portion as the dough is extruded out of the nozzle exit and about the injector. A compressed gas source provides a compressed gas out of an injector outlet and into the inner cavity of the rope to radially stretch the wall portion of the rope as the rope is dispersed from the injector. The co-extrusion die is spaced from the extruder to define a void therebetween. A delivery system delivers an entrainable material to the compressed gas in a pipe. The pipe is connected to an injector inlet of the injector in the void. This allows the pipe to operate within the ambient temperature of the environment and for the entrainable material to be entrained into the compressed gas prior to being introduced into the injector.

摘要翻译： 气体辅助共挤出装置包括与挤出机连通的共挤出模头。 由共挤出模具中的孔限定的喷嘴围绕喷嘴轴线延伸到共挤出模头的喷嘴出口。 喷射器沿着喷嘴轴线延伸穿过共挤出模头的孔。 注射器和喷嘴一起形成一根绳，该绳索是具有壁部分的管状的，并且当面团从喷嘴出口和喷射器周围挤出时，内壁由壁部分包围。 压缩气体源将喷射器出口中的压缩气体提供到绳索的内腔中，以在绳索从喷射器分散时径向拉伸绳索的壁部分。 共挤出模具与挤出机间隔开以在它们之间形成空隙。 输送系统将可夹带材料输送到管道中的压缩气体。 管道在空隙中连接到注射器的注射器入口。 这允许管道在环境的环境温度下操作，并且在引入到喷射器中之前将可夹带材料夹带到压缩气体中。

公开(公告)号：US20110250337A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-13

申请号：US12758441

申请日：2010-04-12

申请人： JAMES N. WEINSTEIN ,  Kevin Wright

发明人： JAMES N. WEINSTEIN ,  Kevin Wright

IPC分类号： A21C3/04 ,  A21C11/16 ,  A23P1/12

CPC分类号： A23P30/25 ,  A21C11/163 ,  A23G4/043 ,  A23L7/117

摘要： An apparatus (10) for forming a single extrudable food stream such as a cooked cereal dough into a plurality of differently colored and/or flavored dough streams is disclosed including an extruder (12) having screw augers (15) for advancing a plastic food mass, a head or manifold (118) for dividing the plastic food mass into a plurality of substreams each in turn in fluid communication with a plurality of sub-divided dough passageways, and a die head (30) having a plurality of die ports (40). Each subpassage is separately supplied an additive and has disposed therein a multiplicity of in-line static mixer elements (59) to admix the additive into the substreams of the plastic food mass before passage through the die ports (40). In a preferred form, first and second substreams are intermixed in a non-homogenous manner before reaching the exit ports (40). The extrudates are severed into individual pieces (158) by a rotary cutter (36).

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将单个可挤压食品流（例如煮熟的谷物面团）形成多个不同颜色和/或调味的面团流的装置（10），包括具有螺旋推进器（15）的挤出机（12），用于推进塑料食品块 ，用于将所述塑料食物块分成多个子流的头部或歧管（118），所述多个子流依次与多个分割的面团通路流体连通;以及具有多个模口（40）的模头（30） ）。 每个子通道单独供应添加剂并且在其中设置有多个在线静态混合器元件（59），以在通过模头端口（40）之前将添加剂混合到塑料食品块的子流中。 在优选形式中，第一和第二子流在到达出口（40）之前以非均匀的方式混合。 通过旋转切割器（36）将挤出物切割成单个片（158）。

公开(公告)号：US20110081438A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-07

申请号：US12898167

申请日：2010-10-05

申请人： Thomas B. HUNTER

发明人： Thomas B. HUNTER

IPC分类号： A21C11/10 ,  B29C47/06 ,  A21C11/16

CPC分类号： A21C11/163 ,  A21C11/10 ,  A23P30/25 ,  B29C48/0022 ,  B29C48/06 ,  B29C48/12 ,  B29C48/29 ,  B29C48/298 ,  B29C48/30 ,  B29C48/304 ,  B29C48/49 ,  B29C2793/0027 ,  B29K2105/16 ,  B29L2009/00

摘要： A die and cutter assembly for an extruder includes an elongated extrusion member having a first, open end and a second, closed end. The first, open end is attachable in fluid communication with a first manifold of the extruder, and the second, closed end is formed by a removable extrusion end cap. An extension is formed on the elongated extrusion member. A filling passageway is formed in a wall of the elongated extrusion member, which is attachable to a second manifold of the extruder. A first filling passageway extension is in communication with and removably mounted to the filling passageway. The first filling passageway extension generally transverse to the filling passageway and extends into the extension of the elongated extrusion member. An extrusion die is formed on the extension of the elongated extrusion member. A cutter member has an opened drivable end, an elongated cutter wall, and an opened cutter end with a cutting surface for cutting extrudate to a desired length as the extrudate exits the die. The cutter member is disposed at least partially over and reciprocally slideable on the extrusion wall and operably connectable at the drivable end to a drive device of the extruder for reciprocatably sliding the cutting surface of the cutter member over and away from the extrusion die.

摘要翻译： 用于挤出机的模具和切割器组件包括具有第一开口端和第二封闭端的细长挤压构件。 第一开口端可与挤出机的第一歧管流体连通，并且第二封闭端由可移除的挤出端盖形成。 在细长挤压构件上形成延伸部。 填充通道形成在细长挤出构件的壁中，该壁可附接到挤出机的第二歧管。 第一填充通道延伸部与填充通道连通并可移除地安装到填充通道。 第一填充通道延伸部大致横向于填充通道并延伸到细长挤压构件的延伸部中。 挤压模具形成在细长挤压件的延伸部上。 切割器构件具有可打开的可驱动端，细长的切割器壁和具有切割表面的打开的切割器端，用于当挤出物离开模具时将挤出物切割成期望的长度。 切割器构件至少部分地设置在挤出壁上并可往复滑动，并且在可驱动的端部处可操作地连接到挤出机的驱动装置，用于使切割器构件的切割表面往复运动地滑动并远离挤出模头。