Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOLDING A SNACK CHIP
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003030657
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
The system and method for molding a shaped snack chip use various components to form chips having depth such as a bowl-shaped tortilla chip. Essentially flat chip preforms are fed to a series of molds (64) disposed about a mold conveyor (68). The preforms are then passed along for shaping by a mold and plunger conveyor (60). A continuous conveyor (82) with plungers (80) extending outward is synchronized to operate in conjunction with the mold conveyor. At desired and determined intervals, a multiple of plungers extend downward and into the molds thereby molding the chip preforms into shaped chips. The shaped chips are evacuated from the molds and subjected to additional processing.
Inventors:
CHANDLER STEVEN THEODORE (US)
KLOCKENGA TERRY DALE (US)
ORR DANIEL EUGENE (US)
OUELLETTE EDWARD LEON (US)
RUEGG RICHARD JAMES (US)
WILLIAMS ALEXA W (US)
KLOCKENGA TERRY DALE (US)
ORR DANIEL EUGENE (US)
OUELLETTE EDWARD LEON (US)
RUEGG RICHARD JAMES (US)
WILLIAMS ALEXA W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/031915
Publication Date:
September 12, 2003
Filing Date:
October 04, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RECOT INC (US)
CHANDLER STEVEN THEODORE (US)
KLOCKENGA TERRY DALE (US)
ORR DANIEL EUGENE (US)
OUELLETTE EDWARD LEON (US)
RUEGG RICHARD JAMES (US)
WILLIAMS ALEXA W (US)
CHANDLER STEVEN THEODORE (US)
KLOCKENGA TERRY DALE (US)
ORR DANIEL EUGENE (US)
OUELLETTE EDWARD LEON (US)
RUEGG RICHARD JAMES (US)
WILLIAMS ALEXA W (US)
International Classes:
A21C11/02; A21C9/08; A21C11/00; A21C15/02; A21D8/00; A23G3/02; A23L1/164; A23P1/10; (IPC1-7): A23L1/00; A23P1/00
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