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Title:
ガム製品の連続ドラム・コーティング
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4247120
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A continuous coating process 30 for chewing gum and bubble gum materials. Small cores or pieces of gum material 20 are introduced into inclined rotating drums 34, 34 ' in which heated air 52 is circulated and a coating solution 50 is applied (liquid or powder). The coating material is dried on the pieces of material, and a plurality of thin layers are formed on each of the cores or small pieces of material. A series of rotating drums can be provided to provide the requisite number or thickness of coating layers. In an alternate embodiment, initial coatings of material can be provided on the cores by a batch-type process before the materials are introduced into the continuous coating drums. The formulas for the coating solution can also be adjusted at different stages of the coating process in order to provide a more consistent and uniform coating.

Inventors:
Mark Diggerdy
Miles John Van Nikerk
Application Number:
JP2003548634A
Publication Date:
April 02, 2009
Filing Date:
November 11, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Cadbury Adams USA LLC
International Classes:
A23G3/20; A23G4/00; A23G3/26; A23G3/34; A23G4/02; A23G4/06; A23G4/20
Domestic Patent References:
JP62151138A
JP49042589B1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Chika Takagi
Junji Yuda
Shoji Miwa