Apparatus for feeding a candy filling forced out of a conveyor into a rod forming apparatus

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said mounting means permits upward pivoting of said pipe means when said rod forming means pivots upwardly, whereby said tube means can follow the pivotal motions of said rod forming means and retain its position relative to said rod forming means.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the mounting means includes a movable pipe fitting means respectively interposed between respective ends of the pipe means and the conveyor means and the tube means.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the pipe means includes a first pipe of a synthetic resin material and a second pipe formed of a metallic material surrounding the first pipe.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the synthetic resin material is a low friction material.

Claim 8

An apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the synthetic resin material is polytetrafluoroethylene.

Claim 9

An apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the metallic material is steel.

Claim 10

An apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that means are provided for heating at least a portion of the pipe means.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that the heating means includes a heating jacket surrounding at least a portion of the second pipe.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the first pipe includes means at an inlet end thereof for fixing a position of the first pipe with respect to the second pipe.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that the fixing means comprises a flange.

Claim 16

An apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that each of the movable pipe fittings includes a coupling cylinder means, pipe socket means for respectively communicating the pipe means with the conveyor means and the tube means, bore means for accommodating the pipe socket means, means for enabling an attachment of the respective coupling cylinder means to the conveyor means and the tube means, and housing means for pivotally accommodating the coupling cylinder means.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that each of the coupling cylinder means further includes a transversely extending opening for enabling the pipe socket means to pivot with the coupling cylinder means.

Claim 18

An apparatus according to claim 16, characterized in that each of the housing means has a cylindrically shaped interior for enabling a seating of the coupling cylinder means therein, and in that means are provided in the bore means for threadably securing the pipe socket means therein.

Claim 19

An apparatus according to claim 17, characterized in that flange means are provided in each of the housing means for enabling the respective housing means to be attached to the conveyor means and tube means.

Claim 20

Apparatus for manufacturing candy with a hard outer coating made from a candy composition and a hard filling, comprising: (1) conveyor means; (2) rod forming means having conical rollers for forming the candy composition into a final shape; (3) tube means for feeding the hard filling into said rod forming means to a space between said conical rollers where said filling can be coated with a candy coating material applied to said rollers; (4) rigid pipe means disposed between an outlet of said conveyor means and an inlet of said tube means, said rigid pipe means being able to withstand the pressures produced in the conveyor means to pass the hard filling through the tube means and into said rod formng means; and (5) mounting means hingedly mounting respective ends of said pipe means to the conveyor means and the tube means.

Claim 21

Apparatus for manufacturing candy with a hard outer coating made from a candy composition and a hard filling, comprising: (1) conveyor means; (2) rod forming means having conical rollers for forming the candy composition into a final shape; (3) tube means for feeding the hard filling into said rod forming means to a space between said conical rollers where said filling can be coated with a candy coating material applied to said rollers; (4) rigid pipe means disposed between an outlet of said conveyor means and an inlet of said tube means, said rigid pipe means being able to withstand the pressures produced in the conveyor means to pass the hard filling through the tube means and into said rod formng means; and (5) mounting means hingedly mounting respective ends of said pipe means to the conveyor means and the tube means.

Claim 22

An apparatus according to claim 19, characterized in that said conveying means is a screw extruder.

Claim 23

An apparatus according to claim 19, characterized in that said mounting means permits upward pivoting of said pipe means when said rod forming means pivots upwardly, whereby said tube means can follow the pivotal motions of said rod forming means and retain its position relative to said rod forming means.

Claim 24

An apparatus according to claim 19, characterized in that means are provided for heating at least a portion of the pipe means.

Claim 25

An apparatus according to claim 19, characterized in that the mounting means includes a movable pipe fitting means respectively interposed between respective ends of the pipe means and the conveyor means and tube means.

Claim 26

An apparatus according to claim 19, characterized in that the pipe means includes a first pipe of a synthetic resin material and a second pipe formed of a metallic material surrounding the first pipe.

Claim 27

An apparatus according to claim 24, characterized in that the synthetic resin material is a low friction material.

Claim 28

An apparatus according to claim 25, characterized in that the synthetic resin material is polytetrafluoroethylene.

Claim 29

An apparatus according to claim 24, 25, or 26, characterized in that the metallic material is steel.