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EP-4454474-B1 - METHOD FOR MAKING CONFECTIONS

EP4454474B1EP 4454474 B1EP4454474 B1EP 4454474B1EP-4454474-B1

Inventors

  • NEGISHI, Atsushi

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20240328

Claims (8)

  1. A method for manufacturing a confection, comprising the following steps of: a filling step (S2) of filling at the same time a first raw material (21b) in a first color into a first mold (41), and filling a second raw material (22b) in a second color into a second mold (42), wherein the filling step (S2) includes a moving step (S1) of moving the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) in a direction intersecting with the conveying direction toward a filling port (46a) of the first raw material (21b) and that of the second raw material (22b); a molding step (S3) of forming a first outer shell portion (21) having a hemispherical shape with an internal space (SP1) from the first raw material (21b) filled in the first mold (41), and forming a second outer shell portion (22) having a hemispherical shape with an internal space (SP1) from the second raw material (22b) filled in the second mold (42); a container insertion step (S4) of inserting a container (10) into the internal space (SP1) of the formed first outer shell portion (21) or the formed second outer shell portion (22); wherein the filling step (S2), the molding step (S3) and the container insertion step (S4) are executed simultaneously for the first and second molds (41, 42), the method further comprising a connecting step (S7) of connecting the formed first outer shell portion (21) and the formed second outer shell portion (22) to form a spherical-shaped main body (20).
  2. The method for manufacturing a confection according to claim 1, wherein the connecting step (S7) includes a melting step (S5) of melting an opening end portion (21e) of the first outer shell portion (21) and that of the second outer shell portion (22).
  3. The method for manufacturing a confection according to claim 2, wherein the connecting step (S7) includes a reversal step (S6) of reversing the first mold (41) or the second mold (42) to bring the opening end portion (21e) of the first outer shell portion (21) and that of the second outer shell portion (22) into contact with each other.
  4. The method for manufacturing confection according to claim 1, wherein the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) are arranged alternately in a conveying direction thereof.
  5. The method for manufacturing confection according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a vibration applying step (S9) of applying vibration to the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) after the connecting step (S7).
  6. The method for manufacturing a confection according to claim 5, further comprising a covering step (S10) of taking out the main body (20) from the first mold (41) or the second mold (42) after the connecting step (S7) and covering an outer peripheral surface (20us) of the main body (20) with a covering member (50).
  7. The method for manufacturing a confection according to claim 6, further comprising a cooling step (S8) of cooling the first outer shell portion (21) and the second outer shell portion (22) before, after, or before and after the connecting step (S7).
  8. The method for manufacturing a confection according to claim 1, wherein all the steps (S1-S10) are performed on a continuous conveyance path (45) while the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) are moved thereby.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The disclosure has as priority the Japanese Patent Application No. 2023-071073 filed April 24, 2023. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for making confections. BACKGROUND Conventionally, there have been capsule-shaped confections, each of which contains an article(s) inside the capsule. For example, Utility Patent Application Publication No. S53-110977 discloses a capsule having a structure in which the article such as a figure (toy) is accommodated, and the exterior thereof is covered by a confection. SUMMARY TECHNICAL PROBLEM In Utility Patent Application Publication No. S53-110977, the spherical capsule-shaped confection is formed by combining two hemispherical capsules. When removing the capsules, it is possible to break the confection to extract them, but this confection was merely unsatisfactory in terms of interest value when consumed alone. WO 2015/124642 A1 discloses a process for producing hollow solid oral compositions obtained by joining two distinct, separately formed single-layer portions consisting of fat-based foods which, in turn, comprise two or more sub-portions of different colours. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for making the confections. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM The present invention is disclosed in the appended claims. One of the aspects, not part of the present invention, is a confection. In the present specification, the "confection" is defined as and includes any one of sweets such as candies, chocolates, cakes, cookies pancakes, and confectionery, and any food in which sugar is not contained such as snack food and the like. The confection comprises a main body which is spherical and hollow. The main body is made up of a first outer shell portion in a first color and a second outer shell portion in a second color, which is different from the first color, and a connecting portion provided between the first outer shell portion and the second outer shell portion has an outer peripheral surface without any step. One aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a confection. The method for manufacturing a confection, comprises the following steps of: a filling step (S2) of filling at the same time a first raw material (21b) in a first color into a first mold (41), and filling a second raw material (22b) in a second color into a second mold (42),wherein the filling step (S2) includes a moving step (S1) of moving the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) in a direction intersecting with the conveying direction toward a filling port (46a) of the first raw material (21b) and that of the second raw material (22b);a molding step (S3) of forming a first outer shell portion (21) having a hemispherical shape with an internal space (SP1) from the first raw material (21b) filled in the first mold (41), and forming a second outer shell portion (22) having a hemispherical shape with an internal space (SP1) from the second raw material (22b) filled in the second mold (42);a container insertion step (S4) of inserting a container (10) into the internal space (SP1) of the formed first outer shell portion (21) or the formed second outer shell portion (22);wherein the filling step (S2), the molding step (S3) and the container insertion step (S4) are executed simultaneously for the first and second molds (41, 42),the method further comprising a connecting step (S7) of connecting the formed first outer shell portion (21) and the formed second outer shell portion (22) to form a spherical-shaped main body (20). ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECT OF INVENTION According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a confection, which is excellent in handleability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a confection;FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a main part of the confection shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view thereof, showing an initial state where the confection shown in FIG. 1 is exploded;FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view thereof, showing a final disassembled state of the confection shown in FIG. 1;FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of shaping molds arranged at time when confections are manufactured, as an example;FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an example of a method of manufacturing confections;FIGS. 7A is a schematic perspective view illustrating an example of a moving step at time of filling of raw material during confection manufacturing;FIGS. 7B is a side view illustrating an example of a moving step at time when the raw material is filled during confection manufacturing;FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a molding step of a first outer shell part and a second outer shell part;FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a state where a container is provided into each of the molds; andFIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an example of a reversal step at time of confection manufacture. DETAILED DESCRIPTION An embodiment will be explained below, referring to