ИЗГОТОВЛЕНИЕ ЛЕДЕНЦОВ НА ПАЛОЧКЕ

摘要

Apparatus ( 1 ) and process for the manufacture of lollipops in which lollipops ( 3 ) are transferred from a substantially horizontal condition in a hopper ( 4 ), to a substantially vertical condition in a stick retainer ( 7 ) prior to placement in sugar confectionery. The apparatus comprises a hopper ( 4 ) for holding the sticks ( 3 ) with their longitudinal axes substantially horizontal, means ( 5 ) for ejecting a stick from the hopper in a substantially horizontal direction and feeder means ( 6 ) for feeding the ejected stick downwardly into a stick retainer ( 7 ) prior to placement in the sugar confectionery, the feeder means comprising a flexible tube ( 8 ) operable to conduct the stick from the hopper to the stick retainer whilst simultaneously changing the orientation at the stick to that of a downward direction.