Apparatus for shaping and arraying spheroidal bodies of food materials.

摘要

The apparatus comprises a means (22,24) for continuously supplying a cylindrical body (32) comprising an outer material and a filler material, a cutter assembly (28) having cutter members (26) circumferentially disposed to form a central opening, and an array device (6) having an endless belt for transferring a tray. The cutter members (26) slide inwardly to close the opening, and thus the part of the cylindrical body inserted in the opening is shaped into a spheroidal body (32). An endless belt device (68) is disposed beneath the cutter assembly (28) and the belt is driven intermittently and forwardly and the frame (81) of the endless belt device (68) is moved back and forth in a transverse direction. By moving the belt (68) and frame (81) of the endless belt device so that predetermined positions of this belt are in turn moved to a position directly beneath the opening of the cutter assembly (28), the spheroidal bodies (32) drop on each predetermined position on a tray (72) placed on the belt. Therefore, the spheroidal bodies (32) are automatically arrayed on the tray.