ICE-CREAM CONFECTIONERY; METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WHICH A MOULDED CHOCOLATE SHELL HAS ITS CENTRE FILLED WITH AN ICE-CREAM COMPOSITION, SHELL FORMING DETAILS

摘要

An apparatus for suctioning liquid from a mold during molding of an article includes a vacuum pump and a valve coupled with the vacuum pump and a connecting piece connected to the valve for suctioning a liquid for passage of a suctioned liquid from a mold via the connecting piece to the valve and then to a reservoir. The valve includes a reciprocative sleeve having opposing ends which define sleeve openings for passage of liquid from a first sleeve open end to a second sleeve open end and includes a valve sleeve base seat configured and positioned so that upon reciprocation of the sleeve to and from the valve sleeve base seat, the valve is opened and closed to flow of liquid through the valve. The connecting piece has structure which defines a passage connected with the valve for passage of liquid from the connecting piece to the valve and has a plate body which extends lengthwise and widthwise and which has a thickness and which is configured to provide plurality of passages for passage of liquid, wherein the passages pass through the plate body thickness from a length/width surface positioned opposite a length/width surface adjacent the valve and through the plate body structure passage to the valve.