(19)
(11) EP 2 415 516 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/11

(43) Date of publication:
08.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/06

(21) Application number: 11175866.0

(22) Date of filing: 28.07.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01F 3/18(2006.01)
B01F 15/02(2006.01)
 B01F 5/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 04.08.2010 BR PI1003166

(71) Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
Northfield, IL 60093 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bacellar, Ricardo
    Curitiba, 82.5 15-340 (BR)
  • Fernandes, Cristiano
    Cuntiba, 81.710-240 (BR)
  • Moreira, Joao Mauricio
    Florida, 33 158-2840 (US)
  • Olivatti, Vanessi Poletti Ferreira
    Campo Largo, 83.601-040 (BR)
  • Pivesso junior, Antonio Paulo
    Campo Largo, 83.607-160 (BR)

(74) Representative: Bucks, Teresa Anne 
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


(54) Apparatus and method for delivery of a dry mixture


(57) A method of measuring or dosing dry mixture ingredients includes providing separate flow channels for ingredients. The flow channels including at least a first flow channel (12) and a second flow channel (14) configured such that the first flow channel is at least partially disposed around the second flow channel. The first flow channel may include an outer concentric metering screw (13) and the second flow channel may include an inner concentric metering screw (15). The method further including providing a first material to the first flow channel and a second material to a second flow channel, wherein one of the first and second materials comprises a single dry ingredient and the other of the first and second material comprises multiple dry ingredients. The materials are advanced through the channels to a shared exit (26) where a mixing zone is provided.