EP 0932578 A4 20000308 - MACHINE FOR DISPENSING A SOFT-SERVE PRODUCT
Title (en)
MACHINE FOR DISPENSING A SOFT-SERVE PRODUCT
Title (de)
MASCHINE ZUM AUSGEBEN VON SOFTEIS
Title (fr)
DISTRIBUTEUR DE PRODUITS GLACES MOUS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9711274 W 19970702
- ZA 965613 A 19960702
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9800360A1] A machine for dispensing a soft-serve product comprises a freezer barrel (12), a mix hopper (14) for containing soft-serve mix (16) and being in flow communication with the freezer barrel so that soft-serve mix can flow from the mix hopper into the freezer barrell a flow passage (42, 42.1) leading from the freezer barrel to a draw spout (64), and a beater assembly (20) for expelling frozen product from the freezer barrel via the flow passage to the draw spout. A solids hopper (52) for containing a flowable solid topping is further provided, and an archimedes screw (56) for feeding the solid topping from the solids hopper into the flow stream of soft-serve product as it passes through the flow passage. A vaned rotor (44) and a rotation sensor (80) meter the flow of soft-serve product through the flow passage and control the speed of a topping motor (60) driving the archimedes screw.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A23G 9/04 (2006.01); A23G 9/16 (2006.01); A23G 9/28 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A23G 9/163 (2013.01); A23G 9/281 (2013.01); A23G 9/283 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] FR 2223644 A1 19741025 - SNOW BRAND MILK PROD CO LTD [JP]
- [X] US 3181838 A 19650504 - JOHANSEN FRANK M
- [X] WO 9107879 A1 19910613 - GRANDI RENE [FR]
- [XY] GB 2232210 A 19901205 - D C NORRIS & CO [GB]
- [Y] EP 0509602 A1 19921021 - UGOLINI SPA [IT]
- [Y] US 3751642 A 19730807 - TODD D, et al
- [Y] GB 2263687 A 19930804 - BUNTING BRIAN GEORGE [GB]
- [A] US 3749305 A 19730731 - TATSUNO H
- [A] US 4955507 A 19900911 - KIRSCHNER JONATHAN [US], et al
- See references of WO 9800360A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE DK FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9800360 A1 19980108; AU 3509297 A 19980121; AU 724349 B2 20000921; CA 2258846 A1 19980108; EP 0932578 A1 19990804; EP 0932578 A4 20000308; JP 2000515736 A 20001128
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9711274 W 19970702; AU 3509297 A 19970702; CA 2258846 A 19970702; EP 97931474 A 19970702; JP 50434298 A 19970702