US4332145A
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System for making frozen food article
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-02-09
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Granted: 1982-06-01
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Expires: 2001-02-09
Abstract
Abstract System for making frozen food article comprises a refrigeration source of high capacity, a food-freezing chamber normally maintained at ambient temperature and of low thermal capacity, a source of food or vegetable juice or puree for freezing, and a controller. The controller controls the refrigeration source to maintain an adequate supply of chilled coolant, controls the discharge of the coolant liquid to a coolant jacket around the frozen food chamber for rapid chilling, controls the discharge of food material to the chamber, controls the beating of the food material while it is freezing, and finally controls the discharge of the resultant beaten frozen food article into a receiving cup.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph M. Yuhasz
- 👤 Sean A. O'Brien
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:27
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G9/00; A23G9/04; A23G9/22; A23G9/28; A23G9/281
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A system for making a frozen food article, said system comprising: a cooler for providing a quantity of chilled liquid coolant and for circulating the coolant; a freezer having a freezing chamber and a liquid coolant jacket extending around at least part of said freezing chamber, said coolant jacket being positioned above said cooler; the thermal capacity of said cooler being larger than the thermal capacity of said freezer; means for selectively directing liquid coolant from said cooler into said cooling jacket on said freezer; said cooler having a closed coolant tank; an airbleed line connected from adjacent the top of said jacket to bleed air from said jacket during filling of said jacket with liquid coolant so that said jacket quickly fills with liquid coolant, said bleed line being connected to discharge air from said jacket to said coolant tank; and means for introducing liquid food product into said chamber for freezing in said chamber and means for beating said food material in said freezing chamber so that a beaten frozen food article is formed in said chamber.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
179 words
A system for making a frozen food article, said system comprising: a cooler for providing a quantity of chilled liquid coolant and for circulating the coolant; a freezer having a freezing chamber and a liquid coolant jacket extending around at least part of said freezing chamber, said coolant jacket being positioned above said cooler; the thermal capacity of said cooler being larger than the thermal capacity of said freezer; means for selectively directing liquid coolant from said cooler into said cooling jacket on said freezer; said cooler having a closed coolant tank; an airbleed line connected from adjacent the top of said jacket to bleed air from said jacket during filling of said jacket with liquid coolant so that said jacket quickly fills with liquid coolant, said bleed line being connected to discharge air from said jacket to said coolant tank; and means for introducing liquid food product into said chamber for freezing in said chamber and means for beating said food material in said freezing chamber so that a beaten frozen food article is formed in said chamber.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
155 words
A system for making a frozen food article, said system comprising: a cooler for providing a quantity of chilled liquid coolant and for circulating the coolant; a freezer having a freezing chamber and a liquid coolant jacket extending around at least part of said freezing chamber, said coolant jacket being positioned above said cooler; the thermal capacity of said cooler being larger than the thermal capacity of said freezer; means for selectively directing liquid coolant from said cooler into said cooling jacket on said freezer; a vent line connected to vent air into said jacket upon termination of circulation of coolant to said jacket in order to permit gravitational return of coolant from said jacket to said cooler; means for introducing liquid food product into said chamber for freezing in said chamber and means for beating said food material in said freezing chamber so that a beaten frozen food article is formed in said chamber.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
155 words
A system for making a frozen food article, said system comprising: a cooler for providing a quantity of chilled liquid coolant and for circulating the coolant; a freezer having a freezing chamber and a liquid coolant jacket extending around at least part of said freezing chamber, said coolant jacket being positioned above said cooler; the thermal capacity of said cooler being larger than the thermal capacity of said freezer; means for selectively directing liquid coolant from said cooler into said cooling jacket on said freezer; a vent line connected to vent air into said jacket upon termination of circulation of coolant to said jacket in order to permit gravitational return of coolant from said jacket to said cooler; means for introducing liquid food product into said chamber for freezing in said chamber and means for beating said food material in said freezing chamber so that a beaten frozen food article is formed in said chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said cooler has a closed coolant tank and further including a bleed line connected from adjacent the top of said jacket to said coolant tank to permit bleeding of air from the top of said jacket to said coolant tank when liquid coolant is being introduced into said jacket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said freezing chamber is a cylindrical freezing chamber positioned with a substantially upright axis and having a movable hatch to selectively close the bottom thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
77 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said freezing chamber is a substantially cylindrical freezing chamber and is positioned with its axis in the substantially upright direction, said means for beating comprising a shaft lying on said axis and carrying beater blades thereon, said beater blades having edges substantially in contact with said freezing chamber wall, said edges of said beater blades being notched to permit some frozen material to remain on said freezing chamber walls during beating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said notches in said beater blades comprise alternate angular and curved notches.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 5 further including holes through said beater blades to permit frozen food to pass through said holes during actuation of said beater.
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