Abstract: An automated machine for making semi-frozen beverages includes a bowl system with a chamber and a dispensing assembly. A mixing system includes an auger rotatably received in said chamber and a dispensing assembly. A drive assembly includes a motor drivingly connected to a flexible drive belt connected to and adapted for driving the auger. A refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator cylinder for receiving refrigerant from a compressor. The evaporator cylinder is located within the auger. A consistency control mechanism controls a valve for discontinuing the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator cylinder when the product reaches a desired consistency.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 2006
Date of Patent:
October 20, 2009
Assignee:
Toskany International, LLC
Inventors:
Vasilios Mavridis, Theoharis Georgiadis, Harry E. Haas, Kenneth A. Miller