Automated clean in place system for soft serve machine
US12029224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B2209/032
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A clean in place assembly for a soft serve ice cream dispenser includes an ice cream dispenser. A clean in place system having a water tank including a heater disposed therein is attached to the ice cream dispenser. A control interface is disposed on the tank. The control interface is connected to operating circuitry of the ice cream dispenser. A nozzle of the ice cream dispenser is formed of a conductive metal material and includes a notch formed therein circumferentially about a portion of the nozzle and includes radiused surfaces that extend to portions of the nozzle that house O-rings.
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