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Device for cooling of fluids and edible foams

US5345781A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 28, 1993
Grant dateSep 13, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 28, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23P30/40
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention pertains to a device for the cooling of edible foams, where a cooling or freezing system for pre-freezing of the foam is directly outlet-connected to an aeration system, a motor driven extruder device designed as combined deep freezing and transport device is outlet-connected to the cooling and freezing system, in which the pre-frozen foam can be cooled down to storage temperature, and the aeration device, the cooling or freezing system and the extruder device are connected together by means of pipes. The device of the present invention is characterized in that the extruder device has at least one double screw system with two screws positioned parallel to each other with their rotational axes. The lands of the screws of the double screw system scrape against the inner cylinder mantle surface of the housing surrounding it. The threads of the second screw are centered between the threads of the first screw and an increased spacing of the rotational axes of the screws is created, so that the front side of the screw thread of the other screw facing the surface of the cylinder mantle of each screw, has a radial distance from it. The lands of the screws with the surface of …

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