Adaptive beater and scraper speed control for frozen product dispenser
US9528740B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2600/0251
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A controller for a drive motor for a scraper of a frozen product dispenser operates the drive motor to rotate the scraper at selected ones of a plurality of different speeds within a freeze barrel of the dispenser, in accordance with the values of sensed operating parameters of the dispenser. The arrangement provides for rotation of the scraper at speeds appropriate for, but no greater than required for, the then existent operating condition of the dispenser.
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