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AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsAndre Noth, Youcef Ait Bouziad, Alfred Yoakim
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The invention relates to machine for preparing frozen confectionery comprising receiving means (1) forming a seat for accommodating an essentially cup-shaped container (8), said receiving means comprising an heat exchange element (1a) having a heat exchange contact surface arranged to be in contact with an heat exchange portion (12) of the container (8) when the container is placed in the machine; wherein said heat exchange element(1a) has an inverted conical or curved shape or a plurality of inverted conical sections, or a combination of curved and inverted conical sections. The confectionery produced can be a frozen product such as soft ice or a chilled dessert such as mousse or whipped yogurt.
A machine for preparing frozen confectionery comprising a receiving member forming a seat for accommodating a container, the receiving member comprising an annular ring extending from an upper opening to a lower opening, the annular ring is configured to receive containers having different volumes, the annular ring is only partially composed of a heat exchange element having a heat exchange contact surface arranged to be in contact with an heat exchange portion of the container when the container is placed in the machine, the heat exchange element has an inverted conical shape, and a distance from one side of the heat exchange element to an opposite side of the heat exchange element defines a diameter of the heat exchange element that is continuously decreasing from a first end of the heat exchange element to a second end of the heat exchange element opposite from the first end of the heat exchange element such that a first diameter at the first end of the heat exchange element is greater than a second diameter at the second end of the heat exchange element.
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