Frozen confection machine
OwnerAnthony V. Feolainventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a flowable edible product dispensing apparatus, comprising: a programmable controller; a touchscreen interface including an indicator of at least one edible item for selection, the operator interface in communication with the programmable controller a dispensing system in communication the operator interface; the programmable controller, being wirelessly connected to the internet, and being operable to associate the at least one edible item with the least one flowable edible and/or inedible product; and the dispensing system dispenses an amount of the at least one flowable edible and/or inedible product associated with the selected edible item when the at least one edible and/or inedible item is selected.
Claims29
A system for controlling operation of a flowable edible product, the system comprising:
- an automated valve comprising an electrical system;
- a control device configured to control dispensing or injecting of the flowable edible product through the automated valve, the control device comprising:
- a memory storing programming and control parameters for operating the automated valve;
- a communication interface communicatively coupled to the electrical system of the automated valve and configured to control automated operation for the dispensing or injecting the flowable edible product uniformly;
- an operator interface configured to display information and inputs for the control parameters for the dispensing or injecting the flowable edible product;
- wherein the control device controls operation of the automated valve by transmitting control parameters received from the inputs on the operator interface, via the communication interface, to the electrical system of the automated valve;
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- at least one of an automated orifice, and automated passageway, an automated nozzle adaptor, an automated nozzle, an automated valve frame, an automated plunger pocket, an automated guillotine spout, and O-ring gaskets,
- wherein the automated valve frame, the automated nozzle, the automated plunger pocket, the automated nozzle adaptor, the automated guillotine spout and the O-ring gaskets are interchangeable.
A control device for controlling operation of a flowable edible product, the control device comprising:
- a modular frame comprising an automated valve;
- a memory storing programming and control parameters for operating the control device;
- a communication interface communicatively coupled to an electrical system and configured to control automated operation for dispensing or injecting flowable edible product uniformly;
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- an operator interface configured to display information and inputs for the control parameters for the dispensing or injecting flowable edible product;
- wherein operation of the control device occurs with receiving control parameters received from the inputs on the operator interface, via the communication interface, to the electrical system, and
- wherein the programming includes preset procedures for performing an automated cleaning of the automated valve and adjusting a temperature of the automated valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.