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US 12,004,532 B2Granted
Inverter motor drive for frozen confection machine and process for controlling a frozen confection machine
AssigneeH.C. Duke & Son, LLC
InventorsKyle B. Elsom, Dustin Meyermann, Joshua Otto
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Abstract
A frozen confection dispensing apparatus includes a refrigeration system. A variable frequency drive is connected to the refrigeration system. A beater motor is connected to the variable frequency drive. The variable frequency drive calculates the beater motor torque and regulates the refrigeration system activation. The variable frequency drive varies a speed and/or torque of the beater motor regulating a size of ice crystals and overrun of a frozen confection product.
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A frozen confection machine comprising:
- a refrigeration system;
- a variable frequency drive connected to the refrigeration system;
- a beater motor connected to the variable frequency drive;
- wherein the variable frequency drive calculates the beater motor torque and regulates the refrigeration system activation and wherein the variable frequency drive varies a speed of the beater motor regulating a size of ice crystals of a frozen confection product.
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A frozen confection machine comprising:
- a refrigeration system;
- a variable frequency drive connected to the refrigeration system;
- a beater motor connected to the variable frequency drive;
- wherein the variable frequency drive calculates the beater motor torque and regulates the refrigeration system activation and wherein the variable frequency drive varies a torque of the beater motor regulating an overrun of a frozen confection product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.