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US 12,178,335 B2Granted
Display counter for making and keeping liquid or semi-liquid food products
AssigneeAli Group S.R.L.—Carpigiani
InventorsRoberto Lazzarini, Federico Tassi
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Abstract
A display counter for making and keeping liquid or semi-liquid food products is characterized in that it is made up of a plurality of modules, each defining at least one product processing position and adapted to be connectable to each other in a plurality of configurations and combinations so that the display counter can adopt a plurality of operational compositions.
Claims17
A display counter for making and keeping liquid or semi-liquid food products, the display counter comprising:
- a plurality of modules,
- wherein each module of the plurality of modules comprises:
- a thermal system for performing at least one thermodynamic cycle using a main heat exchanger fluid and including a compressor, a main heat exchanger and a pressure reducing element, all affected by circulation of the main heat exchanger fluid;
- at least one processing container, defining a processing chamber to make a liquid or semi-liquid food product, the thermal system operating on the at least one processing container;
- at least one stirrer, applied or applicable on a frame of the module and fitted or fittable in a respective processing container of the at least one processing container;
- a processing position being defined by the respective processing container together with the respective stirrer;
- a motor operatively connected with the at least one processing container or with the at least one stirrer, the modules being adapted to be connected to each other in a plurality of configurations and combinations so that the display counter can adopt a plurality of operational compositions;
- wherein each module has a plurality of side walls and wherein at least some of the side walls of each module are provided with a fastening device for securely and reversibly fastening respective side walls of adjacent modules;
- wherein the modules are connected to each other by juxtaposing corresponding side walls in parallel and wherein the side walls of each module comprise a first pair of side walls, which are parallel to each other, and a second pair of side walls, which are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first pair of side walls;
- and wherein the second pair of side walls have a length that is a multiple of a length of the first pair of side walls.
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