Cartridge-type container for a machine for producing ice cream

A cartridge-type container usable in a machine for the production of ice cream, and insertable in a housing compartment of said machine associated with a cooling circuit, comprising:

• a tub comprising a bottom wall and a lateral wall configured to cooperate, during use, with said cooling circuit, which define a chamber for working and/or preserving the ice cream provided with an upper aperture, and a tubular body that extends into said chamber from said bottom wall along a central axis of said tub, and provided with through apertures in correspondence with each end through which a drive shaft of said machine can pass, and
• a lid configured to selectively and stably close said aperture so as to form, with said tub, said cartridge-type container that can be transported and handled in a closed and assembled condition as a single entity, wherein said tub is provided with first coupling means and said lid is provided with second coupling means mating with said first coupling means and suitable to define a stable and sealed reciprocal coupling between said tub and said lid, and close said chamber for working and/or preserving the ice cream.