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US 6,318,889 B1Granted
Ice cream mixing apparatus for mixing ice cream with one or more flavor additives
AssigneeMarienlyst Eiendom AS
InventorAsbjørn Hansen, Sr.
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Abstract
An ice cream mixing apparatus comprises a funnel for holding ice cream and flavor additives, an auger and a linear actuator for moving the auger into the funnel, in which position a rotation of the auger will mix the ice cream and the flavor additives. A spring is arranged in series with elements transferring linear motion from the linear actuator to the auger.
Claims10
An ice cream mixing apparatus for mixing ice cream with one or more flavor additives, comprising:
- a funnel for holding the ice cream and the flavor additives;
- an auger with a spindle for creating a mixing action;
- an auger driver for rotating the auger spindle;
- a linear actuator for relative movement of the funnel and auger into a position in which the auger is telescoped into the funnel, in which position a rotation of the auger will mix the ice cream and the flavor additives, the linear actuator being movable between an upper position corresponding to the auger being outside the funnel and a lower position corresponding to the auger being within the funnel;
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- spring means arranged in series with elements transferring linear motion from the linear actuator to the auger.
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