Process for the making of ice cups
AssigneeReale S.r.l.
InventorMario Montanari
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Abstract
A process for the manufacture of the ice cups in which a condensation plate able to receive water spray for the formation of the ice elements is cooled for a predetermined period of time such as to cause freezing of the water and the subsequent formation of ice elements. When cooling is interrupted the plate is heated for a predetermined interval of time to permit detachment of the ice elements. Between the interruption of cooling and the start of heating the plate is subjected to a plurality of heating stages of increasing duration alternating with a plurality of cooling stage of decreasing duration.
Claims8
Process for the manufacture of ice elements using a machine for the manufacture of ice of the type comprising a condensation plate capable of receiving water spray for the formation of ice elements, comprising the stages of:
- a) directing a flow of water spray towards the condensation plate and cooling the condensation plate,
- b) cooling the condensation plate for a predetermined period of time such as to cause freezing of the water and the consequent formation of ice elements,
- c) interrupting the cooling of the condensation plate,
- d) heating the condensation plate for an interval of time of predetermined duration so as to permit detachment of the ice elements,
- characterised in that the following stages are inserted in combination with each other between stage c) and stage d):
- e) heating the condensation plate through one or more heating stages of increasing duration,
- f) cooling the condensation plate through one or more cooling stages of decreasing duration.
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