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US 9,038,410 B2Granted
Method and system for the continuous or semi-continuous production of flavored ice
AssigneeManitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.
InventorsDaryl G. Erbs, John P. Myers, Cary J. Pierskalla
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Abstract
An ice making system includes a flavored liquid, an ice machine and a refrigerated storage bin. The ice making system continuously produces flavored ice pieces for storage in an ice storage bin. A refrigeration system cools the ice storage bin.
Claims18
An ice making system for making flavored ice pieces comprising:
- a vessel that stores a flavoring;
- a source of water;
- a mixing device that mixes said flavoring with the water to produce a flavored liquid;
- a pump that controls a flow of said flavored liquid to a reservoir;
- an ice machine comprising an ice making evaporator and an augur centrally disposed within said evaporator, wherein said ice machine receives said flavored liquid from said reservoir and produces said flavored ice pieces;
- a storage bin for storing said flavored ice pieces;
- and
- a refrigeration system that refrigerates said vessel and said flavoring and that regulates a temperature in said storage bin to reduce leaching of said flavored liquid from said flavored ice pieces.
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A method for making flavored ice pieces comprising:
- holding a flavoring in a vessel;
- controlling a mixing device to mix a flavoring with water to produce a flavored liquid;
- controlling with a pump a flow of said flavored liquid to a reservoir;
- delivering said flavored liquid from said reservoir to an ice making machine;
- producing said flavored ice pieces with said ice making machine;
- storing said flavored ice pieces in a storage bin;
- refrigerating said vessel, said flavoring and one or more of said pump, said reservoir, said ice making machine and said storage bin;
- and
- regulating a temperature in said storage bin to reduce leaching of said flavored liquid from said flavored ice pieces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.