JPWO2019140251A5 - - Google Patents

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It is a system for providing one cup of frozen confectionery, and the system is
A plurality of pods for providing the one cup of frozen confectionery, each pod defining at least one raw material and an opening extending through at least one scraper blade. With pods, including paddle assemblies with scraper blades,
A direct expansion refrigeration system with an evaporator defining a nest sized to receive the pod, wherein the direct expansion refrigeration system can operate to cool the pods located within the nest. There is a direct expansion refrigeration system,
A motor capable of rotating the paddle assembly of the pods placed in the nest while the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod, whereby the system is at least one of the pods. While rubbing at least one wall of the pod, the contents of the pod are simultaneously agitated to prevent the frozen confectionery from accumulating on one wall, while the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod. The rotation of the paddle assembly drives the contents of the pod downwards until the stirring contents hit the floor of the pods, after which the contents move upwards inside the pods with a motor.
The system. The rotation of the paddle assembly while the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod also drives the contents of the pod radially outward to help install the pod with respect to the nest. The system described in. The system of claim 1, wherein the pod comprises a body having a cap and a floor defining an opening closed by a seal. The system of claim 3, wherein rotation of the paddle assembly after the seal is opened ejects the frozen confectionery from the pod. The system of claim 4, wherein the motor rotates the paddle assembly in the same direction during cooling of the pod and while discharging the frozen confectionery from the pod. The system of claim 4, wherein opening the seal comprises bursting a portion of the pod. The system of claim 3, wherein the pod also includes carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas, thereby forming a hole in the pod to release the carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas. The rotation of the paddle assembly while the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod is such that the raw material is agitated by the air flowing into the pod through an opening in the pod to generate an overrun. The system of claim 7, wherein the system drives the flow of the contents through an opening defined in the blade of the scraper blade. The system according to claim 1, wherein the direct expansion refrigeration system comprises a refrigerant in the side wall of the nest. 9. The system of claim 9, wherein the refrigerant is a two-phase refrigerant, and direct expansion of the refrigerant within the sidewall of the recess comprises direct expansion of the two-phase refrigerant. The system according to claim 1, wherein the scraper blade has a spiral structure. The system of claim 1, wherein the opening of the scraper blade facilitates an upward ascent of the contents of the pod. It is a method for providing one cup of frozen confectionery, and the above method is
To provide a pod for serving the one cup of frozen confectionery, wherein the pod defines at least one ingredient and an opening extending through at least one scraper blade. To include a paddle assembly with one scraper blade,
Inserting the pod into a nest defined by the evaporator of a direct expansion refrigeration system,
To operate the direct expansion refrigeration system to cool the pods placed in the nest, and to operate the direct expansion refrigeration system.
While the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod, the motor is operated to rotate the paddle assembly of the pod placed in the nest, whereby the system is at least in the pod. While rubbing at least one wall of the pod, the contents of the pod are simultaneously agitated to prevent the frozen confectionery from accumulating on one wall, while the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod. The rotation of the paddle assembly drives the contents of the pod downwards until the stirring contents hit the floor of the pods, after which the contents move upwards inside the pods.
How to prepare. 13. A rotation of the paddle assembly while the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod also drives the contents of the pod radially outwards, helping to install the pod with respect to the nest. The method described in. 13. The method of claim 13, wherein the pod comprises a body having a cap and a floor defining an opening closed by a seal. 15. The method of claim 15, further comprising opening the seal so that rotation of the paddle assembly ejects the frozen confectionery from the pod. 16. The method of claim 16, wherein the motor rotates the paddle assembly in the same direction during cooling of the pod and while discharging the frozen confectionery from the pod. 16. The method of claim 16, wherein opening the seal comprises bursting a portion of the pod. 15. The method of claim 15, wherein the pod also includes carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas, thereby forming a hole in the pod to release the carbon dioxide or nitrogen gas. The rotation of the paddle assembly while the direct expansion refrigeration system cools the pod is such that the raw material is agitated by the air flowing into the pod through an opening in the pod to generate an overrun. 19. The method of claim 19, wherein the flow of the contents is driven through an opening defined in the blade of the scraper blade. 13. The method of claim 13, wherein the direct expansion refrigeration system comprises a refrigerant in the sidewall of the nest. 21. The method of claim 21, wherein the refrigerant is a two-phase refrigerant, and direct expansion of the refrigerant within the sidewall of the recess comprises direct expansion of the two-phase refrigerant. 13. The method of claim 13, wherein the opening of the scraper blade facilitates an upward ascent of the contents of the pod.