Apparatus for automatically dispensing food product such as...

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A23G 9/28 (2006.01) A23G 9/22 (2006.01) B29C 47/40 (2006.01) B29C 47/92 (2006.01)

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CA 2163782

Apparatus for automatically dispensing food product, such as hard ice cream, comprising an insulated housing (22) having a refrigerated chamber (24) for holding a supply of food product under refrigeration. The receptacle (24) has an open upper end to permit loading of food product into the receptacle (24) and a lower end. The apparatus further comprises a cutting apparatus (54) adjacent the lower end of the receptacle (24) for cutting the food product from the supply, a conveyor mechanism (58, 60) in the chamber (42) generally below the cutting apparatus (54) for receiving the food product from the chamber (42), a scoop member (112) for receiving the food product conveyed by the conveyor mechanism (58, 60) from the chamber (42) and for dispensing a predetermined quantity of food product, and a sensing mechanism (148) for sensing the extent to which food product becomes packed in the scoop member (54) and for effecting stoppage of the delivery of food product to the scoop member (54) when the scoop member (54) becomes packed to a predetermined extent.

Appareil de distribution automatique d'un produit alimentaire, tel que de la glace dure, comprenant une enceinte isolée (22) ayant une chambre réfrigérée (24) contenant un produit alimentaire dans des conditions de réfrigération. Le conteneur (24) possède une extrémité supérieure ouverte pour permettre le chargement du produit alimentaire dans le conteneur (24) et une extrémité inférieure. L'appareil comprend en outre un appareil de coupe (54) adjacent à l'extrémité inférieure du conteneur (24) pour couper le produit alimentaire à sa sortie, un mécanisme de transport (58, 60) placé dans la chambre (42), sous l'appareil de coupe (54) pour recevoir le produit alimentaire provenant de la chambre (42), un élément cuillère (112) pour recevoir du produit alimentaire transporté par le mécanisme transporteur (58, 60) provenant de la chambre (42) et pour distribuer une quantité prédéterminée de produit alimentaire, et un mécanisme de détection (148) qui détecte le degré de tassement du produit alimentaire dans l'élément cuillère (54) afin d'arrêter la distribution du produit alimentaire vers l'élément cuillère (54) lorsque ce dernier a atteint un certain degré de remplissage.

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