Refrigeration – Processes – Congealing flowable material – e.g. – ice making
Patent
1995-09-29
1998-01-13
Wayne, William E.
Refrigeration
Processes
Congealing flowable material, e.g., ice making
62306, 993232, 426 67, F25C 118, A23L 200
Patent
active
057066612
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are provided for controlling the consistency and quality of a frozen carbonated beverage product made by mixing several ingredients including syrup, water and carbon dioxide in a mixing chamber of a frozen carbonated beverage machine. The apparatus includes a process flow block that controls the flow of the ingredients from ingredient supply sources to the mixing chamber. A pair of transducers are also provided for measuring the pressure of carbon dioxide being injected into the mixing chamber and the pressure of the product in the mixing chamber. A central processing unit communicates the measured pressures to an EPROM which employs an algorithm for determining a low set point pressure value and a high set point pressure value based upon the pressure of carbon dioxide being injected into the mixing chamber. A pair of solenoids are also provided which control the supply of the ingredients into the mixing chamber in response to command signals from the central processing unit. The central processing unit instructs one or both of the solenoids to open so as to supply the mixing chamber with one or more of the ingredients when the pressure in the mixing chamber is below the low set point pressure value and to close so as to cut off the supply of one or more of the ingredients to the mixing chamber when the pressure in the mixing chamber is above the high set point pressure value.
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