Patent MX-NL00000003-A (MX)
Title: Automated machine for the preparation and sale of cold and/or semi-frozen beverages in disposable glass and operated by coins.
Inventor: JOSE ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ CANALES
IPC: G07F13/00
Filed: 2000-12-13
Abstract: The present discloses a dispensing machine serving cold or semi-frozen beverages in an automatic way, in disposable glasses and operated by coins; the preparation in the case of the beverages served in a semi-frozen way, is performed starting from freezing the raw material cubes in a special design tray system, located at the upper part of the storage hopper within the freezing area of a fridge-freezer unit. The trays are filled by means of a feeding tubular system placed on top of the trays with cubs, by means of a micro-pump connected to the base depositories (raw material), which is automatically actuated by means of a time counter that regulates the required time for the freezing of base cubs, by means of the frozen factory option of the machine electronic control system, once the pouring function is completed, the turning system of the base cubs or ice cubs in the storage hopper is initiated. The base cubs or ice cubs' storage has as main function to keep the product existence fo r allowing the continuous sale of cold or semi-frozen beverages automatically replacing its consumption. The crushing and grinding system of base cubs as well as the flavors mixing -injection utilized in the automated preparation of served semi-frozen beverages, perform its respective functions at the grinding reception chamber, controlled by blades, injection lapses and by fixing flavors of the electronic control system, which calculate the volume serving according to the selected glass size, which are actuated with the selection of the beverage flavor and glass size, on the selector board located at the upper right part of the dispenser-type door, next to the instruction and characters electronic display, which form the component of the equipment's electronic control system. The disposable glass filling with the semi-frozen product or with the served cold beverage, is performed by a PVC inclined tubular conduit, installed at the cubs grinding reception chamber outlet. The dispensing automatic systems of disposable glasses are located at the interior of the machine's dispenser door, hey are controlled by the glass option of the electronic control system and are actuated when selecting the flavor and glass size, on the selector board. An optic sensor located at the disposable glass filling area when detecting that this glass is in a filling position in the glass holder, initiating the preparation of the semi-frozen beverage by means of the crushing cycle, flavor injection and glass filling. In the case of serving only cold beverages, the applications of the frozen factory related options operate with n ice cubs' dispenser system and the cold beverages sale is actuated by the option flavor and glass size selection of the electronic control system and dispensed by means of micro-pumps connected to the depositories of each beverage flavor. The flavor depositories of both served cold or semi-frozen beverages options, have level sensors for indicating in the characters and instructions display if the selected flavor has ran out, demanding in such case another flavor selection. For the performance of the processes previously depicted, a series of devices, pieces, mechanisms, operative systems and electronic control systems where designed to perform the specific functions of their operation, this is, for preparing and selling cold or semi-frozen beverages in a dispensing machine, in an automated way and operated by coins.