Patent ID: 8181566

Claim:
A machine ( 1 ) for making homemade ice-cream comprising an outer casing ( 2 ), a mixing bowl ( 3 ) housed inside the machine and projecting outwards of the casing ( 2 ), and a movable lid ( 4 ) hinged to the casing ( 2 ) of the machine and movable to and from an operating position in which it closes an end of said bowl ( 3 ) completely; said machine ( 1 ) for making homemade ice-cream being characterized in that the movable lid ( 4 ) comprises a supporting arm ( 5 ) hinged to the casing ( 2 ) to rotate about a predetermined axis of rotation (R) to and from a lowered position in which it is positioned astride the end of the bowl ( 3 ), and a cover ( 6 ) shaped to completely close the end of said bowl ( 3 ), and fixed to the supporting arm ( 5 ) so as to close the end of the bowl ( 3 ) when the supporting arm ( 5 ) is in the lowered position; the supporting arm ( 5 ) having a through opening ( 5 a ) which is positioned over the end of said bowl ( 3 ) when the supporting arm ( 5 ) is in the lowered position; and said cover ( 6 ) comprising a cup-shaped body ( 7 ), which is fixed upside down to the supporting arm ( 5 ) with a bottom of the cup-shaped body located at said through opening ( 5 a ), and is shaped to fit onto the end of said bowl ( 3 ) to close the bowl completely, a threaded tubular sleeve ( 8 ) which projects from the bottom of said cup-shaped body ( 7 ) at a through hole ( 7 a ) formed in the bottom of said cup-shaped body ( 7 ) and engages said through opening ( 5 a ) so as to project from said supporting arm ( 5 ), and a lock nut ( 9 ) screwed to an end portion of said tubular sleeve ( 8 ) to grip said supporting arm between the cup-shaped body ( 7 ) and the lock nut ( 9 ).