MACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING COOLED FOOD PRODUCT WITH AERATED OR WHIPPED TEXTURE IN CONTROLLED MANNER Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A23G9/08 A23G9/12 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the food industry. Disclosed machine (20) for preparing a cooled food product comprises receiving seat (1) for placing a container, comprising heat exchange element (1a) having heat exchange contact surface (21) arranged to be in contact with an outer surface of side wall (8d) of the container when the container is placed in the machine, cooling unit (4) arranged for cooling heat exchange element (1a), stirring unit (5) connectable to stirring member (9) and arranged for driving stirring member (9) in at least one rotational movement; device (16) for measuring the temperature of the product while being prepared; torque sensors (27a, 27b) for sensing the viscosity of the product during preparation. Machine includes control unit (6) for automatically setting output parameters in accordance with the input parameters received by the control unit and compared with the threshold values of the input parameters stored in the unit. Output parameters comprise at least one rotation speed of the stirring member and the cooling capacity of the heat exchange element. Input parameters comprise the measured temperature of the product, the stirring time and the sensed torque. Control unit (6) is configured to regulate the process of preparing the cooled product by storing the output parameters and setting the threshold values of the input parameters in accordance with different phases during the process of preparing the cooled product. Output parameters and threshold values of the input parameters depend on the type of the cooled product being prepared.

EFFECT: invention enables to prepare a variety of cooled food products in an automated way and reduces preparation time.

19 cl, 10 dwg, 3 ex