Carrier Corporation

Taylor Commercial Foodservice, LLC

Stephen M Wadle

Robert K Newton

James J Minard

Peter F McNamee

Benjamin A Vosmek

A microchannel freezing cylinder assembly is disclosed that includes an inner cylinder located within an outer cylinder. Multiple grooves are located on the exterior of the inner cylinder that form multiple microchannels when the inner cylinder is located within the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder includes an inlet header and a distribution header, with multiple orifices located in a ridge between the inlet header and distribution header. The distribution header is in fluid communication with the microchannels.

Microchannel freezing cylinder assembly

A heat exchanger includes an inner tube extending longitudinally along a central axis and having an inner surface bounding a product chamber and an outer surface having a plurality of channels disposed at circumferentially spaced intervals in alternating relationship with a plurality of fins about the circumference of the outer surface of the inner tube; and a longitudinally extending outer tube disposed coaxially about and circumscribing the inner tube in radially spaced relationship, the outer tube having an inner surface contacting the plurality of fins of the inner cylinder, the outer surface being welded to the fins at a plurality of weld locations.

Heat exchanger and method of making thereof

A frozen food dispensing machine includes a refrigerated first zone including a product storage chamber. A second zone is operably connected to the first zone for flowing product from the first zone. A third zone is configured to receive a flow of product from the second zone, freeze the flow of product and dispense the flow of product. The first zone, the second zone and the third zone are isolatable from each other.

Frozen food dispensing machine and method of operation

A dispenser () for consumable products uses a single motor () to both drive a spinner () to mix the product and move a valve assembly () to open and close the dispenser (). The valve assembly (), which is axially aligned with the motor shaft () may be opened and closed by fixing an externally threaded shaft () on a drive shaft () extending from the motor () and then rotatably mounting an internally threaded flywheel () on the threaded shaft (). A valve stem () may then be fixedly attached to the flywheel (). When the motor () energizes, the flywheel () and valve stem () axially translate along the nut () to open the valve assembly (). When the motor () de-energizes, the flywheel () and valve stem () axially translate along the nut () in an opposite direction to close the valve assembly ().

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Beloit, WI, United States of America

Stephen M Wadle