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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2022
Ali Group S.r.l.—carpigiani, Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;
Roberto Lazzarini, Reggio Emilia, IT;
Federico Tassi, Bologna, IT;
ALI GROUP S.R.L.—CARPIGIANI, Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;
Abstract
A machine for making and dispensing liquid and/or semi-liquid food products includes: a container for containing the product to be processed and dispensed, the container having a discharge outlet for the product to be dispensed; a stirrer positioned inside the container; a thermal treatment system, associated with the container to treat the product thermally; a dispensing tap mounted on the discharge outlet and including a hollow supporting body and a shutter that is slidably mounted in the supporting body to be movable between an open position, allowing the product to come out through the discharge outlet, and a closed position, preventing the product from coming out through the discharge outlet, a lever movably connected to the shutter, the lever being hinged to the supporting body to rotate relative thereto to allow the shutter to be moved between the open position and the closed position.