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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd, Hergiswil, CH;
Mateusz Prusinowski, Olsztyn, PL;
Ireneusz Czapp, Reda, PL;
Khalil Chmayssani, Nolensville, TN (US);
Marek Ormanin, Suchy Dwór, PL;
Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd, Hergiswil, CH;
Abstract
A product dispenser having a storage hopper, a rotatable drum with paddles on a periphery thereof located at a bottom of the storage hopper, and a drive motor connected to the rotatable drum. Rotation of the drum causes product, preferably frozen food product, to dispense from the open bottom of the hopper to a weighing/dispensing assembly which includes dump doors on which product to be dispensed is accumulated. The dump doors are connected to a support assembly that is movable into and out of contact with a load cell. A single weighing/dispensing motor drives a gearbox that includes an actuator shaft moves the support assembly into and out of contact with the load cell and also activates the dump doors to dispense accumulated product when a desired amount accumulates. A controller is provided and is configured to actuate the drive motor and control a dispensing cycle.