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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Jan Post, Sassenheim, NL;
Goran Aleksijovski, Noordwijk, NL;
Wouter Dijkstra, Soest, NL;
Cristian Bormetti, Como, IT;
Marco Bianchi, Lido di Carnaiore, IT;
Bob Honsbeek, Oegstgeest, NL;
Jan Post, Sassenheim, NL;
Goran Aleksijovski, Noordwijk, NL;
Wouter Dijkstra, Soest, NL;
Cristian Bormetti, Como, IT;
Marco Bianchi, Lido di Carnaiore, IT;
Bob Honsbeek, Oegstgeest, NL;
Starstatus Trading Internacional LDA, Funchal, Madeira, PT;
Fast & Fluid Management, B.V., Sassenheim, NL;
Abstract
A grinding apparatus for dispensing a dose of ground frozen material starting from a frozen block includes a grinding unit for grinding the frozen block in order to provide an amount of ground frozen material and a feeding unit for feeding the frozen block to the grinding unit. In particular, the feeding unit includes a feeding member that is adapted for moving frozen block for a desired predetermined grinding stroke against grinding unit such that a grinding length of block is ground. A grinding unit provides at least one grater and one motor for causing the grater to rotate. In order to obtain a desired weight of the dose, a volume of frozen material is calculated that corresponds to said weight, since the density of the frozen material is known.