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1. A beverage dispenser for partially frozen beverages, comprising:
a base; a freezing cylinder mounted to the base, said freezing cylinder housing an evaporator; a bowl for storing a beverage product, with the freezing cylinder extending through a rear wall of the bowl, such that most of the first freezing cylinder is positioned within the bowl when the beverage dispenser is in an assembled state, but, wherein the bowl can be pulled forward and readily disassembled from the freezing cylinder for cleaning; a cooling system for supplying a cooling medium to the evaporator to cool the beverage product when the beverage dispenser is in the assembled state and the beverage product is stored in the bowl; a dispenser assembly for dispensing the beverage product from the bowl; an auger which rotates about the freezing cylinder, the auger including a first end positioned near a front of the beverage dispenser and a second end positioned near a rear of the beverage dispenser, wherein the auger can also be pulled forward and readily disassembled from the freezing cylinder for cleaning, and wherein the auger includes a ring gear positioned at the second end; and a drive system for driving the ring gear positioned at the second end when the beverage dispenser is in the assembled state, which, in turn, rotates the auger about the freezing cylinder, but without a drive shaft extending through the freezing cylinder. |
