摘要 |
THE INVENTION RELATES TO AN AUTOMATED FOOD PRODUCT DISPENSER COMPRISING AN INTERFACE CONNECTION CONFIGURED TO ESTABLISH A SUPPLY OF A MILK-BASED FLUID FROM A RESERVOIR (FOR EXAMPLE,A CONTAINER OR A BAG), A MIXING DEVICE CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE THE MILK-BASED FLUID AND PREPARE A MILK BASED PRODUCT, A NOZZLE IN FLUID ASSOCIATION WITH THE MIXING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING THE MILK BASED PRODUCT,A PRODUCT FLOWPATH CONFIGURED FOR DIRECTING THE MILK BASED PRODUCT TO FLOW FROM THE INTERFACE CONNECTION THROUGH THE MIXING DEVICE TO THE NOZZLE, AND A CLEAN-IN-PLACE FLOWPATH ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN THE DISPENSER AND COMPRISING A SUPPLY OF CLEANING OR SANITIZING FLUID AND A FLOWPATH WHICH IS CONFIGURED TO DELIVER THE CLEANING OR SANITIZING FLUID TO OR THROUGH THE PRODUCT FLOWPATH. THE INVENTION ALSO RELATES TO A METHOD OF USING AND MACHINE READABLE PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE AUTOMATED FOOD PRODUCT DISPENSER OF THE INVENTION.FIGURE 1 |