摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for making a soft ice-drink comprises an ice shaving mechanism, disposed on an apparatus bed (1), including a shaver casing (7) having a slit (17) to which a shaving blade (19) is exposed and a shaved ice discharge chute (18), rotatable blades (25), provided within the shaver casing, for cooperating with the shaving blade (19) to shave ice blocks (A) charged into the shaver casing, and a first drive motor (14) for rotating the rotatable blades (25), a mixing mechanism, disposed on the apparatus bed and under the ice shaving mechanism, including rotary blades (53,54) rotatably supported within a container (57) disposed beneath the shaved ice discharge chute (18), for mixing together a liquid material (B) such as syrup present within the container (57) and shaved ice pieces discharged into the container and breaking the shaved ice pieces into granules of ice, and a second drive motor (50) for rotating the rotary blades at high speeds, and a control circuit (59) for controlling operations of the first and second drive motors so that after said first drive motor has been started to operate and after said first drive motor has been stopped, said second drive motor is stopped.</p> |