MACHINE FOR PROCESSING COMPOSITE PRODUCTS CONSISTING OF MIXTURES, MIXING ELEMENT AND MIXING ASSEMBLY
FIG1 shows a schematic section view of an example of the instant beverage dispensing machine object of the invention, where the main parts and elements it comprises can be seen
FIG1 shows a diagram of a machine 1 according to the present invention which may comprise a cooling/heating module 2 for cooling or heating the water or liquid which is used to prepare the beverage and regulating the temperature thereof; and at least one product holding and dosing module 3 with a housing for holding the powder which is added to said liquid to prepare the beverage, either in capsules or in bulk, at least one dosing device for dosing said powder, and a regulator for regulating volume, and a dosing element for dosing liquid, preferably water, as well as other additional devices that may be required for correctly meting out the products into the mixing element. Additionally, the machine comprises a dispensing module 4 comprising solenoid valves which regulate the exit of the liquid into the mixing elements which are moved to said dispensing module. It preferably further comprises a dispenser for dispensing containers 5 and a dispenser for dispensing covers 6. Both elements, i.e., container 5 and cover 6, form the mixing element which sometimes can be made up exclusively by a mixing container 5, without any cover 6. Said dispenser or dispensers deposit the mixing container 5 and the cover 6 in a mixing space 7 having different mechanisms for moving a container 5 and/or the cover 6 of said container. In a preferred embodiment, said dispensing module 4 would comprise the dispensing module for dispensing containers 5 and the dispensing module for dispensing covers 6.
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['1. A mixture-based composite product processing machine which processes composite products based on two or more ingredients by means of at least mixing and dispensing same, having said machine at least one upper dispenser for pouring ingredients and a lower base (8), with a mixing space determined between both for housing a mixing element (5, 6) to be located on the base (8),  characterized in that  it comprises at least one spinning head with a coupling element (9, 11) arranged between said head and the mixing space, said coupling element (9, 11) having an anchoring structure (10) for anchoring to the spinning head and a coupling structure (92, 112) for the mixing element arranged in the mixing space.', '8. The machine according to the preceding claims,  characterized in that  it comprises a dispensing module for dispensing covers (6) of the mixing elements and/or containers (5) of the mixing elements.']