CPC A23C 3/055 (2013.01) [A23C 9/206 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A freezer for organizing breast milk storage bags comprising:
a refrigerated enclosure adapted to reach freezing temperatures that further includes a compressor, an evaporator, a blowing fan, one or more temperature sensors, a controller configured to control the start and shut down of the compressor and a main insulated door that seals the refrigerated compartment;
a vertical carousel type conveyor having two sides and a plurality of racks rotating around its vertical axis, each of the plurality of racks partitioned into a plurality of compartments adapted to receive breast milk storage bags;
at each rack, a pivot mechanism comprising a pair of pivot hubs located offset from the center of mass on each side of the rack, an embedded scissor links assembly on each hub, and a guide link with a roller on it end is attached to the distal end of each hub;
a drive mechanism in the vertical carousel type conveyor, the drive mechanism comprising two or more drive roller chains each comprising a plurality of chain links, wherein the scissors links are attached to chain links at a fixed distance, two or more driver sprockets connected through a shaft wherein the drive roller chains engages the two or more driver sprockets, and an electric motor assembly that drives the driver sprockets;
a motion guide mechanism comprising a fixed track guide on both sides of the vertical carousel type conveyor adapted to engage the guide links to prevent the racks from swinging back and forth;
a secondary insulated door comprising a drop-down mechanism adapted to provide access to the inside of the refrigerated enclosure, further including a load sensor adapted to weighing the breast milk storage bags;
a plurality of light sources that indicates in which of the plurality of compartments a selected breast milk storage bag is located; and
a control panel with a display adapted to provide a user interface for controlling the apparatus.
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