Ice dispensing apparatus and refrigerator

Details Ice dispensing apparatus and refrigerator Ice dispensing apparatus and refrigerator

2007-12-27

2010-11-30

Tapolcai, William E (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

Means producing shaped or modified congealed product

With product receiving and storing means

C222S413000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07841204

ABSTRACT:
Provided is an ice dispensing apparatus. The ice dispenser discharges a predetermined number of ice pieces at a time, and thus malfunctioning or errors caused by bottleneck condition can be prevented. Furthermore, inside a case of the ice dispenser, pieces of ice can be effectively prevented from sticking to each other in a simple way, and thus the reliability of products can be increased. The ice dispensing apparatus includes a case, a driving unit, and a regulator. The case includes an inlet receiving ice and an outlet discharging ice. The driving unit is disposed inside or outside the case. The regulator is disposed in the case at a predetermined side and rotatable by the driving unit. The regulator includes a spiral blade having a predetermined blade interval. A predetermined number of pieces of ice are guided by rotation of the spiral blade to the outlet of the case.

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