Refrigeration – With comminutor or cutter
Patent
1976-12-09
1978-11-07
Wayner, William E.
Refrigeration
With comminutor or cutter
222146C, 2221685, 222410, B67D 562, F25C 518
Patent
active
041239180
ABSTRACT:
An ice dispensing machine comprising a rotatable ice storage bin adapted to have ice from a suitable source thereof deposited therein; an ice shearing blade located below the bin and adapted to shear off ice located within the bin such that said ice is deposited in an ice discharge area; an ice discharge assembly located within the area and including a rotatable member having a plurality of outwardly projecting ice flipper elements operable to cause ice within the discharge area to move toward and into an ice discharge spout, and a control system for selectively operating the bin and the discharge assembly in response to actuation of a control lever which is adapted to be engaged by a suitable ice receiving receptacle, such as a glass or the like, with the control system including cam operated device for selectively positioning the flipper elements at the termination of each of the vend cycles such that one of the flipper elements is covering the inlet end of the discharge spout to prevent any melt water from passing down the spout.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2942761 (1960-06-01), Jungmayr
patent: 3406871 (1968-10-01), Hoenisch
patent: 3667654 (1972-06-01), Holley
patent: 3796351 (1974-03-01), Kohl et al.
Hoenisch Walter H.
Kohl Vance L.
King-Seeley Thermos Co.
Wayner William E.
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