Dispensing – Movable material discharge guide
Patent
1990-07-12
1991-07-09
Tapolcai, William E.
Dispensing
Movable material discharge guide
62344, 2221466, 222239, F25C 518
Patent
active
050297376
ABSTRACT:
In a storage bin-type ice dispenser, an ice delivery mechanism includes a tubular delivery chute coupled with a dispensing opening of a storage bin and extending downward and outward from a front wall of the bin. A vertical discharge duct is detachably mounted to a lower portion of the front wall of the bin and is located just below a lower opening end of the delivery chute to receive ice cubes discharged therefrom. A balance shutter is tiltably mounted on an upper end of the discharge duct in a detachable manner and extends downward into the interior of the discharge duct for engagement with an internal wall surface of the duct when maintained in a closed position. A weight element is detachably assembled with an outwardly extended portion of the balance shutter to maintain the balance shutter in the closed position by its weight. The balance shutter is opened by gravity acting on the weight element when the ice cubes from the delivery chute are received thereon.
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Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
Tapolcai William E.
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