ICE DISPENSING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: BITTS, DONALD R, THOMPSON, VIRGIL R, DISBENNETT, WALTER I
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 30.01.2000
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MEASURING; MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METERING BY VOLUME; PHYSICS; PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; TESTING; WEAPONS

An ice dispenser system incorporates a common ice delivery passage for both cubed and crushed ice. A first set of ice crushing blades are mounted upon a shaft that rotates concurrently with an ice delivery element such as an auger. When cubed ice is desired, an unobstructed ice delivery path is prov...