MECHANICAL AUGER FOR ICE HANDLING APPLICATIONS

The invention relates to the food and beverage industry, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for use in an ice or ice-beverage dispenser (302) to convey ice from an ice bin (306) to an ice dispensing chute (316). A mechanical ice auger (100) is manufactured by fixedly attaching a plasti...

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Main Authors WEINAUG, KENNETH, S, JALEEL, EHAB
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 28.12.2000
Edition7
Subjects
BLASTING
COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
HEATING
LIGHTING
LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
REFRIGERATION OR COOLING
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:The invention relates to the food and beverage industry, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for use in an ice or ice-beverage dispenser (302) to convey ice from an ice bin (306) to an ice dispensing chute (316). A mechanical ice auger (100) is manufactured by fixedly attaching a plastic helical flight (110) to an axial metal shaft (102). Fungicides or biocides can be added to the plastic of the helical flight (110) to inhibit or to kill microbiological growth on the mechanical auger (100). L'invention a trait à l'industrie des boissons et aliments et en particulier à un appareil et à un procédé d'utilisation d'un distributeur (302) de glace ou de boisson glacée destiné à transporter la glace contenue dans un réservoir (306) dans la gouttière (316) de distribution muni trémie (100) à glace mécanique comportant une raclette (110) hélicoïdale de plastique fixée à un arbre (102) métallique. On peut ajouter au plastique (110) de la raclette des fongicides ou des biocides pour empêcher la croissance d'organismes microbiologiques ou les détruire dans la trémie (100).
Bibliography:Application Number: WO2000US04763