Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dispenser device for ice and water, components thereof and process of cleaning same
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Application No.: US14195993Application Date: 2014-03-04
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Publication No.: US09885511B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Roger P. Brunner , Steven R. Follett , Matthew S. Greene , Robert Hettinger , Michael A. Rice , Michael S. Yautz
- Applicant: Roger P. Brunner , Steven R. Follett , Matthew S. Greene , Robert Hettinger , Michael A. Rice , Michael S. Yautz
- Applicant Address: US PA Easton
- Assignee: Follett Corporation
- Current Assignee: Follett Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Easton
- Agency: Paul & Paul
- Main IPC: F25C5/18
- IPC: F25C5/18 ; F25C1/14 ; F25C5/00 ; F25D23/12

Abstract:
A low profile ice maker/dispenser and water dispenser having a high ice making capacity, for ice nugget manufacture is provided, wherein ice nuggets are metered out of a storage bin via a nugget dispenser outlet, and whereby water is dispensed via a water dispenser outlet. A refrigeration cycle is used, wherein an auger compresses ice on a wall of an evaporator and delivers the ice to the ice bin, breaking it into nuggets along the way. An outer wall of the evaporator is comprised of part of the water reservoir. A baffle in the ice bin facilitates metering of the amount of ice discharged. The system comprises a closed system that enables efficient cleaning of the system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140182323A1 DISPENSER DEVICE FOR ICE AND WATER, COMPONENTS THEREOF AND PROCESS OF CLEANING SAME Public/Granted day:2014-07-03
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