Ice dispenser with reduced ice bridging therein
US10287115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2400/04
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present application provides an ice dispenser for dispensing a volume of ice. The ice dispenser may include an ice bin and an ice deflector positioned about a top of the ice bin. The ice deflector may include a reverse funnel configuration such that an entrance to the ice deflector is narrower that an exit to the ice deflector so as to prevent the volume of ice from bridging therein in whole or in part.
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