Ice guide for an ice making machine
US6425258B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2500/08
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ice guide that snap fits into a water tank of an ice making section of an ice manufacturing machine. The ice guide includes a lattice structure having a pair of substantially parallel first sides and substantially parallel second sides that are perpendicular to the first sides. The lattice structure defines an aperture in a center thereof and has a plurality of rows radiating from the center in an arcuate manner. Each row includes a plurality of spaced rails with each rail having a longitudinal axis directed toward the aperture. Also, a band bounds the rows, wherein the band at each of the first and second sides is positioned at a non-planar altitude higher relative to a horizontal plane passing through the center of the aperture to form a slope along which the dropped ice slides as the ice is directed into a storage bin below.
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