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US 2008/0156018 A1Published application
Ice dispenser
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDong Hoon LEE, Wook Yong LEE
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Abstract
Provided is an ice dispenser. The ice dispenser dispenses ice pieces have various sizes such as chunks, fragments, and shavings to users, and the size of ice pieces discharged from the ice dispenser can be conveniently adjusted. The ice dispenser includes a rotatable first roller, a rotatable second roller disposed close to the first roller, and a distance adjustor. The distance adjustor is configured to adjust a distance between the first and second rollers for adjusting sizes of ice crushed between the first and second rollers.
Claims20
An ice dispenser comprising:
- an ice bank configured to store ice and including an ice outlet at a predetermined side;
- a driving unit capable of rotating in forward and reverse directions;
- and
- an ice crusher including a first roller and a second roller,
- wherein the ice crusher receives ice from the ice bank through the ice outlet and discharges the ice after crushing or not crushing the ice according to the rotation direction of the driving unit.
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An ice dispenser comprising:
- a driving unit providing a torque;
- a first roller rotatable by the torque provided by the driving unit;
- a second roller rotatable by the torque provided by the driving unit;
- and
- a distance adjustor configured to adjust a distance between the first and second rollers for adjusting sizes of ice crushed between the first and second rollers.
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An ice dispenser comprising:
- a rotatable first roller;
- a rotatable second roller disposed close to the first roller;
- and
- a distance adjustor configured to adjust a distance between the first and second rollers for adjusting sizes of ice crushed between the first and second rollers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.