Door for an ice machine
AssigneeMile High Equipment Company
InventorsNathan Lee Shultz, Colin Michael Johnson
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Abstract
An ice machine includes a housing including a front panel, a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, and an opening. The first sidewall and the second sidewall extend away from the front panel. The ice machine also includes a guide at or adjacent to an inner surface of the first sidewall, an inner surface of the second sidewall, or an inner surface of the front panel. The ice machine includes a door movably coupled to the guide. From a first position of the door, the door is pivotable away from the opening and translatable along the guide down into a second position.
Claims20
An ice machine comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a front panel;
- a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall extending in directions away from the front panel, respectively;
- and
- an opening;
- a guide at or adjacent to an inner surface of the first sidewall, an inner surface of the second sidewall, or an inner surface of the front panel;
- and
- a door movably coupled to the guide,
- wherein from a first position of the door, the door is pivotable away from the opening and translatable along the guide down into a second position.
An ice machine comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a front panel;
- and
- an opening above the front panel;
- an ice bin within the housing;
- a guide at or adjacent to an inner surface of the housing;
- and
- a door movably coupled to the guide, such that the door is movable from a first position to a second position, the door covering the opening in the first position,
- wherein the door is located between the front panel and the ice bin when the door is in the second position.
An ice machine comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a first front panel;
- a second front panel extending away from the first front panel in a direction towards a rear side of the housing;
- a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall extending in directions away from the first front panel, respectively;
- and
- an opening extending through the second front panel;
- a first guide at or adjacent to an inner surface of the first sidewall, and a second guide at or adjacent to an inner surface of the second sidewall;
- and
- a door comprising:
- a first extension extending away from a first side of the door;
- and
- a second extension extending away from a second side of the door, the second side of the door being opposite the first side of the door,
- wherein the first extension of the door is pivotable within and translatable along the first guide and the second extension of the door is pivotable within and translatable along the second guide, such that the door, from a first position, is pivotable away from the opening and translatable along the first guide and the second guide down into a second position, and
- wherein the door covers the opening in the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.