Cold plate system for ice dispenser
AssigneeRemcor Products Company
InventorsRobert M. Koeneman, Albert L. Schafer
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Abstract
A cold plate system for an ice dispenser is characterized by an ice pan in communication with a potable ice hopper through an ice feed conduit. A cold plate is in the ice pan, and the arrangement is such that ice in the hopper is transported through the conduit to the ice pan to surround the cold plate. This maintains the ice in the hopper free from any contamination by the cold plate and in a sterile condition for dispensing into beverages, yet ensures that the cold plate will be continuously surrounded by ice, without manual intervention, to properly cool beverages flowing therethrough.
Claims9
In combination with an ice dispenser of a type having a hopper for storage of a mass of small particles of ice and means for dispensing ice from said hopper, a container for holding a quantity of ice, a cold plate in said container, and means extending between said hopper and said container for automatically conveying ice from said hopper to said container to maintain a supply of ice in said container in contact with said cold plate, wherein said ice dispenser includes an agitator in said hopper for maintaining the mass of ice in free flowing form and for facilitating entry of ice into said conduit for gravitation to said container.
In combination with an ice dispenser of a type having a hopper for storage of a mass of small particles of ice, an agitator in said hopper for moving the mass of ice, an ice maker for manufacturing ice and for introducing the ice into said hopper, and means for dispensing ice from said hopper, an ice pan for holding a quantity of ice, a cold plate in said ice pan, and means extending between said hopper and said ice pan for conveying ice from said hopper to said ice pan to maintain a supply of ice in said ice pan in contact with said cold plate.
In combination, an ice dispenser of a type having a hopper for storage of a mass of small particles of ice, an agitator in the hopper for moving the mass of ice, an icemaker for manufacturing and introducing ice into the hopper, outlet means for dispensing ice from said hopper, a container for holding a quantity of ice, a cold plate in said container, and means responsive to a decrease in the amount of ice in said container for automatically conveying ice from said hopper to said container to maintain a supply of ice in said container in contact with said cold plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.