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US 9,175,895 B2Granted
Device for making ice pieces
AssigneeMiele & Cie. KG
InventorAndreas Stock
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Abstract
A device for making ice pieces includes an ice piece producing unit, a collection container for receiving ice pieces produced in the ice piece producing unit and a detection device for monitoring a fill level of the collection container. The detection device includes a signal-emitting device and a signal receiving device, where the signal-emitting device is adjustable. Alternatively, the detection device includes a signal-emitting device, a reflector and a signal receiving device, where the reflector is adjustable.
Claims17
A device for making ice pieces comprising:
- an ice piece producing unit;
- a collection container for receiving ice pieces produced in the ice piece producing unit;
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- a detection device for monitoring a fill level of the collection container, the detection device including a signal-emitting device and a signal-receiving device, the signal-emitting device being pivotably disposed outside the collection container at a pivot axis so that a pivoting of the signal-emitting device about the pivot axis provides an adjustment of the fill level of the collection container between a minimum fill level and a maximum fill level.
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A device for making ice pieces comprising:
- an ice piece producing unit;
- a collection container for receiving ice pieces produced in the ice piece producing unit;
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- a detection device for monitoring a fill level of the collection container, the detection device including a signal-emitting device pivotably disposed outside the collection container at a pivot axis so that a pivoting of the signal-emitting device about the pivot axis provides an adjustment of the fill level of the collection container between a minimum fill level and a maximum fill level, a reflector and a signal-receiving device, the reflector being adjustable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.