Auger-type ice making apparatus for producing high quality ice

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4497184
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06440468

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An apparatus for producing relatively uniform size high quality ice particles comprising a generally cylindrically-shaped ice forming chamber, a rotatable auger disposed in said chamber and adapted to cause ice formed on the inner side thereof to be formed into a generally cylindrically-shaped ice body, an ice discharge member disposed at one end of said chamber and being provided with a plurality of circumferentially arranged ice discharge openings overlying said cylindrical body, whereby rotation of said auger causes said cylindrical body to move toward and into engagement with said ice discharge member so that portions of said body are forced into said openings and are thereby compacted to remove ice make-up water therefrom, the dimensions of said openings being selected so that flow passages are provided between peripheral portions of the ice body moving through the ice discharge openings and the peripheral walls of said openings to permit ice make-up water to flow back toward the freezing chamber.

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KING SEELEY THERMOS COMPANYPROSPECT HEIGHTS IL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tandeski, David A Albert Lea, MN 4 56
Utter, Robert P Albert Lea, MN 4 93

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