ICE DISPENSER HAVING A SAFETY APPARATUS

An ice dispenser having a safety apparatus is disclosed. The ice dispenser includes a bin for storing ice to be dispensed; a chute in communication with the bin; a device for at least one of crushing the ice and moving the ice from the bin to the chute; a controller for activating the device in resp...

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Hauptverfasser:	NALL WILLIAM MERRITT, SHAHA BIPIN, DEVOS RICHARD, FALLON RUSSELL J, MELLINGER JEFFREY, RENZ DANIEL S, TALEGAONKAR ARUN MADHAV, DAVIS MATTHEW WILLIAM
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS COLD ROOMS COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING ICE-BOXES LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PHYSICS PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE REFRIGERATION OR COOLING REFRIGERATORS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	An ice dispenser having a safety apparatus is disclosed. The ice dispenser includes a bin for storing ice to be dispensed; a chute in communication with the bin; a device for at least one of crushing the ice and moving the ice from the bin to the chute; a controller for activating the device in response to a dispensing signal; and a safety apparatus configured to determine a presence of an object in the chute and to provide an indication responsive to the determined presence to the controller. The controller deactivates the device after receiving the indication. A refrigerator incorporating such an ice dispenser is also disclosed.