The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

John J Jaschinski

Vance L Kohl

A pump assembly for use in circulating water from a reservoir to an ice forming mold in an ice making machine, the pump assembly comprising an unvented, unit bearing electric motor having a downwardly extending drive shaft, a pump having a housing with an inlet and an outlet, a fan secured to the drive shaft between the motor and the pump, a support structure interconnecting the pump and the motor, said support structure including a cylindrical upper portion encircling the fan and having an upper edge which is spaced from the bottom of the motor to define an annular slot, said interconnecting structure also including a lower portion with openings near the surface of the water in the reservoir, and a substantially cylindrical collar encircling the motor which defines a substantially axial extension of the annular slot, through which cool air from the surface of the reservoir is directed to the motor to prevent the motor from overheating.

Ice machine pump assembly

An ice cube dispenser with a cylindrical bin having a bottom arcuate ramp leading to a side opening through which ice cubes are pushed by rotating agitator blades. The cube dispensing rate is adjusted by positioning a deflector plate from the ramp to a selected vertical position in the opening, thus effectively changing the opening size. The dispensed cubes are guided by plates defining a flexing wall chute. A glass trigger, when pivoted by a glass, opens a door over said opening and trips a switch that actuates the agitator blades.

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Two Rivers, WI, United States of America

John J Jaschinski