Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.

Mark Paul Giebel

Curt R Cayemberg

John Phillip Myers

Dean M Petersen

Steve David Herning

Paula Forseth Dick

Marty J Lafond

Thomas H Antoine

John P Meyers

Marty James LaFond

John Meyers

Dean Peterson

A method and apparatus for adjusting and controlling ice bridge slab thickness and/or initiation of ice harvest following a freeze cycle. This adjusting and controlling is performed through the use of adjustable float clip assemblies which set the amount of water available for ice making in a batch process. The adjustable float clip assemblies provide an ice machine user with the ability to easily adjust the ice slab bridge thickness to a single or plurality of settings, and allow for changes in ice bridge slab thickness at the site of installation.

Methods and apparatus for adjusting ice slab bridge thickness and initiate ice harvest following the freeze cycle

A connection assembly is disclosed for an ice maker that includes a base having a rail and a cabinet assembly having a glide. The glide slides onto the rail to removably connect the base and the cabinet assembly while aligning the cabinet assembly vertically and horizontally relative to the base. Preferably, the rail and glide have complementary geometries wherein the base and rail fit together such that the complementary geometries limit the relative vertical and horizontal movement of the rail and the glide to each other. In alternative configurations, the base may have a glide and the cabinet may have a rail. The connection assembly may also include a stop limiting the relative linear movement between the rail and the glide, further assuring proper alignment of the cabinet and the base. The connection assembly may also include a locking mechanism limiting relative linear movement of the base and the cabinet.

Connection assembly for a base and a cabinet assembly of an ice maker

Ice machine interface

Ice machine

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Manitowoc, WI, United States of America

Mark Paul Giebel