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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
David K. Njaastad, Palatine, IL (US);
Andrew J. Tobler, Geneva, IL (US);
Shishirdas K. Ravindran, Kerala, IN;
E. Scott Sevcik, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Carmelo Hernandez, Harvard, IL (US);
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc., Osseo, MN (US);
Abstract
An ice dispensing system is provided. The system includes multiple sidewalls forming an ice bin cavity configured to store ice. The system further includes an auger drive assembly. The auger drive assembly includes a drive assembly that is coupled to one of the multiple sidewalls and has a motor configured to rotate a drive gear. The auger drive assembly further includes an auger assembly positioned within the ice bin cavity. The auger assembly includes a helical auger coupled to an auger gear. The drive gear is configured to mate with the auger gear to drive rotation of the helical auger and cause ice to be dispensed through an ice chute. The drive assembly is additionally configured to move relative to the auger assembly between a closed position and an opened position. The opened position permits removal of the auger assembly from the ice bin cavity.