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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1992
Syuji Kado, Toyoake, JP;
Susumu Tatematsu, Nagoya, JP;
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoake, JP;
Abstract
An ice storage type food service counter includes an ice storage tank (20) arranged to store an amount of ice and having a drain hole (24) at a bottom, an ice supply device (30) for automatically producing chips of ice and supplying the same into the ice storage tank (20), an agitating device (40) arranged within the ice storage tank for agitating and leveling the chips of ice stored in the ice storage tank, a container (B) formed to contain food and drink therein and mounted on the agitating device (40) to be displayed on the stored chips of ice, a water supply tank (50) arranged to store an amount of ice making water for use in the ice supply device (30), and a discharge tank (60) arranged below the ice storage tank (20) to store the water of melted ice discharged from the ice storage tank through a drain pipe (61) in connection to the drain hole.