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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1992
Tadashi Sakai, Toyoake, JP;
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoake, JP;
Abstract
An automatic ice making machine of the type which includes an ice making unit provided therein with an electric control apparatus for an ice making mechanism contained therein and combined with an ice storage bin to store therein an amount of ice cubes or chips formed by operation of the ice making mechanism under control of the electric control apparatus, wherein an ice detection element is previously contained within the ice making unit to be inserted into the interior of the ice storage bin after installation of the ice making unit on the ice storage bin for deactivating the electric control apparatus when detected the ice cubes fully stored in the ice storage bin, wherein a connector for connection to a source of electricity is connected to the electric control apparatus by means of conductive wires and arranged within the ice making unit to disconnect the electric control apparatus from the source of electricity when the ice detection element is remained in the ice making unit and to connect the electric control apparatus to the source of electricity only when the ice detection element has been inserted into the interior of the ice storage bin.
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