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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:
Feb. 21, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoake, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62137 ; 200612 ;
Abstract
A protective device for an auger type ice making machine having an auger type ice making mechanism the refrigeration housing of which is located adjacent an ice storage bin and provided thereon with an ice discharge casing forming a lateral discharge passage for discharging ice pieces into the storage bin through an upright delivery chute. The protective device is in the form of a spout switch assembly which is mounted on an upper wall of the ice discharge casing at a position laterally displaced from an upper end of the refrigeration housing to detect ice pieces filled in the ice discharge casing during operation of the ice making mechanism.