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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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1998
Sonoo Kato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hatsuo Yamada, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadashi Sakai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Douglas Troy Steward, Newnan, GA (US);
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to prevent ice making water from splashing outside of an ice making water tank with a simple means. Flat members are provided at the right and left outermost portions of an ice making unit such that the front ends, the rear ends and the lower ends of the flat members are elongated forward, rearward and downward with respect to the front ends, the rear ends and the lower ends of the ice making plates to prevent the ice making water from splashing to the right and left outside of the ice making plates. Moreover the flat members can be provided as side plates comprising the ice making unit. Further, notches can be provided at the lower front corner portions of the side plates. Or a front cover having an inclined portion with the lower end inclined to the rearward can be provided forward the front of the ice making unit.
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