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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 16, 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, Toyoake, JP;
Abstract
An ice-making water tank 30, which has a main body 50, is disposed generally below ice-making plates 28. A deep portion 51 of smaller cross-section is formed in the main body 50. The discharge inlet 56 of an overflow pipe 55 is disposed in the central portion of the water surface in the main body 50, and the height of the discharge outlet is set at the upper limit H of the level of the ice-making water. A float switch 57, which sets the lower limit of the water level, is disposed in the central portion of the water surface in the deep portion. Thus, water levels which are almost equal to the prescribed upper limit H and lower limit L can be set even if the ice-making water tank is mounted at an inclined angle.
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