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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1998
Hatsuo Yamada, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tadashi Sakai, Aichi-ken, JP;
Sonoo Kato, Aichi-ken, JP;
Douglas Troy Steward, Newnan, GA (US);
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An ice making apparatus is provided, in which an ice guide plate is capable of being fixed between an ice-water tank and ice-making plates without any fastener such as a screw. To realize such an arrangement, a convex portion (20) is formed on an inner surface of the bottom at the front end side of the ice-water tank (10), and the front end portion of the ice guide plate (19) is engaged therein so that a gap is formed between the convex portion (20) and a front wall portion of the ice-water tank (10). The rear end portion of the ice guide plate (19) is engaged with a groove 21 formed in a rear wall face 3a of the ice making chamber 3. As a result, the ice guide plate (19) can be fixed between the ice-water tank (10) and the ice-making plate.
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