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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Merritt T. Teague, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Richard K. Renken, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Jerry L. Landers, Memphis, IN (US);
Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc., Sparks, NV (US);
Abstract
A dispenser for soft-drinks and ice has an integral ice maker. The compressor and condenser for the ice making refrigeration system are located remotely from the ice making apparatus. Thus, the dispenser with an integral ice maker does not emit noise and heat from the compressor and condenser in the customer service areas where ice and soft drinks are dispensed. Refrigerant vapor is drawn from a receiver and is used for defrosting in the harvest portion of the ice making cycle. The dispenser also has an internal heat exchanger for cooling carbonated water and syrup prior to dispensing a soft drink. There is also an ice maker and dispenser, having a refrigeration system in which ice-making components and an ice dispenser are located near a customer-service area, while the hot and noisy refrigeration components are located remotely.