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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2009
Makoto Sasaki, Aichi, JP;
Motohiro Kawachi, Aichi, JP;
Kouichi Itou, Aichi, JP;
Hiroshi Nagai, Aichi, JP;
Makoto Sasaki, Aichi, JP;
Motohiro Kawachi, Aichi, JP;
Kouichi Itou, Aichi, JP;
Hiroshi Nagai, Aichi, JP;
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a dispenser including an ice-making water tank for storing ice-making water and an auger-type ice-making machine for producing ice chips by freezing the ice-making water in the ice-making water tank. The auger-type ice-making machine includes a refrigeration casing into which the ice-making water is supplied, and the refrigeration casing and the drain pan are connected to each other through the intermediation of an ice-making water drain pipe. The ice-making water in the refrigeration casing is drained at predetermined time points, and the drain pan is washed with the ice-making water thus drained.