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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Kazuhiro Yoshida, Toyoake, JP;
Yuji Wakatsuki, Toyoake, JP;
Hideji Ohta, Toyoake, JP;
Hiroki Yamaguchi, Toyoake, JP;
Yushi Yonekura, Toyoake, JP;
Kazuhiro Yoshida, Toyoake, JP;
Yuji Wakatsuki, Toyoake, JP;
Hideji Ohta, Toyoake, JP;
Hiroki Yamaguchi, Toyoake, JP;
Yushi Yonekura, Toyoake, JP;
Hoshizaki Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A method of operating an ice making machine efficiently provides clean ice blocks. A special water-discharge operation which is performed when an ice storage switch (TS) provided at an ice storage chamber () storing ice blocks (M) separated in a deicing operation detects that the ice storage chamber () is full of ice discharges the ice-making water from the ice-making water tank () via water discharge means () by releasing a water discharge valve (DV) provided at the water discharge means (). Then, the special water-discharge operation is terminated by closing the water discharge valve (DV) when a preset duration time (T) passes after a float switch (FS) provided at the ice-making water tank () detects an ice-making completion water level (LWL) of the ice-making water in the ice-making water tank () after discharge of the ice-making water to outside is started.