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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2010
E. Scott Sevcik, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Dusan N. Ivancevic, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Andrew J. Sanguinet, Oak Park, IL (US);
Thaddeus M. Jablonski, Palatine, IL (US);
Andrew J. Tobler, Geneva, IL (US);
Peter S. Tinucci, Wheaton, IL (US);
Vincenzo Difatta, Wood Dale, IL (US);
E. Scott Sevcik, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Dusan N. Ivancevic, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Andrew J. Sanguinet, Oak Park, IL (US);
Thaddeus M. Jablonski, Palatine, IL (US);
Andrew J. Tobler, Geneva, IL (US);
Peter S. Tinucci, Wheaton, IL (US);
Vincenzo DiFatta, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Cornelius, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An improved undercounter ice dispenser is disclosed that has a multiple piece auger made in sections for moving ice from the dispenser bin to its ice chute. The auger ice chute invention includes a sensor to reduce ice jamming and to detect when the ice chute is filled or needs filling and works in conjunction with a paddle on the auger to help make the transition. Proportional size ice quantities may also be selected via an interface and auger control.