WO2012134978A3 - Ice bagging apparatus and methods - Google Patents

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WO2012134978A3
WO2012134978A3 PCT/US2012/030245 US2012030245W WO2012134978A3 WO 2012134978 A3 WO2012134978 A3 WO 2012134978A3 US 2012030245 W US2012030245 W US 2012030245W WO 2012134978 A3 WO2012134978 A3 WO 2012134978A3
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ice pieces
moisture
ramp
methods
ice
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Daniel LaDon DUNN
Danny Leroy DUNN
Thomas Benjamin JAMES
Jerry Paul JAMES
John Willis EDWARDS, Jr.
Ernest Chip VENET, III
Steven Alan WEEKS
Kevin Thomas COPPACK
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Ice House America, Llc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Beverage Vending Machines With Cups, And Gas Or Electricity Vending Machines (AREA)
  • Containers And Plastic Fillers For Packaging (AREA)

Abstract

An ice vending apparatus adapted to remove moisture from ice pieces during dispensing, which apparatus includes a ramp having a lower lip and being adapted to transfer a quantity of ice pieces from a holding vessel to a container; and a channel having an upwardly facing opening that is in operative association with the ramp and arranged so that moisture is adapted to flow around the lower lip of the ramp into the channel while excluding the ice pieces so as to separate at least a portion of the moisture from the ice pieces as the ice pieces are transferred to the container. Methods of providing ice pieces, particularly with reduction of associated moisture to a consumer, are also described.
PCT/US2012/030245 2011-04-01 2012-03-23 Ice bagging apparatus and methods WO2012134978A2 (en)

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