Patent ID: 9625199
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: F25C

Claim:
1. An ice bridge thickness control for a batch water system ice making machine, wherein said ice making machine has a grid of ice-forming pockets to freeze individual cubes, and wherein said pockets comprise edges between said individual cubes, said control comprising: at least two floats for setting a volume of water used for making ice in a water supply for the ice making machine, wherein said at least two floats comprise an upper float that sets a maximum water level of the volume of water in a sump tank used for producing ice, and a lower float that sets a minimum water level of the volume of water in the sump tank used for producing ice, and wherein said volume of water between said upper and lower floats is used to produce ice and control said ice bridge thickness over said edges of said ice-forming pockets; and at least two float clips, wherein each of said at least two float clips has a front side configured to hold each of said at least two floats in the sump tank and at least the float clip holding the upper float has a back side configured to engage one of a plurality vertically spaced protrusions external to the sump tank, wherein said float clip holding said upper float is vertically adjustable by engaging protrusions at different vertical levels, and wherein said float clip holding said lower float is not vertically adjustable.