Patent ID: 8511101
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: B65B,F25C

Abstract:
1. An ice machine for delivering ice on demand to a customer comprising: a housing having an ice maker operationally disposed therein, said housing having a discharge outlet for discharging a filled bag of ice; an ice bin disposed below said ice maker having an open top for receiving ice from said ice maker and a bottom opening for discharging ice; two pairs of tines rotatably mounted in said ice bin, a first pair rotatable in one direction and a second pair rotatable in the opposite direction from the first for churning the ice in the bin, said first pair of tines comprise two distinct axis of rotation, said second pair of tines comprise two distinct axis of rotation, said pairs of tines being substantially equally spaced throughout the length of said bin; a first motor for rotating said first pair in one direction and a second motor for rotating said second pair in the opposite direction; an ice receiving drawer disposed below said ice bin for receiving a selected quantity of ice, said drawer being movable between a first position where the drawer is open to said bottom opening and a second position where the drawer is closed to said bottom opening, said drawer further including a lower opening; an ice retaining bag disposed below said lower opening for receiving ice from said drawer, and a conveyor for moving the filled bag to said discharge opening.