Patent ID: 8286444

Claim:
A dispenser that delivers a supply containing at least one of a drink and ice chips from a delivery opening, and that has a drain pan disposed below the delivery opening so that the supply is received, wherein the dispenser comprises: a delivery control section for controlling delivery of the supply; a wash water discharge opening provided to the drain pan; a wash water supply path connected to the wash water discharge opening; a wash water supply valve provided to the wash water supply path; and a wash control section connected to the wash water supply valve, for performing, by opening the wash water supply valve, a wash action of supplying wash water to the drain pan through the wash water supply path and the wash water discharge opening, and wherein the wash control section judges, based on information from the delivery control section, whether or not a delivery count of the supply has reached a predetermined set count, and, when it is judged that the delivery count has reached the predetermined set count, performs the wash action.