Patent ID: 8375738

Claim:
A sprinkle guide of water trickle ice-making machine which has an ice making plate ( 18 ) with projecting portions ( 20 ) extending in an up-down direction, formed in a lateral direction at an interval, and produces ice blocks (M) from ice making water supplied to ice making surfaces ( 22 a ) provided between adjoining projecting portions ( 20 , 20 ), and an ice making water tank ( 26 ) provided under the ice making plate ( 18 ) to collect ice making water flowing down from the ice making surfaces ( 22 a ) of the ice making plate ( 18 ), the sprinkle guide being provided above the ice making plate ( 18 ) to guide the ice making water supplied from the ice making water tank ( 26 ) to the ice making surfaces ( 22 a ) of the ice making plate ( 18 ), comprising: cover parts ( 42 ) positioned above the respective projecting portions ( 20 ); guide parts ( 44 ) provided between adjoining cover parts ( 42 , 42 ) in a posture inclined downward toward the ice making surfaces ( 22 a ) from projection ends of the projecting portions ( 20 ) in such a way as to face the ice making surfaces ( 22 a ), the guide parts ( 44 ) guiding the ice making water to the ice making surfaces ( 22 a ) via slits ( 44 a ) formed between inclined lower ends and the ice making surfaces ( 22 a ); and notches ( 48 ) provided at upper ends of the guide parts ( 44 ) so that each of the notches ( 48 ) is set to be located lower than each upper end of the cover parts ( 42 ), wherein the notches ( 48 ) are formed at the whole upper end of the guide parts ( 44 ).