Abstract: An ice bagging system includes an ice maker unit, an ice bagger unit, and an ice storing unit. The ice bagger unit includes a sheet of ice bags disposed on a bag roll, the sheet of ice bags is threaded through a plurality of guide rollers, a pinch roller assembly, and a sealing jaw assembly. The pinch roller assembly includes first and second pinch roller wheels that are axially movable inwardly and outwardly to selectively open or close an individual ice bag in the sheet of ice bags.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 25, 2011
Date of Patent:
October 7, 2014
Assignee:
International Ice Bagging Systems, LLC
Inventors:
Vijayakumar Pandurangan, David Makowski