Abstract: An ice product making machine or apparatus has a pair of freezing plates arranged vertically and in a facing relation to each other. These freezing plates are provided with a plurality of rib-like partitions extending in the downflow direction of the ice making water, flat freezing sections defined between the adjoining partitions of the freezing plates, a cooling coil mounted in direct mechanical contact with the back sides of the respective freezing plates, and a flushing water feed pipe mounted to an upper portion of the freezing plates. These partitions are arranged in a staggered relation to one another so that the partitions and freezing sections of the one freezing plate are confronted by the freezing sections and partitions of the other freezing plate, respectively.

Abstract: The water spray unit is used in conjunction with an ice product making machine having an upright freezing plate or freezing plates, on the surface or surfaces of which a plurality of guide ribs or projections are vertically formed at a preset transverse distance from one another. The spray unit has a main body provided above the freezing plate or freezing plates and presenting a large number of spray apertures, and a plurality of water spray guide plates disposed between the guide ribs or projections and presenting a pair of upright side flanges. The spray water is discharged from the spray apertures and caused to descend along the freezing plate or freezing plates by way of the water spray guide plates, the upright side flanges and the guide ribs or projections as a turbulence-free uniform stream.

Abstract: The ice making machine constructed in accordance with the invention has an ice making mold with a plurality of ice making cells opened at the bottom, a water tank, water spray nozzles adapted for spraying the water contained in the water tank towards said ice making cells, an ice stocker adapted for storage of ice cubes formed in and harvested from said ice making cells, and an inclined plate having water spray openings and recovery openings and mounted between said ice making mold and the water spray nozzles.The inclined plate comprises a corrugated upper section, a similarly corrugated lower section and a transition section having a flat surface and interconnecting said upper and lower sections. The recesses and projections of the upper section are aligned respectively with projections and recesses of said lower section in the direction in which the water and ice cubes are moved on the inclined plate.

Abstract: A cutter for an auger type icemaker including an auger shaft with an auger edge to scrape and guide upward the ice formed on the inner surface of a refrigerated casing, an extrusion head fitted to the upper end portion of the auger shaft and provided with ice compressing passages, and a cutter attached to the upper end of the auger shaft over the extrusion head for breaking the ice from the ice compressing passages. A positioning portion is disposed on the upper end of the auger shaft to position the cutter at a predetermined circumferential location. The cutter is provided with a cutter edge supporting portion with an attaching portion which is attached to the positioning portion and which can change the positioning location of the cutter in cooperation with the positioning portion.

Abstract: An apparatus, made in accordance with the present invention, comprises an ice-making unit for making pure ice using a refrigeration system, an electric heater for melting into fresh water the ice produced by the ice-making unit, a tank for storing the fresh water resulting from the melting, a sensor for sensing the water temperature prevailing in the tank, and a control responsive to a signal from the sensor to actuate the heater for maintaining the water temperature at a predetermined value. The apparatus further comprises a sensor for sensing the water level in the tank, and a control responsive to a signal from the water level sensor to control the operation of the ice-making unit for maintaining the water level at a predetermined value.

Abstract: In an auger type icemaker comprising an auger in a refrigeration cylinder, an extrusion head disposed in the upper end of the auger, and a plurality of bosses disposed in the extrusion head ice compressing passages and extending axially downward and radially outward, to prevent choking of ice particles in the refrigeration cylinder, the bosses extending further downward at a predetermined distance from the lower end surface of the extrusion head and partially overlap the auger. The diameter of the auger corresponding to the overlapping portion is smaller than that of the other portions.

Abstract: An apparatus, made in accordance with the present invention, comprises an ice-making unit for making pure ice using a refrigeration system, an electric heater for melting into fresh water the ice produced by the ice-making unit, a tank for storing the fresh water resulting from the melting, a sensor for sensing the water temperature prevailing in the tank, and a control responsive to a signal from the sensor to actuate the heater for maintaining the water temperature at a predetermined value. The apparatus further comprises a sensor for sensing the water level in the tank, and a control responsive to a signal from the water level sensor to control the operation of the ice-making unit for maintaining the water level at a predetermined value.

Abstract: An electric refrigerator with an automatic ice-making unit which comprises in combination a cooling unit including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator with a refrigerating chamber and an auger type automatic ice-making unit with an ice-storing chamber.

Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus which produces ice and pure water obtained by thawing the ice, and having a refrigeration compartment for foods and beverages which is cooled indirectly by the low temperature of the ice and pure water. Ice produced by an ice-making unit is allowed to fall on the refrigeration compartment which is partially surrounded by a storage tank for collecting pure water obtained when the fallen ice is thawed by heat exchange with the refrigeration compartment. Foods cooled indirectly by the ice and cold pure water are prevented from drying and excessive cooling.

Abstract: A flake ice vending machine for vending disposable receptacles filled with a mixture of flake ice and a flavored syrup, and including an auger type ice maker, a storage bin for storing the ice formed by the ice maker, an ice slicer for slicing the ice formed by the ice maker, and a discharge chute for discharging the flake ice formed by the ice slicer. Additional mechanisms are provided for dispensing a flavored syrup into the disposable receptacle and mechanisms for washing the area in which the disposable filled receptacles are provided so as to wash away the surplus syrup and ice.

Abstract: A process comprises steps of circulating raw water into an ice making mechanism for freezing the water into the ice, harvesting with wash the formed ice and transferring the ice to a receptacle having a heating means for entirely or partially melting the ice to obtain pure water and catalyzing the resulting pure water with a selected nutritious substance before, during or after storing of the pure water. The apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: An automatic electronic ice-making control system for automatic ice-making machines including an ice-making chamber in which is arranged a semiconductor temperature sensitive element which may comprise a thermistor, which translates temperature changes into resistance changes and for terminating an ice-making cycle a differential amplifier is provided in which said thermistor is connected as a temperature sensitive element, a variable resistance element sensitive to ambient changes being provided in said differential amplifier in series connection with said thermistor across a voltage source, the variable resistance element compensating the characteristics of the thermistor in accordance with atmospheric ambient temperature changes to actuate with an output signal derived from the differential amplifier a Schmidt circuit and relays in accordance with temperature conditions prevailing in the ice-making chamber and compensated for ambient temperature changes, thereby to terminate the ice-making operation upon p