Abstract: A refrigerator having a cabinet, a door for providing access within the cabinet, an ice maker for making ice operably connected to the cabinet, and an ice bin with a pair of opposite-facing walls and a bottom wall. The ice bin is disposed within the cabinet and located adjacent the ice maker, and has a stir stick assembly having a stir stick, a cam rod, and a pair of breaker walls and is positioned within the ice bin. The stir stick oscillates about an axis of rotation and the cam rod is coupled to the stir stick. The pair of breaker walls are engaged with the cam rod near the bottom of the breaker walls, and hingedly attached to the pair of opposite-facing walls.

Abstract: Disclosed is a powder sifting device comprising a housing and a frame, the housing has a first opening communicating a second opening on which a screen is provided to form a receiving space delimited by the first and the second opening; the frame, that is received in the receiving space, is provided with a holding part at one side adjacent to the first opening and provided with a sweeping element proximately covering on the screen at other side, wherein the frame is driven by the holding part to rotate within the receiving space, and the sweeping element is moved along with the holding part to sweep over the screen according to the present invention, so that the effort-saving and easy-operation powder sifting device is obtained.

Abstract: A device for discharging granular material, has a receptacle into which the granular material may be introduced, with a separation grid, which is disposed in the receptacle, and an intermediate plate, which is disposed beneath the separation grid. The intermediate plate is equipped with a through-opening for the granular material, and with an aperture, which is provided beneath the intermediate plate and through which the granular material may be removed from the receptacle. The intermediate plate is disposed to be rotatable relative to the separation grid and the separation grid is disposed to be stationary relative to the receptacle.

Abstract: A container for supporting particulate matter is provided. The container includes a base providing a chamber configured to receive particulate matter and a cover coupled to the base and movable relative to the base between a closed position and an open position. The container also includes a sifter supported at the base. The sifter includes a first member having at least one dispensing aperture extending therethrough and a second member having at least one dispensing aperture extending therethrough. The second member is movable between a first position in which the at one dispensing aperture of the first member is at least partially out of alignment with the at least one dispensing aperture of the second member and a second position in which the at one dispensing aperture of the first member is in greater alignment with the at least one dispensing aperture of the second member.

Abstract: Fixed amounts of granular and granulated seasonings are dispensed from a rotatable disc that lies flat or horizontal and which includes a through-hole or void. The void is gravity-filled with granulated seasonings from a hole in the bottom of a hopper. A screen below the disc is formed to have open, through-holes and a solid land. The void in the disc fills with granules when the void is beneath a hole in the hopper but over a solid land thus preventing granules to spill through the disc. Rotation of the disc moves the void away from the land, allowing granules in the void to fall through holes in the screen. A gasket provides a seal between the disc and the hopper. The disc is rotated back and forth around its axis by vertical movement of an actuator about the horizontal hinge.

Abstract: An ice dispenser includes a discharge mechanism (30) provided between an ice storage room (10) having an ice discharge opening (14) provided at a bottom portion, and a chute (20) for guiding ice received at a reception/delivery opening (22) arranged away from a position directly under the discharge opening (14). The discharge mechanism (30) includes a fixed member (32) extending from under the discharge opening (14) to an edge portion of the reception/delivery opening (22), and a moving member (36) which is reciprocated along the fixed member (32) by a drive section (40), and has a plurality of vertically penetrating holes (38) formed spaced apart in a moving direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated portable water purifier for purifying water, by filtration through adsorption media to remove harmful chemicals followed by ultraviolet treatment to disinfect the water. The water purifier effectively removes the contaminants found in drinking water. The integrated portable water purifier includes a water chamber (1) for receiving water to be purified and a treated water chamber (2) for receiving treated water through a filter cartridge (20). The water purifier is provided with a microprocessor based controller (6) for controlling the operation of the purification system. A UV lamp (8) is provided in the treated water chamber (2) for microbiological treatment of the filtered water in the treated water chamber (2) and a sensor (7) for sensing the conductivity of the treated water and the level of the water in the treated water chamber (2). A power source (18) is provided for supplying power to the system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for discharging granular material, with a receptacle (2) into which the granular material may be introduced, with a separation grid (4), which is disposed in the receptacle (2), and an intermediate plate (6), which is disposed beneath the separation grid (4), wherein the intermediate plate (6) is equipped with a through-opening (5) for the granular material, and with an aperture, which is provided beneath the intermediate plate (6) and through which the granular material may be removed from the receptacle (2). According to the invention, the intermediate plate (6) is disposed to be rotatable relative to the separation grid (4) and the separation grid (4) is disposed to be stationary relative to the receptacle (2).

Abstract: A salt dispenser for a beverage bottle includes a rotatable member defining a cavity and including a top surface having an aperture formed therein and for receiving salt therethrough to be disposed within the cavity. The rotatable member includes a bottom surface oppositely spaced from the top surface and having a plurality of apertures for allowing salt to pass therethrough. A stationary member is removably attachable to a top opening of a beverage bottle and is slidably receives the rotatable member about a perimeter thereof. The stationary member has a top surface provided with a channel substantially aligned beneath the plurality of apertures for communicating therewith to allow salt to pass downwardly from the cavity to a perimeter of a beverage bottle. The device further includes a plug attached to the top surface of the stationary member for preventing salt from passing beyond the top opening of a beverage bottle.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a feed hopper (39), a vibratory module (20) formed by a sieve (26) and by a first transducer (22) associated with a first resonator (21), said transducer (22) receiving an a.c. control voltage Vcom allowing it to transmit mechanical vibrations to said sieve (26, 26′) in response, means (30, 40) for locking said vibratory module (20) below said hopper (39), and an electronic control unit (50) arranged to supply said control voltage Vcom,. It is characterized in that it further includes a second transducer (24) arranged in proximity to said sieve (26) and in that said control unit (50) includes a stage (55) arranged to receive a measuring voltage Vmes. representative of the mechanical vibrations and to adjust the control voltage Vcom of the first transducer (22) in response so as to enslave the powder flow rate value to a predetermined desired value.