EP 2694376 A4 20140924 - ICE BAGGING APPARATUS AND METHODS
Title (en)
ICE BAGGING APPARATUS AND METHODS
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERPACKUNG VON EIS
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS D'ENSACHAGE DE GLACE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201113078501 A 20110401
- US 2012030245 W 20120323
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2012247066A1] An ice vending apparatus adapted to remove moisture from ice pieces during dispensing, which apparatus includes a ramp having a lower lip and being adapted to transfer a quantity of ice pieces from a holding vessel to a container; and a channel having an upwardly facing opening that is in operative association with the ramp and arranged so that moisture is adapted to flow around the lower lip of the ramp into the channel while excluding the ice pieces so as to separate at least a portion of the moisture from the ice pieces as the ice pieces are transferred to the container. Methods of providing ice pieces, particularly with reduction of associated moisture to a consumer, are also described.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 1/04 (2006.01); B65B 43/26 (2006.01); B65B 43/42 (2006.01); F25C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25C 5/20 (2017.12 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] JP 2003042608 A 20030213 - MATSUSHITA REFRIGERATION & DATABASE WPI Week 200320, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 2003-207493
- [IA] US 2007119202 A1 20070531 - KADOWAKI SHIZUMA [JP], et al
- [IA] US 2007079627 A1 20070412 - BROADBENT JOHN A [US], et al
- [YA] US 2449132 A 19480914 - LUCIA LOUIS V
- [YA] US 2002175055 A1 20021128 - RYDE RONALD FREDRICK [CA]
- See references of WO 2012134978A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2012247066 A1 20121004; EP 2694376 A2 20140212; EP 2694376 A4 20140924; WO 2012134978 A2 20121004; WO 2012134978 A3 20140306
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201113078501 A 20110401; EP 12763804 A 20120323; US 2012030245 W 20120323