<p>An ice dispenser has a discharge mechanism (30) between an ice storage chamber (10) having an ice discharge opening (14) at its bottom and a chute (20) for guiding ice pieces received by a reception/delivery opening (22) placed away from a position directly under the discharge opening (14). The discharge mechanism (30) has a fixed member (32) extending from under the discharge opening (14) to the opening edge of the reception/delivery opening (22), and also has a movement member (36) reciprocated along the fixed member (32) by a drive section (40) and having vertically penetrating holes (38) arranged spaced apart in the direction of movement of the movement member (36). The discharge mechanism (30) is adapted so that a control section controls the drive section (40) to change the amount of movement of the movement member (36) from the discharge opening (14) side to the reception/delivery opening (22) side, thereby the total number of holes (38) to be exposed to the reception/delivery opening (22) is adjusted corresponding to the amount of ice supply inputted from an input section.</p>
