摘要 |
An ice making apparatus comprising a tubular housing member defining an ice forming chamber and providing an inner surface on which thin layers of ice are formed, auger means rotatably mounted in the ice forming chamber and having a generally cylindrical main body portion and a helical blade extending outwardly therefrom and terminating adjacent the inner surface of the tubular housing member, an ice compacting chamber at one end of the ice forming chamber, a conduit system for transmitting ice from the ice forming chamber to an ice storage bin or other location where ice may be used, a discharge spout mounted on the housing member for communicating ice from the compacting chamber to the conduit system, and means including an electrical switch connected with the electrical circuitry of the apparatus and responsive to a predetermined condition within the conduit system for controlling operation of the apparatus.
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