Ice-making machine with air sterilization feature

摘要

An ice-making machine includes an ice-forming mold in a food zone of the icemaking machine: a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator in thermal contact with said ice-forming mold, thus producing a combined evaporator and ice-forming mold: and a bulkhead wall separating an equipment compartment from the food zone. A bulkhead space is located between the bulkhead wall and the combined evaporator and ice-forming mold. The bulkhead space is part of the food zone. Air in contact with ice being formed by the ice-making machine can circulate to the bulkhead space. The icemaking machine further includes a source of antimicrobially active gas and an air circulation system that causes the antimicrobially active gas to circulate through the bulkhead space.