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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably supply ice cubes by solving a problem on arching found in an ice storing chamber when the ice cubes are carried out by an ice cube carrying-out device. SOLUTION: This ice dispenser 10 is mounted on a bottom part of the ice storing chamber 16, and comprises the ice cube carrying-out device 40 composed of a first ice cube carrying mechanism 42 for laterally delivering the ice cubes K prepared in an ice making mechanism 20, and a second ice cube carrying mechanism 60 mounted on a delivering end of the first ice cube carrying mechanism 42, and carrying the ice cubes K received from the first ice cube carrying mechanism 42 to an upper part and discharging the same to the outside of a machine. A full ice detecting means 17 is mounted on an upper part of the ice storing chamber 16 for stopping ice-making operation of the ice making mechanism 20 when the ice storing chamber is full with the ice cubes K. An ice cube detecting means 36 detecting the presence or absence of the ice cubes K is mounted near the first ice cube carrying mechanism 42 to start the ice-making operation by the ice making mechanism 20 when the ice cube detecting means 36 does not detect the ice cubes K in a state of detecting the ice cubes K by the full ice detecting means 17, and to promote the supply of ice cubes K to the first ice cube carrying mechanism 42. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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