| 摘要 |
The present invention includes an ice and beverage dispenser having an icemaker associated therewith. The icemaker has a refrigeration system that includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. A refrigerant line exiting the condenser is routed through a drip tray of the dispenser before returning to an expansion valve for release of refrigerant into the evaporator. The refrigerant exiting the condenser is at a temperature of from about 100° to 140° F. and provides sufficient heat energy, as it passes through the drip tray, to melt any ice in the drip tray. The additional cooling of the refrigerant as it melts the ice prior to expansion of the refrigerant into the evaporator improves the cooling performance and efficiency of the refrigeration system.
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