ICE AND BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS

摘要

An automatic ice and beverage dispensing machine (10) having an ice dispensing chute assembly (16) which is rotatable. As a rotating chute (42) rotates rearward, a lifting motion first moves a locking device (80) which locks a door (76) in place and then elevates the door so that ice can freely flow from an ice storage bin (12). A switch (46) is contacted which initiates the flow of ice from the ice storage bin. Releasing the rotating chute causes it to rotate (due to gravity) back to its initial, neutral position, disengaging the switch and stopping the flow of ice from the ice storage bin, reversing the lifting action on the door and the locking device, closing and locking the door in place to prevent further flow of ice from the ice storage bin.