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Textual display on ice-making machine to assist with ice machine diagnosis and method

a textual display and ice-making machine technology, applied in the field of ice-making machines with textual displays, can solve the problem that conventional ice-making machines do not provide users with the ability to quickly diagnose the status of the machine,

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-24
SCOTSMAN GROUP
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Conventional ice-making machines do not provide users with an ability to quickly diagnose machine status or condition.

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[0025] The ice-making machine of the present disclosure regulates ice making based on time variable electrical power rates and presents information to a user on a textual display.

[0026] Some utility companies vary power rates during the day to lower demand during peak use hours. Typical ice-making machines are mounted on or above ice storage bins. When power rates are low, the ice-making machine of the present disclosure runs to fill the storage bin. When power rates are high, the ice-making machine lets the ice level in the bin drop to lower levels and maintains them at the lower levels until power rates drop again. Alternatively, if through monitoring the usage rate of the ice, the ice-making machine determines that at the lower levels the customer will run out of ice, the ice-making machine will make ice regardless of electricity rates.

[0027] By way of example and completeness of description, the present invention will be described in a preferred embodiment that comprises a fie...

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Abstract

Ice-making machine with an add on board that has a textual display that can be used for a user to view various parameters of the ice-making machine and its operation and in some cases to adjust the parameters. The add on board includes a processor and a display program that presents a main menu and a series of sub-menus that are selectable from a list on the main menu. The display program includes both a view mode and an adjust mode.

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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 829,907, filed on Oct. 18, 2006, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 829,898, filed on Oct. 18, 2006, and of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 862,237 filed Oct. 20, 2006, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present disclosure generally relates to an ice-making machine with a textual display and a method for operating the ice machine. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Conventional ice-making machines do not provide users with an ability to quickly diagnose machine status or condition. It would be useful for both machine operators and service technicians if there was a quick and easy way to diagnose machine status or condition, thereby allowing appropriate action to be taken to reduce delays normally associated with a more manual diagnosis. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] The present inven...

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IPC IPC(8): F25C1/00F25B49/00
CPCF25C1/00F25D2400/361F25C2600/04
Inventor ALLISON, MATTHEW W.JASZKOWSKI, DANIEL A.
Owner SCOTSMAN GROUP