Ice discharging device attached to ice storage facility

摘要

In an ice storage ( 10, 12, 14, 16 ) the aim is to ensure that ice is chipped off that surface of the ice mass in the storage, which stems from the water which froze to ice first. Likewise, efficient discharging of chipped-off ice to external conveyor devices ( 23 ) is ensured. This is achieved by means of a particular ice storage floor construction ( 16 ) consisting of parallel, elongate, tubular elements ( 18 ) placed with intermediate slots. The floor elements ( 18 ) carry carriers ( 20 ) in the form of strip-like ice-chipping elements, and the tubular floor elements ( 18 ) are supported individually rotational and are preferably driven collectively. The ice-chipping elements may alternatively be formed through the cornered cross-sectional shape of the floor elements, which provide distinct, longitudinal edge portions of good chipping and carrying properties.