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A flake ice vending machine for vending disposable receptacles filled with a mixture of flake ice and a flavored syrup, and including an auger type ice maker, a storage bin for storing the ice formed by the ice maker, an ice slicer for slicing the ice formed by the ice maker, and a discharge chute f

A flake ice vending machine for vending disposable receptacles filled with a mixture of flake ice and a flavored syrup, and including an auger type ice maker, a storage bin for storing the ice formed by the ice maker, an ice slicer for slicing the ice formed by the ice maker, and a discharge chute for discharging the flake ice formed by the ice slicer. Additional mechanisms are provided for dispensing a flavored syrup into the disposable receptacle and mechanisms for washing the area in which the disposable filled receptacles are provided so as to wash away the surplus syrup and ice.

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In a flake ice vending machine for vending disposable receptacles filled with a mixture of flake ice and a flavored syrup, the improved combination comprising: an auger type ice making means comprising a refrigerated cylinder and rotating auger contained within said cylinder, said auger scraping ice

In a flake ice vending machine for vending disposable receptacles filled with a mixture of flake ice and a flavored syrup, the improved combination comprising: an auger type ice making means comprising a refrigerated cylinder and rotating auger contained within said cylinder, said auger scraping ice formed on an inner circumferential surface of said cylinder; a storage means for storing said ice formed by said ice making means, said storage means mechanically connected to said ice making means by a conduit, said auger of said ice making means feeding said ice formed from said ice making means to said storage means through said conduit; a first means provided at an upper portion of said storage means for measuring an upper storage limit of said ice stored therein and for controlling said ice making means; a second means provided at a bottom portion of said storage means for measuring the presence of ice stored therein; an agitator means located within said storage means and controlled by said second means for agitating said ice formed by said ice making means; an ice slicer means for slicing said ice formed by said ice making means into flake ice, said slicer means mechanically connected to said storage means by a feed means for feeding said ice from said storage means to said slicer means; and a discharge means for discharging said flake ice, said discharge means mechanically connected to said slicer means; said improved combination producing flake ice for dispensing. A flake ice vending machine comprising: an auger type ice making unit in which an ice layer formed on an inner circumferential wall surface of a freezing cylinder is scraped by an auger and then compressed by a press head to form a plurality of ice masses; a means for transferring the ice masses extruded from said ice making unit; a storage chamber for storing the transferred ice masses; a means for slicing the ice masses supplied from said storage chamber to discharge a flake ice; a means for storing and supplying a receptacle for receiving the flake ice into a dispensing outlet tray; a means for pouring a flavored liquid onto the flake ice in the receptacle; a means for discharging water against a dispensing outlet tray for cleaning; wherein the ice storage chamber at it upper portion is provided with a means for measuring an upper storage limit of the ice masses and for controlling said ice making unit and is provided at its bottom portion with a means for measuring the presence of the ice masses and for activating an agitator provided in the bottom of the storage chamber.