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An improved ice measuring and dispensing machine is of the type which includes an ice supply hopper, a housing having three measuring and dispensing chambers which continuously rotate about a vertical axis, and a discharge chute. Each of the chambers rotates beneath the supply hopper to receive ice

An improved ice measuring and dispensing machine is of the type which includes an ice supply hopper, a housing having three measuring and dispensing chambers which continuously rotate about a vertical axis, and a discharge chute. Each of the chambers rotates beneath the supply hopper to receive ice by gravity flow therefrom. Each of the chambers filled with ice from the ice supply hopper rotates over the discharge chute to discharge the ice therein by gravity flow down the discharge chute into an ice bag. The improvement includes the rotating housing having a cylindrical wall which partially defines each of the chambers. A hammer device is reciprocated toward and away from the cylindrical wall to cause the head thereof to make repeated, jarring contact with the cylindrical wall to vibrate the chambers and thus prevent the collection or bridging of ice therein.

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An improved ice measuring and dispensing machine of the type which includes an ice supply hopper, a rotating housing having a vertical axis and at least three measuring and dispensing chambers continuously rotating about said vertical axis at a predetermined speed, and a discharge tube; each of said

An improved ice measuring and dispensing machine of the type which includes an ice supply hopper, a rotating housing having a vertical axis and at least three measuring and dispensing chambers continuously rotating about said vertical axis at a predetermined speed, and a discharge tube; each of said chambers rotating beneath said ice supply hopper to receive said ice by gravity flow therefrom; said each chamber filled with said ice from said ice supply hopper rotating over said discharge chute to discharge said ice therein by gravity flow down said discharge chute into an ice bag; said improvement comprising: said rotating housing having a cylindrical wall which partially defines each of said chambers; said cylindrical wall having an outer surface including a continuous cylindrical band region; means for selectively vibrating said cylindrical wall during said rotating of said housing; said means for selectively vibrating said cylindrical wall including a hammer device which has a first end and a head on said first end thereof; and said means for selectively vibrating said cylindrical wall including means for reciprocating at least said first end of said hammer device toward and away from said outer surface of said cylindrical wall to cause said head on said first end of said hammer device to make repeated, jarring contact in said continuous cylindrical band region of said cylindrical wall.