公开(公告)号：US20250123044A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18691710

申请日：2022-09-23

Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Inventor： Eric BARBELY ,  David MULCAHEY

IPC: F25C5/187

Abstract: A sensor (105) is placed into the ice bin (110) of a beverage dispenser (180). The sensor can measure the current level (102) of ice in the ice bin and can provide the measured level to a control component (115) of the beverage dispenser. The control component of the beverage dispenser can record the measured level and may selectively activate or deactivate an associated ice maker based on the measured levels (300). When the current level is below a minimum threshold (315), the control component may send a signal to the ice maker that causes it to make ice (320). When the current level is above a maximum threshold (330), the control component may send a signal to the ice maker that causes it to stop making ice (335).